Big Contract Decision with Bennett Glenn Eberth | January 13, 2017 Expectations have always been sky high for Sam Bennett, especially since the former OHL standout was picked by the Calgary Flames fourth overall in the 2014 entry draft. After a…
Calgary Flames: Sell High or Stay the Course? Jon Bateman | January 6, 2017 It may have been Jarome Iginla’s final visit to the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary but Iginla and the Flames weren’t interested in a nostalgic trip down memory lane. In fact, it was…
Flames Options to Replace Wideman Glenn Eberth | January 6, 2017 Dennis Wideman certainly still has some offensive gas left in the tank, but it has become more and more clear over the past year and a half that the 33-year-old…
Puck Luck in Colorado? Jon Bateman | December 29, 2016 Four straight second-period deflections off the bodies of Colorado Avalanche players helped vault the Flames to their ninth win in their last 12 games. However, as friendly as the puck…
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…
Special Teams Sinking The Flames Darcy Hume | November 15, 2016 Enduring yet another tumultuous start, Calgary Flames fans have little to be optimistic about. The veterans of this team are under-performing and they are losing the special teams battles night…
It’s Not ‘Go Time’ yet Flames Jon Bateman | November 8, 2016 The Calgary Flames marketing slogan this season is “It’s Go Time” but so far the team looks far from being ready to take the next step in their rebuild. The…
Five Ways the Flames Sabotaged the Start of the Season Jon Bateman | October 17, 2016 The Calgary Flames probably wish they had an extra week of training camp. But, they only have themselves to blame for their slow start this season. They’ve earned just one…
Flames Cap Woes Just Another Hurdle Darcy Hume | September 18, 2016 Yesterday, amid the hype surrounding the Young Stars Classic in Penticton — we learned that the Flames cap took a hit. In a bad way. Correction: #Flames have $7.87m in…
9 Question Marks for the Calgary Flames Upcoming Season Jim Parsons | August 1, 2016 Every team has questions leading into a new season. Changes, turnover, contracts and signings mean a new era in many cases for NHL franchises. The Calgary Flames are not immune…
Expansion Draft and the Calgary Flames Jim Parsons | July 21, 2016 In the summer of 2017, the NHL will introduce a new team from Las Vegas. The still-unnamed Vegas franchise will be joining the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and,…
Predicting Sean Monahan’s New Contract Jim Parsons | July 14, 2016 The Calgary Flames have two very important issues that require attention. Center Sean Monahan and forward Johnny Gaudreau require new deals as RFAs and neither will come cheaply. The tendency in…