Calgary Flames

Vegas Golden Knights Acquire Defenseman Noah Hanifin from Calgary, Daniil Miromanov Apart of Return

The Vegas Golden Knights continue their hot streak at the trade deadline, reportedly acquiring defenseman Noah Hanifin from the Calgary Flames for young defenseman Daniil Miromanov. An unnamed third team has been involved as well, allowing Vegas to retain up to 75% of Hanifin’s salary. The full trade details are not confirmed. Elliotte Friedman broke […]

Calgary Flames Trade Chris Tanev to Dallas Stars

The Calgary Flames have finally, after weeks of speculation and trade rumors, sent Chris Tanev on his way to a new team: the Dallas Stars. He joins a club that is tied with the Winnipeg Jets with 79 points to lead the central division and tied for second in the western conference. Tanev, an absolute […]

Calgary Flames Continue to Dominate Powerhouse Teams, beat Kings 4-2

Now sitting just 5 points out of a wildcard playoff spot, the Calgary Flames continue to dominate against heavyweight contenders such as Boston, Winnipeg, and Edmonton. February 27th was no different for them as the Los Angeles Kings rolled into town. Even though LA was 6-3 under the new head coach Jim Holler to replace […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames | 02/24/2024

They went from having awful second periods and great third periods to having a great second period and awful third periods. Talk about pulling a complete 180. Actually, it’s not even that the third period was bad. Edmonton outshot Minnesota 24-7 in the final frame, but Filip Gustavsson did what Calvin Pickard could not. Coming […]

Rangers’ Shesterkin Is On His Way to Righting the Ship

It has been written about many times before on this site, but New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin has had an up-and-down season. As of this writing (Wednesday, February 21), Shesterkin, 28, is 23-12-0-1 with a 2.79 goals against average, a .904 save percentage, and one shutout. While that win total is solid, both his […]

Devils Consider Options for Goaltending Ahead of Trade Deadline

With the trade deadline fast approaching, the New Jersey Devils are faced with the decision of whether adding and/or trading a goaltender is part of their plan for a playoff push. The Devils season has been plagued with inconsistent goaltending from Vitek Vanecek and Akira Schmid, the goalie tandem that carried them to the playoffs […]

Should The Edmonton Oilers Pursue Chris Tanev?

Trade with the rivals? What sort of blasphemy is this? Yes, I am absolutely contemplating the Edmonton Oilers making a deal with the Calgary Flames. Vancouver Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal reported that Edmonton was making a push for Tanev’s services. It wouldn’t be the first time the two Alberta teams decided to be friends in […]

Game Preview: Red Wings vs. Flames 2/17/2024

Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Calgary Flames 2/17/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will look to get back in the win column this afternoon against the Calgary Flames

Diary of a Last Place Fan

What is it like being a fan of the second-worst team in the league? I will give recaps of the last game through the eyes of a fan and not that of a writer. Here we go, highlights of last night’s San Jose Sharks vs. Calgary Flames game. Coming off the less-than-inspiring 1-0 loss in […]

Is The Real Shesterkin Back for the Blueshirts?

If the New York Rangers and their fans are judging by his performance in his team’s 2-0 shutout win over the Calgary Flames on Monday night, February 12th, at Madison Square Garden, then the answer is a resounding yes. Rangers’ goaltender Igor Shesterkin was magnificent in stopping all 30 shots he faced in picking up […]