Plenty of cool stats as always. Prime up for the return to action and catch up on the current storylines surrounding the Calgary Flames!

5 Post-Olympic Questions Surrounding the Calgary Flames👇

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6 Quiet Truths Behind the Rasmus Andersson Trade to Vegas Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson is finally on the move. Six quiet truths surrounding Calgary's precarious situation.

Why is Zach Whitecloud primed for a seamless transition onto the Calgary roster?

Is retention now an obstacle for future #Flames  trades?

Answers to those and more: 6 Quiet Truths Behind the Rasmus Andersson Trade to Vegas

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Rasmus Andersson Trade Looms: How Good is the Player? Rasmus Andersson, the Calgary Flames' top defenceman this season, appears to be on his way out. An analysis of what an acquiring team would be trading for.

What teams are interested in Rasmus Andersson?

For fanbases interested in acquiring Calgary’s best defenceman: how good has he been this season?

#Flames  #NHL

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Hello, Chinook.

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Pacific Division: A Holiday Gift for Each Team A holiday gift for each team in the Pacific Division as the 2025-26 season continues at a fever pitch for a Western Conference playoff position.

Now that the Oilers have swapped starters, what do they need next? How can Vegas help their Cup chances? How do the Kings finally get to round two??

A gift for each Pacific Division team as the holidays approach.👇

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Column: Clumsy Tanking – Honesty – Parekh Currently on a 6-3-2 hot streak, can the Calgary Flames stay in the basement? An update on Zayne Parekh, a media circus, the improved play of a few veterans.

Column: Clumsy Tanking – Honesty – Parekh

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Schadenfreude: 7 Canadian NHL Teams, 7 Misfortunes for Rivals to Enjoy A rundown of situations on Canadian NHL teams to be thankful for; even if it’s simply enjoying the misery of your arch rivals.

Things aren't going well for most Canadian teams this season. Console yourself with some good old fashioned schadenfreude.

#Flames #LetsGoOilers #Sens #LeafsForever #Habs #gojetsgo #Canucks

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Schadenfreude: 7 Canadian NHL Teams, 7 Misfortunes for Rivals to Enjoy A rundown of situations on Canadian NHL teams to be thankful for; even if it’s simply enjoying the misery of your arch rivals.

Things aren't going well for most Canadian teams this season. Console yourself with some good old fashioned schadenfreude.

#Flames #LetsGoOilers #Sens #LeafsForever #Habs #gojetsgo #Canucks

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Important to Share: Bob Wilkie's Sideways Debuts Powerful Journey The documentary Sideways premiered on Monday night at the Bella Concert Hall at Mt. Royal University to a diverse crowd of individuals.

Wilkie is a true community hero in Calgary. Last night his film premiered at the Bella Concert Hall. Full review below.👇

Important to Share: Bob Wilkie’s Sideways Debuts Powerful Journey

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Who are the Fastest and Slowest Teams in the NHL? Trevor Neufeld uses NHL Edge and some crafty stats calculation to establish which teams are the fastest and slowest per 60 minutes of ice time.

How fast is your #NHL team? Some great data in this one.

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#Flames thoughts after 20:

-Hard for coaching to go too hard at Yegor Sharangovich for that needless interference penalty when they fail on a weak goaltender interference challenge of their own.

-Sam Morton looks like a perfectly serviceable NHL player.

Analysis: What Are the Flames Getting in John Beecher? An analysis of the Calgary Flames newest forward, John Beecher. With a wealth of foot speed and size, can the 24-year-old turn the page with his new team?

What the #Flames are getting in Beecher as well as some possible development pitfalls for the 24-year-old forward.

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Connor Zary Benched: Examining Line Fixes to Ignite a Spark With just two points in 16 games, it's no secret that Flames forward Connor Zary is struggling. Neufeld breaks down lines that may help him find a spark.

Does Connor Zary need a new line? What's worked and what might help in terms of line mates.

Connor Zary Benched: Examining Line Fixes to Ignite a Spark

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The Northern Lights are out again tonight. #yyc

#Flames thoughts after 20

-St. Louis is making some really nice plays. Calgary is rushing the puck to the net and hoping for the best.

-Two goal lead and it’s the Blues; expect a healthy dose of 1-2-2 or 1-1-3.

Analysis: Do the Calgary Flames Have a Discipline Issue? After a 4-11-2 start, the Calgary Flames rank in the top three across the NHL in one area in particular—why that may be a bad thing.

Went deeper into it today and interested in people's thoughts on it:

In your opinion, do the Flames have a discipline issue?

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Recognize a trend? #Flames

Nov. 1 & 4, 2023: Zary & Pospisil score in their first games and steal spots in the lineup.

Nov. 5, 2024: Coronato forces his way into the top-six with two goals vs Montreal.

Nov. 5-9, 2025: Kuznetsov debuts. Plays his way into the top-four.

Have the Calgary Flames Reached a Tipping Point? The Calgary Flames won their second consecutive game for the first time this season on Wednesday. Do they continue to trend upwards? All signs point to "yes".

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Lots of cool stats as always. Today we look at when the Flames started getting their offence and defence into fighting shape amid a nightmare start to the season.

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Exorcizing Ghosts – Riding Momentum – Backlund's Return

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Do the Flames pull off two comebacks in a row with Mikael Backlund out there playing safe minutes every few shifts?🤔

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Last is the value of Martin Pospisil, who doesn’t get a point on most successful scoring plays, but often generates a loose puck that leads to #10 and #91 getting a bit of time to make a tic-tac play.

Second, he has Nazem Kadri as a wingman. The London, Ontario product is a shoot-first center who generally doesn’t shoot low for a rebound.

Huberdeau often will just bump it up to Kadri, who will try to make magic on his own against 2 or 3 defenders.

Huberdeau’s single secondary assist over 968:55 of 5v5 this season is more indicative of how him and Kadri approach scoring plays.

First, #10 is almost always going for high-risk targets. If he lands it, the recipient is better off shooting. (1/3)🧵

#Flames

Yeah dude!

Through 968:55 of 5v5 time.

Huberdeau ain’t about picking up secondaries this season.

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Daniel Brière and Craig Conroy quietly made this swap on the draft floor last summer.

To the Flyers:
4th round pick in 2024 (Heikki Ruohonen)

To the Flames:
5th round pick in 2024 (Luke Misa)
6th round pick in 2024 (Eric Jamieson)

#Flames thoughts after 40:

-2-24-4 when trailing after two periods. .071. This feels like "gg" on the season.

-Faizal Khamisa weighing in on the toughness of the Flames as a team: "Yeah, they're not anti-tough by any means,"

I passed out from cringe and burnt my DiGiorno.

Toronto challenging an ambiguous call. Wonder how that turns out.🙄

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The Flames were 2-2-3 in March and are 12-12-4 in the new year, both of which are a .500 point percentage.

If they continue to go .500 over the 17 remaining games, they'll finish with 88 points.

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