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2023-24 Calgary Flames predictions: Nazem Kadri reaches the 25-goal, 65-point mark

In my first predictions article, I wrote about two players who were the highlights of under-performance talk around the NHL in 2022-23: Jonathan Huberdeau and Jacob Markstrom. In this piece, I want to look at another player who didn’t have as much

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Published: 1 year ago

What the Calgary Flames’ new arena should copy from the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay

After much back and forth and endless political posturing by everyone involved, the Flames are officially going to have a new home in the coming years. The arena project is expected to include many other elements, including a community rink, outdoor

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Published: 1 year ago

The case for and against the Calgary Flames trading Chris Tanev

The Calgary Flames’ summer has been unexpectedly quiet. For a team that has made significant organizational changes after their season ended and find themselves with a plethora of unsigned pending free agents, everyone simply expected more. There h

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Published: 1 year ago

Pacific Notes: Backlund, Hirose, Broberg

Notes from the Pacific including a soft trade market for Mikael Backlund, Philip Broberg's challenge in Edmonton, and more.

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Published: 1 year ago

The Calgary Flames are a better team via addition through subtraction

Looking at this season alone, the Calgary Flames are going to be a better hockey team than they were last season. And they’re better through addition by subtraction. The Flames are a better organization right now than they were at this time last se

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Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames Have New-Look Pro Scouting Department

It is now mid-August and hockey season is getting closer and closer to its beginning. Late summertime usually doesn’t yield much for big news but instead offers fans and media…

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Published: 1 year ago

Flames: Looking at Which Prospects Should Make 2023-24 Roster

At this point in time, it appears that the majority of the Calgary Flames’ roster will remain intact to begin the 2023-24 season. While several players remain hesitant in signing…

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Published: 1 year ago

2023-24 Calgary Flames predictions: Jacob Markstrom and Jonathan Huberdeau bounce back

We’re in the slow part of the NHL offseason. The hype of the NHL Draft and free agency is over. Most of the big names are off the table, and there isn’t much going on around the hockey world when it comes to trades or other signings. So, I figure

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Published: 1 year ago

Where are they now? Taking a look back at the 2014–15 Calgary Flames

We continue our offseason series taking a look back at past Calgary Flames rosters with the magical 2014–15 squad. The 2014–15 season would go down as one of the most memorable in franchise history—especially in the modern era. It would also be

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Published: 1 year ago

Flames’ 5 Best Goalies Over the Past Decade

Ever since Miikka Kiprusoff retired, the Calgary Flames have gone through a carousel in the crease. That has changed in recent years thanks to the signing of Jacob Markstrom, but…

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Published: 1 year ago

Which teams still make sense as trade suitors for Noah Hanifin?

The summer has been quiet recently for the Calgary Flames and the entire NHL. We saw our first major trade in quite some time on August 6, which saw Erik Karlsson land in Pittsburgh. Will another defenceman be on the move soon? We could see a Noah Ha

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Published: 1 year ago

2023 FlamesNation prospect rankings: #19 William Strömgren

In hockey, as in the rest of life, sometimes development and progression isn’t linear or instantaneous. In short, sometimes it takes awhile for young draftees to become what the drafting team hopes and dreams they can become. In the case of Swedish

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Published: 1 year ago