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Flames Weekly: Gaudreau Hits 100, Blowouts Both Ways, Playoff Bound
Flames Weekly offers a look at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was, and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed or post any ideas or questions about the Flames. Very eventful. That’s how I’d describe the Flames’ past seven days because it was neither universally great nor downright terrible either.
Matthew Phillips Should be the Flames' Next Call-up from the Heat
For a vast majority of the 2021-22 season, the Calgary Flames were somewhat of an NHL anomaly. For whatever reason, the team successfully avoided significant injuries to key players. At the end of last week, they only had 62 man-games lost due to injuries and health protocols. Compare that to the Montreal Canadiens’ 556 man-games lost, and the Flames’ good fortune seems almost unbelievable. Related: Flames’ Sutter & Treliving Not on Same Page About Youth vs.
Flames Weekly: Monahan Out for the Season, 3-Game Losing Skid & More
Flames Weekly offers a look at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was, and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed or post any ideas or questions about the Flames.
Darryl Sutter's Press Conferences Can be Comedy Gold
There are plenty of adjectives I could use to describe Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter when he sits down for his media availabilities: gruff, short, terse, intimidating, sour, dour, grumpy, grouchy, grinchy… wait, is that last one even a real word? I could go on and on with even more colorful descriptors, or I could give you a diametrically opposite characterization of his press conferences. They can be pure comedy gold.
Calgary Flames' Sutter Talks About What it Takes to be an Elite NHL Team
The Calgary Flames have been the hottest team in the league since Jan. 18, with only five regulation losses in their last 26 games. This has a lot of fans in the C of Red excited about a potentially deep playoff run, but Darryl Sutter has never once looked that far ahead. Instead, the no-nonsense head coach has insisted on forging a team that relies on hard work and a foundation of accountability. Taking things ‘one game at a time’ has never been a cliché for this bench boss.
Flames Weekly: Big Win Over Panthers, Battle of Alberta Setback & More
Flames Weekly offers a look at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed or post any ideas or questions about the Flames. It was a week that started with such promise.
Flames Weekly: 2 Big Wins After Long Layoff, Postponements & More
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed or post any ideas or questions about the Flames.
Flames Weekly: Covid Protocol, 6 Games Postponed, Possible Restart
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed or post any ideas or questions about the Flames. I am in uncharted territory.
Flames COVID Outbreak is More Complicated Than Missing Some Games
It was only a matter of time. When the NHL announced Monday that all Calgary Flames‘ games would be postponed through Dec. 16, I had a sinking feeling that wouldn’t be the end of the story. In fact, it was just the beginning of a COVID-19 outbreak that has run rampant through Calgary’s locker room and the entire Flames organization.
Flames Weekly: 4-Game Losing Skid, Covid Protocols Postpone 3 Games
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Tuesday for my take on the week that was, and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed, or post any ideas or questions about the Flames. Well, it’s official. It’s safe to say the Flames are smack-dab in the middle of their first rough patch of the 2021-22 campaign.
Flames’ 2021-22 Newcomers Have Been Hit and Miss
Now that we are past the 25-game mark of the 2021-22 season, we’ve seen enough of the Calgary Flames‘ new additions to form a decent opinion and grade them according to their impact. As we shine the spotlight on the fresh faces in the lineup, a very distinct trend emerges: The newcomers are having great success keeping the puck out of their own net. But, putting the puck into the opposition’s net? That’s a different story.
Flames Weekly: Lucic's Power Five, Shootout Success, Vegas Curse
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed or post any ideas or questions about the Flames.
Lucic's Hot Start Helping Calgary Flames Keep Pace in Western Conference
When the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers swapped their two worst contracts in the summer of 2019, fans on both sides of the Battle of Alberta collectively rolled their eyes. Could a fresh start for Milan Lucic and James Neal really change the fate of two players who had been lightning rods of controversy in their respective markets? In Neal’s case, the answer was a hard no. He was bought out before the start of the 2021-22 season and is now long gone from the Oilers organization. And Lucic?
Flames Weekly: Dome Sweet Dome, Lucic Ejected, Tkachuk Contract
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed or post any ideas or questions about the Flames.
Revisiting Departed Calgary Flames Players From 2020-21 Team
The NHL offseason is the time when 32 general managers (GM) take stock of what they’ve got in the cupboard and what needs to be filled on their shopping list, all while staying under the league salary cap and not breaking the bank. Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving didn’t make the wholesale changes to his roster that many fans were clamoring for, but he did make one notable move by inking two-time Stanley Cup winner Blake Coleman to bolster the top six.
Flames Weekly: Markstrom Magnificent, Mangiapane Magic & More
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed or post any ideas or questions about the Flames. The recent stretch of games has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for the Flames, featuring blowout wins, overtime losses and magnificent goaltending.
Flames Have the Best Goaltending Duo in the NHL
The Calgary Flames were one of the hottest teams in the NHL out of the gate, riding a 10-game point streak and battling for the top spot in the Western Conference. In a true reversal of fortune, the last 10 days have seen the Flames cool off substantially and drop four out of their last five contests.
Flames Weekly: Point Streak Snapped, Mangiapane, Vladar, & More
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how you thought the team performed or post any ideas or questions about the Flames.
Calgary Flames' Gudbranson Silencing the Naysayers With Strong Start
I’m a big enough person to admit when I’m wrong and so far, I’ve been dead wrong about the Calgary Flames’ offseason acquisition Eric Gudbranson. After the Flames’ number one defenceman and former captain Mark Giordano was selected in the Seattle Kraken expansion draft, the team had a massive hole to fill on the back end. When general manager Brad Treliving signed veteran blueliner Gudbranson to be part of the solution, I was more than a little skeptical.
Ritchie Injury, Tkachuk Drama, Rangers' Fox Roasted
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for my take on the week that was, and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let us know how you thought the team performed or to post any ideas or questions you have about the Flames. It’s been a very eventful seven days in Calgary.
Flames' Forward Lines Could See a Major Shake-up After Ritchie Injury
I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t think Brett Ritchie would crack the Calgary Flames roster last season after coming to training camp on a PTO. I also didn’t think he’d get into 32 of 56 games in 2020-21 and then get re-signed to another one-year deal in the offseason. Heading into the 2021-22 campaign, I assumed he’d be the 14th forward and spend a vast majority of his time in the press box.
Flames Weekly: 6 In a Row, Markstrom Shutouts and 2 Top Scorers
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for our take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let us know how you thought the team performed or to post any ideas or questions you have about the Flames. I’ve been covering the Flames for a little under one year, but I find myself in uncharted territory.
Calgary Flames' Mangiapane Making the Most of Limited 5-on-5 Minutes
Andrew Mangiapane is off to the best start of his NHL career – a mind-boggling seven goals in his first six games, but to be perfectly honest, I’m not surprised he’s having such great success. Anyone who’s been following the crafty winger’s development closely for the past couple of years knows he’s a prime candidate to have a breakout season. However, I am completely blown away at how he’s pulling this off.
Flames Weekly: Blown Home Opener, Masterful Markstrom & Vladar Debut
Flames Weekly looks at how the Calgary Flames performed in the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for our take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let us know how you thought the team performed or to post any ideas or questions you have about the Flames. In week one of the regular season, the Flames had the lightest schedule in the league.
Flames That Got Away: 3 Goalies Who Found Success Elsewhere
They say hindsight is 20/20. So, I’m quite positive every single NHL general manager looks back wistfully at former players who simply couldn’t cut the mustard on his team but then found stardom playing for another franchise. Of all positions, it’s no secret that goaltenders are the most difficult to evaluate and develop. Their progression into full-time professionals can take twice as long as skaters and even then, there is no guarantee of success.
Flames Weekly: Season Opening Losing Streak Continues
Flames Weekly is our series on how the Calgary Flames performed the previous week. Be sure to check in every Monday for our take on the week that was and to find out which storylines and players took center stage. Feel free to use the comment section below to let us know how you thought the team performed this past week or to post any other ideas or questions you have about the Flames.
Flames' Harvey the Hound Seeks Redemption in Mascot Hall of Fame Vote
Last month, I was one angry hockey writer. I’d even say I was downright surly after hearing about a bogus online poll that ranked the legendary Harvey the Hound as the second worst mascot in the entire NHL. I simply couldn’t stay silent on this obvious miscarriage of justice and published a vigorous defense of the Calgary Flames‘ popular mascot and community ambassador.
Calgary Flames Taking a Chance on Unproven Vladar as Markstrom's Backup
Like many people who follow the Calgary Flames, I was a tad confused when the team announced an offseason deal with the Boston Bruins that promised to shore up the open spot for the backup netminder. My first reaction to the trade was, “Dan, WHO?” I have to admit before the Flames swapped a third-round pick for the young Czech goaltender, Daniel Vladar was not on my radar. Could this relatively unknown player with only five NHL starts between the pipes really be ready for the big time?
Calgary Flames' Kylington Makes His Case to Crack Opening Night Roster
At the completion of the Calgary Flames‘ COVID-shortened 2020-21 season, it was apparent who the odd man out was on the team’s defensive depth chart. Oliver Kylington split last season playing for the Stockton Heat, languishing on the taxi squad and suiting up only eight times for the big club. It looked like the organization had given up on the 24-year-old blueliner, so I was a little bit surprised when the Flames re-signed him to a one-year, two-way contract for $750,000 in the offseason.
Calgary Flames Risk Losing Matthew Phillips if He Doesn't Make NHL Roster
Becoming a full-time NHLer as a sixth-round draft pick could be the textbook definition of an uphill battle, but for a player only listed at only 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds? Well, that prospect becomes even more unlikely.
Calgary Flames' Netminders Only Bright Spots in Preseason Loss to Oilers
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Dan Vladar and Adam Werner entered Calgary Flames training camp as the top two candidates to back up number one netminder Jacob Markstrom this season, and without their heroics between the pipes last night, the final score could have easily been 8-0.
Flames' Sutter Counting on Familiar Faces to Solidify 4th Line
Unlike his first go-around with the Calgary Flames in the mid-aughts, Darryl Sutter is not the general manager of this team. But make no mistake; as training camp ramps up, the gruff rancher’s fingerprints can be found all over this club as the head coach looks to turn the Flames around in his first full season behind the bench.
Calgary Flames' 3 Bold Predictions for the 2021-22 Season
Let’s face the facts. The Calgary Flames‘ 2020-21 season that started off with such promise went off the rails pretty darned quickly. It featured a shocking mid-season coaching change, dismal efforts by many of the team’s core players, and another failed attempt at making the postseason.
Flames' Veteran Free-Agent Signings Shut Door on Prospect Opportunities
I always get super excited to see the young prospects get a shot playing in the big leagues. At various points of the truncated 2020-21 season, fans in the C of Red got a chance to witness Glenn Gawdin, Connor Mackey, Adam Ruzicka, Oliver Kylington and even the diminutive Matthew Phillips suit up and play some NHL hockey for the Calgary Flames. Last season was a disappointing campaign that saw all of the depth players brought in on one-year contracts have very underwhelming performances.
Flames' Harvey the Hound Has Beef After Being Ranked 2nd-Worst Mascot
When I saw the headline, I almost spit out my morning coffee. A new poll from Play Canada released last month inexplicably ranked the longest-serving mascot in NHL history as second-worst in the entire league. How does this happen? Who voted in this poll? Who are these people who don’t know the proud history of the Calgary Flames‘ cartoonish canine companion?
Flames' Valimaki Hoping to Step Up in Giordano's Absence
You don’t have to tell Juuso Välimäki that his shortened 2020-21 campaign with the Calgary Flames was a bust. It seems everyone had sky-high expectations for the 22-year-old Finn, with some pundits even predicting the rookie defenceman had an outside shot at winning the Calder trophy. Välimäki was fresh off a successful stint in the Finnish Liiga league, and was finally healthy after a knee injury kept him off the ice for the entire 2019-20 NHL season.
Flames Fans Are Hoping For Major Roster Moves Before the Season Starts
Online sports polls can be a lot of fun. They give us a glimpse into what a fanbase is thinking, but let’s be 100% clear – they aren’t a scientific source of unimpeachable data. So, when I posted a survey on a couple of Calgary Flames fan pages this week, I was hoping to get a snapshot of how people are feeling about the team’s offseason moves with training camp just over a month away. Would Fans Like to See More “Wheeling and Dealing”?
Calgary Flames' Defence Pairings Are a Work in Progress
I think it’s safe to say the recent additions of Blake Coleman, Tyler Pitlick and Trevor Lewis have made the Calgary Flames’ forwards a significantly stronger group heading into the 2021-22 regular season. However, when we turn our eyes to Calgary’s defenders, the offseason moves made by general manager (GM) Brad Treliving have definitely weakened the team’s defensive core.
Calgary Flames' New Additions Will Shake-up the Forward Lines
Before we dive headfirst into projecting the Calgary Flames’ forward group combinations, I just want everyone to know I’m well aware the club is a very interested party in the Jack Eichel trade sweepstakes. If general manager Brad Treliving manages to secure the elite first-line center, then all bets are off and these potential units will become null and void. So, for the sake of this exercise, let’s assume Calgary won’t be making any more major deals involving forwards this offseason.
Flames Arena Deal Back on Track (Again) for Now
After the original deal between the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and the City of Calgary was signed in 2019, construction on a new $550 million event centre was scheduled to begin in August 2021 — just days from now.
Flames Draft a Future Sniper in Matthew Coronato
More goal scoring — it’s something every hockey team needs no matter how many superstars round out its roster. The Calgary Flames found themselves drafting 13th overall at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and landed a player who could potentially put up a boatload of goals when he’s ready to make his professional debut.
Likeliest Calgary Flames to Be Picked by Seattle Kraken at Expansion Draft
We finally have clarity. Now that every eligible NHL team has released its protected list ahead of Wednesday’s Seattle Kraken expansion draft, all of the speculation over who will be made available has been laid to rest. For the Calgary Flames, the process went exactly as predicted: they used the 7-3-1 protection mode of seven forwards, three defencemen and one goalie.
Flames 2020-21 Report Cards: Sean Monahan
It would be a major understatement to say Sean Monahan desperately needed a major bounceback heading into the 2020-21 NHL regular season. The 26-year-old centerman was coming off his lowest goal total and worst point output since his rookie season, and that had many Flames fans and hockey pundits questioning his long-term future in Calgary. Was his down year just a blip? Or was it the beginning of the end of Monahan’s tenure in the Stampede city?
Flames That Got Away: Losing Paul Byron on Waivers Still Stings
They say hindsight is 20/20, but I bet you dollars to donuts that Calgary Flames management expected second-year winger Paul Byron to clear waivers on that fateful day in October 2015. Because the undersized forward was often injured, they assumed he’d slide right through, but that was short-sighted. When Byron was healthy, the 5-foot-9 spark plug could play up and down the lineup, kill penalties, eat up hard minutes, throw a few hits and, most importantly, add much-needed depth scoring.
Flames Have a Tough Choice Between Mark Giordano and Chris Tanev
As a strictly business decision, this one is a no-brainer. But if you allow those pesky emotions to creep into the equation, the Calgary Flames have a difficult choice to make before the Seattle Expansion Draft on July 21. On one hand, you’ve got the long-serving captain and Norris Trophy-winning face of the franchise. On the other, you’ve got the squad’s number one defenceman and arguably best player. It’s a real conundrum that offers no easy answers and a very uncertain outcome.
Calgary Flames "Little" Late-Round Draft Picks 30 Years Apart
When the Calgary Flames made Theoren Fleury the 166th overall pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, the surprise move definitely turned some heads and fired up the naysayers. There was no way the 5-foot-6 native of Oxbow, Saskatchewan could crack the roster and actually play a game for the boys in red, right? Well, we all know how that turned out.
Flames 2020-21 Report Cards: Andrew Mangiapane
A little over a month ago, the Calgary Flames finished up a disappointing regular season that many of us would like to forget. However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom. There is one particular forward we should all be remembering quite fondly right about now, and his name is Andrew Mangiapane. No. 88 signed a two-year, $4.85 million contact before the 2020-21 campaign and so far he’s earned every penny of it, finishing second in team goal scoring (18) and fourth in overall points (32).
The Hockey Writers Flames Faceoff - Muller Hired, Johnny Hockey Trade Talk, Expansion Draft & More - The Hockey Writers Podcast Network
In this episode, our Calgary Flames writing crew members Paul Quinney, Colton Pankiw & Greg Tysowski discuss newly hired associate coach Kirk Muller, trade speculation surrounding Johnny Gaudreau, untouchables in the Kraken Expansion Draft, Flames goaltending & more.
Flames 2021 Report Cards: Jacob Markstrom
I remember there was a whole lot of hullabaloo surrounding the free agent signing of Jacob Markstrom back in early October. Pundits from around the hockey world seemed united in their declaration of support for the six-year, blockbuster deal that promised to end the Calgary Flames’ seemingly endless search for a legitimate No. 1 goaltender. Calgary had found the rightful successor to the legendary Miikka Kirprusoff — they finally had their man! But, do they?
Flames Fans Have 3 Good Bandwagon Options This Offseason
If you’re like me, it’s very hard to be a neutral bystander when everyone around you is taking sides. This becomes especially difficult when watching the rivalry-driven, rabid fan-fueled world of professional sport. Let’s face it, following sports – especially during the PLAYOFFS – is exponentially more fun if you’ve got a horse in the race. But what happens when your beloved home team had a disappointing regular season and won’t get a shot at competing in the postseason?
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