Posts About "Mikael Backlund"
Flames Sign Backlund to Contract Extension
February 16th, 2018 It looks as though Mikael Backlund will remain in red for another six years as the Calgary Flames announced on Friday that they have signed the center to a six-year extension. The deal is reportedly worth $32.1 million, which would mean an annual cap hit of $5.35 million. The Flames lock up the center, who was in the final year of a...
Matthew Tkachuk Is An Elite Agitator
February 13th, 2018 Since he made his National Hockey League debut in the fall of 2016, Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has burnt an indelible image in the memories of players throughout the league. That image isn't a goal celebration or a glare after battles in the trenches – it's a devilish, mischievous smirk, often punctuated by a dangling...
Flames Need Mikael Backlund
January 27th, 2018 From a contract management standpoint, the Calgary Flames are sitting pretty this year. Having already gone through some protracted contract negotiations in recent summers with Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett, and having signed long-term deals for Dougie Hamilton, Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie, the Flames have no big...
5 Most Important Flames Rivalries
December 12th, 2017 The history of the Calgary Flames has been long and eventful. Throughout their decades in the National Hockey League, the Flames have played a lot of hockey against a lot of different teams. Some of those match-ups have blossomed into full-on rivalries. That said, only a handful of these rivalries have stood the test of time and...
Backlund's Big Raise Looming
November 8th, 2017 There's no question Mikael Backlund is playing the best hockey of his career right now. He's finally moulded into the centerman the Calgary Flames hoped he'd become when they drafted him back in 2007. He set a career-high in points last season with 53 points (22 goals, 31 assists), surpassing his previous best 47 points from the 2015-16...
Flames Center Depth a Product of Drafting & Patience
September 18th, 2017 In the world of ice hockey, success often comes as a product of building a team correctly by creating a plan and sticking to it. In recent years, several management groups have espoused the philosophy of building up the middle by acquiring and developing centers and hoping they can develop some depth. The Calgary Flames are one of the...
