After an overtime preseason setback last night, the Calgary Flames are back at it against the San Jose Sharks. The home game is their fourth (and final) exhibition tilt at the Scotiabank Saddledome this season, as well as their eighth of 10 scheduled tune-ups prior to the season’s start on Oct. 3. We’re getting down…
Read More →Hey, it’s the first week of prospect hockey, which means the return of the weekly prospect update. It’s quite simple, really: we update you with what the prospects did the previous week every Tuesday. So that’s what we’re doing today. It may be the first week with only two or three games played, but it’s…
Read More →This is one part of a multi-part series profiling the 2018-19 Pacific Division. The Vegas Golden Knights entered the 2017-18 with zero expectations. Now, after an impossibly-good inaugural season in which they plowed their way to the Stanley Cup Final, expectations are massive. Will the Golden Knights finally falter?
Read More →It was a tale of two teams at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday night. The Calgary Flames looked quite good for the first 10 minutes and last 10 minutes of regulation against the Winnipeg Jets. Unfortunately, their middle 40 minutes and overtime spelled their undoing in a 5-4 overtime loss.
Read More →After a day off on Sunday, the Calgary Flames continue their jam-packed preseason schedule when they host the Winnipeg Jets. There are zero points at stake, but the Flames are undoubtedly hoping to smooth out some rough spots in their game and round into form against a Canadian rival. The action kicks off at 7…
Read More →Hockey is back here in the Central Valley of California, with less than a week until the only home preseason game for the Stockton Heat. I want to thank the writers here at FlamesNation for allowing me to continue providing updates from the farm. In my second season, I will be trying to dive deeper…
Read More →Well now that there’s a small collection of semi-meaningful games to discuss, we’re going to suss out every lesson possible from the five games last week. Just always keep in mind: it’s the preseason.
Read More →David Rittich is thought by many to be the favourite for Calgary’s backup goaltender job. Now in his second season with the Flames, Rittich had some really strong moments last year playing behind Mike Smith. Unfortunately, Rittich and Jon Gillies both faltered when Smith went down in February. Even knowing that, there’s a reason Rittich…
Read More →Due to the Flames’ trip to China, they’ve had the luxury of keeping much of their final NHL roster together early on in preseason. The reverse has been a boon for the team, as well: with such a prospect-heavy group dressing in early games, hopeful rookies have had the chance to stand out. A couple…
Read More →After an excursion to China, most of the Calgary Flames’ veterans jumped back into game action on Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. While many of them looked merely fine, Austin Czarnik sparked his team with three goals en route to a 5-2 preseason victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
Read More →The Calgary Flames are getting some reinforcements, as their established National Hockey League players are finally leaping into game action. It’s a good time for it, too, as the Flames play their second of four games in five nights – and second of six games in nine nights – as they host the Vancouver Canucks….
Read More →Folks, we’ve got good news and bad news for you after the Calgary Flames’ preseason game on Friday against the Winnipeg Jets. The good news is the Flames sent an AHL-laden roster to play the Jets big guns and they largely out-played the Jets. The bad news is that they couldn’t bury their many, many…
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