In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs are dealing with a number of injuries. What is the latest status on some of the big names who are out of action? Meanwhile, there are questions about the Boston Bruins long-term plans at center and whether or not the team should hang on to Jake
Calgary Flames
Before the Calgary Flames’ pivotal four-game swing against the Vancouver Canucks that featured three games on the road and one on home ice, I mentioned how imperative it would be for the Flames to play with excitement. However, that emotional factor was missing from this series, and instead of burying a struggling Canucks team in
The NHL offseason is the time when 31 (soon to be 32) general managers take stock of what they’ve got in the cupboard and what needs to be filled on their shopping list, all while staying under the league salary cap and not breaking the bank. Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving didn’t exactly make wholesale
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are more updates when it comes to the status of Evgeni Malkin. Is he a player the Pittsburgh Penguins would trade or is he practically untouchable? Still with the Penguins, might the team be looking at a goaltender like John Gibson? Meanwhile, with the recent improved play by Sam
This past week was a relatively busy one for the Calgary Flames, who suited up three times between Tuesday and Saturday. First was a game against the Winnipeg Jets, marking the fifth time they have played them already in this very unusual 2020-21 season. Next up was another familiar foe in the Vancouver Canucks, whom
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Troy Grosenick on waivers. After all the Oilers have been through with their goaltending, one has to wonder if this is a wise decision. Meanwhile, the Calgary Flames pulled Sam Bennett from the lineup on Thursday. Is there a trade pending or is something
The Calgary Flames are guilty of yet another slow start after being edged by the Jets in Winnipeg on Tuesday night by a score of 3-2. The theme surrounding this team just nine games into the regular-season seems to be their poor first-period efforts, as they’ve now displayed questionable back-to-back opening frames, and four bad
The 2019-20 season was one to forget for Johnny Gaudreau. The 27-year-old has had a fantastic career as a Calgary Flame to this point. But he struggled throughout the majority of last season and once again failed to help his team advance deep into the playoffs, resulting in many suggesting a trade may be necessary.
The Calgary Flames’ start to the 2020-21 season has no doubt been slower than fans would like (from ‘No comeback this time as Flames fall to Jets after another slow start’, Calgary Sun – 02/03/2021). And with this season unlike any before and likely after, the Flames have had to adapt. One of the players
There is an old expression that goes like this: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. Related: Maple Leafs’ Matthews & Tavares Call Out Team: No Response & No Gas The sense of the expression is that how a person behaves can be judged
The Calgary Flames continue to trend upward, after hammering the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Monday night at the Saddledome. The win comes after former Canucks netminder Jacob Markstrom posted a shutout for the Flames on Saturday night. The two points from Monday puts the Flames in a tie with the Montreal Canadiens for second in
For the Calgary Flames, goaltending was a key concern to address heading into free agency this offseason. While the franchise had solid enough play in recent years from Mike Smith, Cam Talbot, and David Rittich, none of these players were seen as a goalie that Calgary could build their future around. Related: Flames Could Start
The Calgary Flames still can’t win on opening night, not even with a two-goal lead. But the start of the 2020-21 NHL season portended good things for two East Division rivals, the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, and showed why the Minnesota Wild eagerly awaited the arrival of Kirill Kaprizov. The Flames dropped their
With training camp winding down, Calgary Flames head coach Geoff Ward has done a lot of juggling with his forward lines, employing multiple options at the center position in the process. We’ve also seen Andrew Mangiapane, Josh Leivo and Dominick Simon all spend time on a line with Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau, while Dillon
While the 2020-21 NHL season will be unlike any before it, the Calgary Flames’ defensive core will again be a major factor in how much success they have. The good news, in that regard, is they enter the new season with largely the same pieces, minus T.J. Brodie who signed a four-year, $20 million deal
In mid-December, Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving announced that the team had re-signed defenceman Oliver Kylington to a one-year, two-way contract worth $787,500 at the NHL level. The now 23-year-old defenceman, who was taken by the Flames with the 60th pick at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, has shown flashes of potential during his
In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at some decisions the organization is making to settle its roster prior to the start of the 2020-21 regular season. As well, I’ll report some of the news emerging from the early days of the training camp. Related: 7 Cool Things About
Like all 31 NHL teams, the Calgary Flames find themselves facing an unprecedented regular season. Every team will feel the implications of not having fans in the stands – from more than just the physical standpoint, they’ll also lose a lot of money. Fans are what make the game of hockey great, so to imagine