Folks, every couple of years a really great goaltending prospect pops up on the NHL Draft radar. This year’s version is Yaroslav Askarov, an incredible Russian goalie who will definitely go in the first round. Some team will take that swing and probably be happy with it. But man, drafting a goaltender early makes a…
It’s no secret that the Calgary Flames didn’t measure up in the 2019-20 season. Their first round playoff exit was followed by a lot of soul-search and analysis by management, culminating with Geoff Ward’s hiring as head coach on Monday. Sticking with the same coach makes it seem likely that the Flames will be making…
Friends, there’s a non-zero chance that the Calgary Flames could make a significant trade this off-season. For hockey reasons, for salary cap reasons, and for team composition reasons, the Flames could make a big move involving a big name player. Historically, that hasn’t gone too well. Let’s take a trip down memory lane.
On Monday, Geoff Ward was officially anointed as the 20th head coach in Calgary Flames history. He’s actually the third coach hired from a rigorous interview process conducted by Brad Treliving in the 2016 off-season, and arguably the hire that he knows the most about.
Put on your shocked faces, folks, for the Calgary Flames have a new head coach. After a lengthy interim period dating back to last November, Geoff Ward has been given the role on a full-time basis.
The 2020 NHL Draft is three weeks (and one day) away. The opening of free agency is just shy of four weeks away. Things are gonna get busy in a hurry. Into the mailbag!
A fairly newsy tidbit from Saturday night’s Headline segment will be of interest to Calgary Flames fans. In the segment, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on the status of Flames interim coach Geoff Ward. In short? It sounds like Ward’s got the job.
The 2020 NHL Draft will be October 6 & 7, conducted remotely. The Calgary Flames have a first round selection and will pick 19th overall. In advance of the draft, we’ll be looking at some contenders to be selected at 19th. Next up? A swanky offensive project from the WHL, Prince Albert Raiders winger Ozzy…
The 2020 NHL Draft will be October 6 & 7, conducted remotely. The Calgary Flames have a first round selection and will pick 19th overall. In advance of the draft, we’ll be looking at some contenders to be selected at 19th. Next on our list is a player from just up Highway 2: Edmonton Oil…
Another day, another potential wrinkle in Johnny Gaudreau’s future with the Calgary Flames. On Thursday evening, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman did a radio hit in Buffalo and touched upon Gaudreau’s potential availability in a swap.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman joined Pat Steinberg on Sportsnet 960 The Fan’s Big Show on Wednesday afternoon. Among the topics they broached was, coincidentally, a few tidbits of news regarding the Calgary Flames. In particular? The Flames could be a fit for Arizona defender Oliver Ekman-Larsson and goalie Darcy Kuemper.
When we do our regular mailbag feature, we get lots of questions. Some questions can be answered quickly, while others are worth diving into in some detail. This week, we got a really interesting question worth diving into.
