The Calgary Flames, overall, had a pretty decent 2024 on the ice.

As the club opted to retool their roster and get younger, they managed to remain pretty competitive in the process – especially when 2023-24 turned into 2024-25. As such, our recommended New Year’s resolutions for several members of the Flames aren’t all that drastic, as the team really isn’t taking on a ton of water as the calendar flips over.

For the most part, we’re advising individuals to stay the course… or to find a way to return to their prior form.

Let’s dive into 15 recommended New Year’s resolutions for the Flames in 2025.

In Kevin Bahl, Andersson finally has a consistent defensive partner after going through a lot of different options last season. In 2025, our resolution for Andersson is to tidy up his defensive game a little bit – and hopefully he can get some slightly easier deployments, as he and Bahl easily face the toughest opposition of the team’s three defensive pairings. Oh, and perhaps Andersson may resolve to hash out some sort of new contract with the Flames in the summer. (We’ll see.)

Remember when Huberdeau arrived in Calgary and struggled and it seemed like he wasn’t having any fun? Well, it really feels like his game has turned a corner and he’s having fun again. So his resolution is to maintain the consistency in his game and keep having fun.

Kirkland was one of the most fun stories of 2024, as he played his way into an everyday NHL roster spot… and then hurt his knee. His resolution is to recover fully from his injury and hopefully get a second chance to prove he can be a full-time NHLer.

Kuzmenko’s resolution is to simply get more shots. His shooting percentage (and shot rate) has cratered, and the best (and perhaps only) way to have your shooting percentage bounce back is by taking oodles of shots.

Pachal has been the rock of the third pairing this season, but he keeps getting a new partner. So our resolution for him is to simply keep doing what he’s doing… and hopefully it leads to him getting a consistent partner in 2025.

Pelletier had a very up and down 2024. In 2025, his resolution is to simply stay healthy, stay consistent, and keep working to carve out a niche for himself in the NHL lineup.

Is there a player on the Flames that’s simultaneously fun to watch as Pospisil, but also makes you nervous with their physicality? Pospisil’s 2025 resolution is to continue to walk the line with his physical play… but not step over it.

With his goal production going cold of late, Sharangovich’s 2025 resolution is to work on getting his swagger back offensively.

Vladar’s gotten more challenging assignments than his goaltending partner and gets less run support, too. Despite this, he’s performed pretty well. His resolution is to simply continue to give the Flames a chance to win. (And hopefully he gets a bit of help from the guys in front of him.)

The two things that defined Weegar at the best times of 2024 were timely goals and cheeky comments about the arena saga. So Weegar’s resolutions are to get on an offensive hot streak…. and maybe the Scotia Place construction crew can let him drive some heavy machinery at some point during the build. (Is it possible for Weegar to get licensed to operate a crane or a forklift? We’re spit-balling here…)

We dug into this earlier this month: Wolf’s home and road statistical splits are weird. His resolution is to try to bring some of his strong home performances on the road with him.

Zary’s shown a ton of versatility, moving from the wing to centre, and some nice proficiency while playing up the middle. He has yet to find consistent face-off success, though, so his resolution is to be better at the dot in 2025.

The Flames special teams have been messy over the last year, and the club succeeded in 2024 despite of them. Our resolution for them in 2025 is pretty simple: to be a net positive in more games than not.

Huska hasn’t handed out plum assignments to young players willy-nilly, but he’s rewarded several of them for their performances with some key roles. Our resolution for Huska is to continue to give young players an opportunity to earn a significant role in the lineup.

Finally, Conroy pledged to prioritize making his NHL roster get younger when he became general manager. That’s largely what he’s done. For Conroy, our resolution is to maintain the resolve to stick to the club’s retooling plan and not get too tempted by shortcuts.