Flames With Defense Gap to Fill? Ryan Pike | December 3, 2016 Coming into the 2016-17 National Hockey League season, there was much noise made about the Calgary Flames and their impressive blue line. Heading into the year, the Flames boasted the…
Trading Hamilton Simply Outrageous Brett Slawson | December 2, 2016 Drafted ninth overall by Boston in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Dougie Hamilton had a bright future ahead of himself with the Bruins. Expected to supplant an aging Zdeno Chara,…
Evolution of Mark Jankowski Jon Bateman | December 2, 2016 Mark Jankowski, the dark-horse first round pick from 2012, travelled more than 7,000 miles over six days last week to play just ten minutes of NHL hockey. His debut came…
5 Flames Who Have Disappointed Ben Shelley | November 30, 2016 It’s common to see a top star hit a slump. What’s uncommon is nearly every key player on a team hitting a slump at the same time. However, if you’re able…
Flames Survive Hellish Road Trip Jon Bateman | November 29, 2016 It was a road trip the Calgary Flames were dreading. Six games in a 10-day span with four matches played on back-to-back nights. Yet, somehow they emerged with seven of…
Flames Shouldn’t Trade Hamilton Ben Shelley | November 26, 2016 Lately it seems like the NHL’s rumour mill has been spinning solely on Dougie Hamilton trade talk. With Calgary’s season going downhill and contenders around the league starting to emerge,…
The Flames Real Starting Goalie? The Hockey Writers | November 25, 2016 Following a season in which the Calgary Flames had a league worst goaltending performance, general manager Brad Treliving set out on improving the position. Treliving was successful in doing so, acquiring…
Tkachuk’s Value Shows in PIMs Leah Dyck | November 25, 2016 When Matthew Tkachuk entered the NHL this year, he didn’t know if he was going to stay or go back to junior. Neither did Calgary Flames’ General Manager, Brad Treliving, who…
Gaudreau’s Injury a Flames Fix? Ryan Pike | November 24, 2016 On November 15, Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau left a game against the Minnesota Wild after a slash on the hands. The following day, the Flames dropped a bombshell: the…
It’s Now Or Never for the Flames The Hockey Writers | November 24, 2016 On November 12, the Calgary Flames fell 4-1 to the New York Rangers on the back of a lackluster effort and slid to 5-10-1. The record would match last year’s start,…
Poor Coaching Burns Flames in Buffalo Jon Bateman | November 23, 2016 Just 10 days after calling his team a fragile hockey club after a loss to the New York Rangers, head coach Glen Gulutzan left some people wondering about his own…
Top Early-Season Trade Candidates Dustin Nelson | November 17, 2016 We’re still a fair stretch from crunch time, but a handful of teams are splashing cold water on their face and staring into a steamy mirror as Elliott Smith’s “Needle…
