Giordano and Hamilton: Separate and Thriving Kyle Gipe | October 18, 2018 When the Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes agreed to a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent defenseman Dougie Hamilton to Carolina, it had the potential to be monumental. It…
Flames Focused on Results, Not Sentiments Ryan Pike | October 1, 2018 It’s been well-documented that the Calgary Flames fell well below expectations in the 2017-18 National Hockey League season. If the theme of last season was “dashed expectations,” the theme of…
Hurricanes Moves Don’t Move Oddsmakers Mark Shiver | August 28, 2018 This year’s projected point total for the Carolina Hurricanes posted by sportsbooks for over/under wagering shows that oddsmakers are not moved by the team’s offseason moves. The team has undergone…
Fantasy Hockey: Defencemen Rankings David Petrie | August 8, 2018 David Petrie’s rankings can be found on The Hockey Writers and will be up shortly on Fantasy Pros as well. Goalie rankings were posted earlier and a top 250 rankings…
Top 5 Most Improved Teams for 2018-19 Will Billinghurst | July 31, 2018 From the start of the 2018 NHL draft to free agency, there has been a considerable amount of change in the NHL and there are a number of teams that are…
8 Best Defence Pairings in the NHL: 2017-18 Edition Trevor Beggs | July 28, 2018 Every team craves a rock-solid defensive pairing that can do it all. Keeping scoring chances away from your net is usually the goal for top pairings, but being able to…
Flames Have No More Excuses Ryan Pike | June 26, 2018 For four consecutive NHL Drafts, Brad Treliving has been a busy man. In his three previous drafts, he leveraged draft choices in trades to add to the Calgary Flames’ lineup…
Deep Dive Into Hurricanes & Flames “Big Splash” Trade Mark Shiver | June 25, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes and the Calgary Flames dove right into the deep end of the NHL trade pool on Saturday and made a very big splash when they did. In…
Hurricanes Trade Hanifin, Lindholm to Flames for Hamilton, Ferland & Fox Brandon Share-Cohen | June 23, 2018 The Calgary Flames have traded Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland and Adam Fox to the Carolina Hurricanes for Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin. The trade was broken Saturday during the 2018…
Kessel to Toronto Trade Revisited a Decade Later Declan Schroeder | June 20, 2018 Talks of trades swirl around Phil Kessel more frequently than a cloud of dust swirls around the Peanuts character Pigpen. With whispers and rumours circulating once again that the Pittsburgh Penguins sniper…
Projecting Flames’ Future Blue Line Joel Griffith | March 29, 2018 Heading into the 2017-18 season, the Calgary Flames were expected to have one of the top defenses in the NHL, but it’s safe to say that expectation didn’t come to…
Flames Entering NHL’s ‘No Man’s Land’ Ryan Pike | March 14, 2018 The Calgary Flames came into the 2017-18 National Hockey League season with lofty goals and big expectations. They hoped to take a step forward after making the 2017 Stanley Cup…