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Flames' Path to Unlikely NHL Powerhouse
January 31st, 2019 The 2017-18 National Hockey League season began with great expectations for the Calgary Flames. Those expectations were dashed, as the Flames finished 11 points outside of a playoff spot. While the 2018-19 season began with more tempered expectations, it's safe to say that the Flames have overshot those expectations as they sit second...
3 Trades That Overhauled the Flames Blue Line
January 24th, 2019 When Brad Treliving became general manager of the Calgary Flames in the spring of 2014, he inherited a team that had just finished near the National Hockey League's basement. Through some savvy trades and maneuvering, he managed to slowly but surely transform the hockey club. The Flames' blue line, in particular, has gotten a big...
NHL News & Notes: Kesler, Backes & More
January 16th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Ryan Kesler is being re-evaluated for an injury, David Backes is a healthy scratch and the Calgary Flames will be short-handed Wednesday night. Related: NHL News & Notes: Myers, Hedman, Cave & More Kesler Being Re-Evaluated for Injury After he was Taken out of Tuesday's game during the second...
Are the Flames Worse off Than the Oilers?
March 23rd, 2018 At the beginning of the year, fans were getting ready for a potential playoff showdown in the Battle of Alberta. It would've been the first playoff series between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames since 1991. However, fans will have to wait another year for that to potentially happen. Regardless of the Flames potentially finishing...
Flames Go All-In Thanks to Prospect Depth
January 12th, 2018 Over the past few seasons, arguably the biggest thing that Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving has done to improve his hockey club is making trades without losing pieces from the team's roster. The 2015 off-season was highlighted by Treliving acquiring Dougie Hamilton for draft picks, while a five-month span in 2017 featured...
How the Flames Can Win the Stanley Cup
December 30th, 2017 To say the Calgary Flames are among the NHL's elite teams, or to say they're among the Stanley Cup favorites, would be incorrect. They still have a ways to go before they reach that level. But that doesn't mean winning the Cup is impossible or un-achievable this season. No one expected the 2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes or the 2011-12...