To say the Calgary Flames are off to a slow start to this season is an understatement. After finishing atop the Western Conference with their best regular-season numbers (107 points) in 30 years, the Flames were expected to be a serious Stanley Cup contender in 2019-20. As of Nov 25, however, they were one point
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Kings and Toffoli not talking Dennis Bernstein: From knowledge there have been no contract extensions talks between the Los Angeles Kings and pending UFA Tyler Toffoli. Sabres talking to Flames and Penguins? WGR 550: Elliotte Friedman on WGR 550 on the Buffalo Sabres: “I don’t think much has changed on the trade fronts. I think
No major changes coming for the Flames Eric Francis of Sportsnet: Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving takes the blame for their recent struggles, saying it starts with the manager and that he has been “horse**t” Treliving has been asked about potential changes over the past few days. “The coaches aren’t going anywhere. Our top players
Senators looking for a defenseman Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Senators: Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion has been looking for a defenseman for at least the past month. This was before they lost three defensemen, Cody Goloubef and Erik Brannstrom to injury and Nikita Zaitsev for personal reasons. Leafs may let things play out for
PHILADELPHIA — Matthew Tkachuk scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday to stop a six-game slide. Calgary’s Elias Lindholm tied it at 2 when he scored with 1:23 left in regulation. Andrew Mangiapane also scored for the Flames, who were shut out in their
The Canucks have been looking to make a move for months Sportsnet 650: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 650 on Tuesday on the Vancouver Canucks: “The #Canucks aren’t the only team in this situation. I know Buffalo would like to make a move. The problem is nobody has space. I think there are a bunch of
Flames looking to shake things up but nothing imminent TSN: Bob McKenzie said last night that though some of the Calgary Flames players might be grumbling about head coach Bill Peters, there is no reason to believe there will be a coaching change anytime soon. The Flames are looking to make move though. “General Manager
Friedman’s rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: It would be a big surprise if the Calgary Flames traded forward Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames don’t want to make any rash moves. The Flames are looking to shake things up but have salary cap issues. They would be selling low on forward Mark Jankowski. Michael Frolik has
Entering the 2019-20 NHL season, Jean-Gabriel Pageau wasn’t expected to garner much attention among the 2020 unrestricted free agent class. Not that the 27-year-old Ottawa Senators center lacks value. Since his nine-game NHL debut in 2012-13, he’s garnered a reputation as a hardworking, two-way forward. He excels on the penalty kill, can play center or
By The Canadian Press November 17th, 2019 LAS VEGAS — William Karlsson had his third straight multipoint game, Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 shots for his league high-tying 10th victory this season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 6-0 on Sunday night. Fleury, who improved to 14-4-1 all-time against Calgary, got his fifth
The Edmonton Oilers’ start to 2019-20 has been the most intriguing difference when looking ahead to the Battle of Alberta this season with the first matchup on Dec. 27. Edmonton went 7-1-0 to start the season, and 20 games in, currently sit first in the Pacific Division with 26 points. At one point, they held
Sportsnet: It’s not looking likely that the New Jersey Devils will be getting Taylor Hall signed to an extension in-season. “I think the Devils now know it’s unlikely they are going to be able to get a contract done during the year,” said Elliotte Friedman during the Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday. “I
Rick Dhaliwal: An agent sent a text saying the Elias Pettersson is going to cost the Vancouver Canucks $9 to $11 million, maybe more. Flames could look to move Brodie The Fourth Period: Darren Dreger reported earlier this week that the Calgary Flames and T.J. Brodie have held some contract talks but they don’t appear
NASHVILLE — Matthew Tkachuk tied the game in the final minute of regulation and scored the winning goal with just over a second left in overtime on a nifty shot between his legs, leading the Calgary Flames to a 6-5 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Calgary rallied from a three-goal deficit and
Ryan’s camp and the Senators looking for another team Ken Warren of the Ottawa Sun: Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion and Bobby Ryan‘s agent are exploring opportunities to try and find Ryan a new home. Given his contract – a $7.25 million salary cap hit for the next two seasons – it is highly unlikely
CALGARY — Drew Doughty scored the overtime winner for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The Kings collected their first win of the season after falling 6-5 in their season-opener to the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Doughty scored a power-play goal 50 seconds into overtime. Drew
DALLAS — Johnny Gaudreau put a backhand past Dallas goalie Ben Bishop in a shootout and the Calgary Flames beat the Stars 3-2 on Thursday night. Tyler Seguin was the only one of three Stars who beat Calgary goalie David Rittich in the shootout. It was tied 1-1, with Sean Monahan beating Bishop before Gaudreau
It wouldn’t be easy for the LA Kings to move Jonathan Quick Lisa Dillman and Josh Cooper of The Athletic: Through two games Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick has a 7.17 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage. Given Quick’s injury history, moving his $5.8 million salary cap hit for another three years would