Welcome to draft week! I’m thrilled to be representing FlamesNation and Sportsnet 960 at the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal. With just three picks, it looks like Calgary is in store for a rather quiet event… but that’s on the surface. I actually think there’s a chance the Flames could be much busier than at…
Calgary’s off-season officially started about a month go, but it’s about to kick into high gear. We’re two weeks away, at most, from learning the outcome of this summer’s biggest unknown: Johnny Gaudreau’s future. In and around that time period, the Flames have a lot of things to take care of. In chronological order, here’s…
Less than three weeks from free agency, there’s a real possibility Johnny Gaudreau won’t re-sign with the Calgary Flames. As we know, what Gaudreau decides will define and determine how this offseason plays out for this team. Knowing that, I see three paths Calgary could venture down this summer.
We’re less than four weeks from the start of 2022 free agency and Johnny Gaudreau remains unsigned by Calgary. It’s crunch time and I would suggest Flames fans are getting more nervous each passing day a contract isn’t agreed upon. There’s a lot of information to sift through when it comes to Johnny’s future. Let’s…
There aren’t many worse kicks to the gut for Flames fans than losing to the Oilers, especially in the first playoff series between the two since 1991. But despite the sour way Calgary’s 2021-22 season came to an end, you don’t have to squint to see positives over the course of 94 meaningful games. This…
For a second straight series, the Flames are down 2-1 after three games…but this feels different. Despite facing the same series score against the Stars, it generally felt like Calgary was the better team for most of those first three games. That hasn’t been the case the last two vs. Edmonton. With nine periods played,…
Johnny Gaudreau was superb and delivered the knockout blow. Elias Lindholm was his steady and effective self. Jacob Markstrom was the less busy of the two goaltenders but was still spectacular. But as the Flames are punched their ticket to a round two Battle of Alberta, here are four other names that helped seal the…
Thanks to a crazy series of events, the Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars are set to meet in a round one playoff series for the second time in three years and just the third time ever. Dallas beat Calgary in six games en route to playing in the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals, while both teams…
With 80 down and two more (regular season) games to go, we have beyond a large enough body of work to put together a few year-end award winners. In a season slammed with positive team and individual stories, it seems fitting to recognize the best in class for 2021-22. Yes, the playoffs are what matter…
The Flames clinched a playoff spot more than a week ago. They clinched top seed in the Pacific with four games remaining. Calgary’s regular season has been as good as anyone could have expected, and in most cases better. The Flames have been one of the NHL’s best and most consistent teams from start to…
I was thinking about it this week: it feels like every game these days there’s a new historical mark equaled or eclipsed by Johnny Gaudreau. He’s in the midst of one of the best seasons in Flames history and still has five games to go. Knowing that, I thought I’d put together a rundown of…
As the Flames move closer to clinching a playoff spot, and likely the Pacific Division, the conversation is going to turn. Calgary’s narrative will soon be focused on how the team can achieve more post-season success with this core than they have in recent years. For the Flames to go on a deep run, they’ll…
