Inconsistent Defense Hurts Flames Jon Bateman | December 21, 2016 Strong goaltending is great, but inconsistent efforts and poor defensive accountability will eventually start to cost any team victories and the Flames are no exception. Emotionless play at the beginning…
Recap: Sharks Douse Flames 4-1 Zachary DeVine | December 21, 2016 The San Jose Sharks returned to the comfy confines of the SAP Center to face the Calgary Flames after a long road trip. The Flames, who played the previous night…
5 Flames Prospects Close to Making the Jump Ryan Pike | December 20, 2016 For years, the Calgary Flames had a reputation as a club that had a tough time drafting and developing young talent into contributing members of their National Hockey League roster.…
Preview: Sharks take on Flames in San Jose Zachary DeVine | December 20, 2016 The San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames face off in their second of five meetings at the SAP Center in San Jose. The Flames are playing their second road game…
Calgary Flames Monday Musings Glenn Eberth | December 19, 2016 Heading into a Tuesday night home game against the surprisingly struggling Tampa Bay Lightning, the Calgary Flames had won six straight and were sitting comfortably in a playoff spot. A…
Flames Should Trade Wideman Ben Shelley | December 19, 2016 After a string of wins, all of a sudden the Calgary Flames can seriously be considered a playoff contender. In light of turning their season around, the Flames have likely…
Moves Hard to Find for Flames Ryan Pike | December 16, 2016 Early in the 2016-17 season, the Calgary Flames were in rough shape. The team’s stars were struggling to find their games. The games weren’t anything to write home about. The…
What to Do With Elliott? Glenn Eberth | December 15, 2016 After an abysmal mess of a season in goal last year, where the Flames saw their rotation of goaltenders cost the team games night after night, Brad Treliving took major strides…
Report Card: Flames Offseason Additions Darcy Hume | December 14, 2016 Thirty-one games into the season, the Flames are atop the Pacific Division due in large part to contributions from their offseason acquisitions. As we approach the end of another semester…
Gaudreau Regains Focus by Having Fun Jon Bateman | December 13, 2016 It took a fractured finger for Johnny Gaudreau to realize that having fun is a huge component of his personal success on the ice. That same injury may have also…
Should Flames Lock-In Johnson? Ben Shelley | December 12, 2016 After Calgary’s goaltending situation last year that was nothing short of a disaster, the Flames brought in both Brian Elliott and Chad Johnson in the offseason to change their fate in…
Handicapping Expansion Draft for the Flames Ryan Pike | December 11, 2016 When the National Hockey League celebrates its 100th birthday in November 2017, it’ll do so with 31 member clubs. The Vegas Golden Knights will begin play in 2017-18 and the…