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Hockey is finally back! The Flames took a few minutes to get settled into this one, and in that time, they fell behind early on a goal from Kailer Yamamoto. They then took an early penalty against the league's best power play team, and Connor McDavid made them pay, putting them down 2-0. In the … Continue reading About Last Night Exhibition Game 1: Calgary Flames push hard but cannot beat McDavid, Oilers
As we get ready for the Flames to hit the ice once again, there are a number of key questions in mind, none moreso than goaltending. The Flames actually have a more difficult decision in net for the playoffs than may meet the eye. Between a very tight schedule of games in Edmonton, which includes … Continue reading Cam Talbot should be the Flames’ starter against the Jets
Pending significant change, all signs point to the NHL moving forward with an early-June 2020 NHL draft. While we don't know exactly what this will look like, how the final draft order will be determined, or what will happen with the unresolved conditional picks, it looks like the Flames will be picking somewhere around the … Continue reading Calgary Flames 2020 draft preview: Dark Horses
All signs point to the NHL moving forward with an early-June 2020 NHL draft. While we don't know exactly what this will look like, how the final draft order will be determined, or what will happen with the many unresolved conditional picks, it looks like the Flames will be picking somewhere around the middle of … Continue reading Calgary Flames 2020 draft preview: potential first round reaches
Trying to find a competent goalie is one of the most complex tasks of an NHL GM. Numerous goalies have been selected in the first couple of rounds of the draft, and while some like Carey Price and Marc-Andre Fleury have been standout success stories, others like Chet Pickard and Marc Visentin are more likely … Continue reading How smart is it to draft a goalie?
The Flames started this game the wrong way — Tomas Nosek and Nick Holden scored on David Rittich in the first period for the early lead. Not the start the Flames' netminder was looking for after sitting out the previous three games. Max Pacioretty added to Vegas' lead on the power play early in the … Continue reading About Last Night 70: Flames come back but can’t hold on against Vegas Golden Knights
The Flames made two important adds to their blueline at the deadline in Erik Gustafsson and Derek Forbort, along with finding a new home for Brandon Davidson in San Jose. The addition of these two new pieces, along with the return of Mark Giordano to the lineup has pushed Oliver Kylington and Michael Stone to … Continue reading Oliver Kylington lost the Trade Deadline
Image The Coyotes opened this one up quickly. Taylor Hall opened the scoring just 1.11 into the first on the Coyotes' first shot on net. However just a few minutes after that, the Flames got two quick goals. The first one was on the power play, where Johnny Gaudreau got his 18th of the season … Continue reading About Last Night 69: The Flames pick up nice win over Arizona Coyotes
The Flames started this one off very slowly. A number of defensive breakdowns and they were down 2-0 on goals from Devin Shore and Gustav Nyquist. From there the Flames applied some pressure, but the Jackets played a strong defensive game through the second, and held the Flames mostly to the outside. It seemed that … Continue reading About Last Night 68: Flames complete the comeback, knock off Columbus Blue Jackets in OT
The Flames started off strong, but with seconds left in the first, Colton Sissons put the Predators up by a goal. That would not last long. Just 26 seconds into the second, Rasmus Andersson put the Flames level. Just a few minutes after that Mikael Backlund pulled the Flames ahead by a goal. The Flames … Continue reading About Last Night 65: Flames squander regulation win, lose in overtime
