Barring a miracle, the Calgary Flames will miss the playoffs for the second straight season. While there was some optimism this group could bounce back after a disappointing 2022-23 campaign, it has since become obvious the current roster simply isn’t good enough. Related: Flames Better off to Shut Markstrom Down for Season General manager Craig
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If any Calgary Flames fan had wished for Santa to deliver a Flames win in their first game out of the Christmas break, they would have felt disappointed by last night’s result. While head coach Ryan Huska’s team had a solid effort, it wasn’t enough, as they fell to the Seattle Kraken by a 2-1
The New York Rangers have been red-hot during the start of their 2023-24 campaign. They have an 11-2-1 record through their first 14 games and sit atop the Metropolitan Division and are tied for 4th in the entire NHL behind the Vegas Golden Knights, Boston Bruins, and Vancouver Canucks. There haven’t been many weaknesses on
The Calgary Flames were hoping to put an end to their five-game losing streak as they welcomed the Dallas Stars to town on Wednesday night, but for the eighth time in 10 games this season found themselves on the losing side. With the loss, they have now fallen to 2-8-1 on the year. While yet
When I first began to cover the Toronto Maple Leafs for The Hockey Writers almost five years ago now, Nazem Kadri was the third-line center on a blossoming Maple Leafs team. He was a polarizing player even then. During the playoffs against the Boston Bruins, he just couldn’t seem to keep his anger in check
In every hockey season and every hockey career, there are both ups and downs. No matter how good you are or how long you play, that is just the nature of the sport. Sometimes these ups and downs can be team specific rather than just confined to a time period. On such streaks, a player,
Going into next season, the Calgary Flames are hoping to rebound from what was a down year in 2022-23. In order to do so, several key players will need to have bounce-back years. At forward, Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau will look to meaningfully improve in 2023-24, and in goal, Jacob Markstrom is hoping to
The Calgary Flames are in a very interesting spot as an organization right now, as their roster is currently one that is capable of making the playoffs but could soon become a bottom-feeder. This is due to the fact that there are a number of players entering the final year of their respective contracts, and
I don’t know about THW readers, but when I was young, one of my favourite children’s stories was “The Three Little Pigs.” In this story, the first two pigs make mistakes by building flimsy houses of straw and sticks. True to his word, the Big Bad Wolf huffs and puffs and quite easily blows them
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets might be off-season trade partners. Meanwhile, is there anything to the chatter that the Calgary Flames might look at trading Nazem Kadri in the summer? Finally, which college free agent are the Vancouver Canucks heavily targeting and what are the chances they land him?
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Evgeny Kuznetsov is looking to be traded by the Washington Capitals. The Calgary Flames are trying to sign one of their college prospects and Nazem Kadri talks about the rumored heat between himself and coach Darryl Sutter. Finally, the Buffalo Sabres will need an upgrade in goal. What will their
To call the Calgary Flames 2022-23 season a disappointment would be a serious understatement. After bringing in players such as Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri to help fill the void left by Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, fans quickly announced “the summer of Brad” and believed this team was on the right path to a
The NHL is entering a time when the front office executives get more attention than the players on the ice. Explore everything hockey with THW’s Hockeypedia pages. Kyle Dubas has to step up and address the needs if there’s a possibility of the second round of the playoffs, let alone a Stanley Cup. However, the
Management or the fans of the Calgary Flames couldn’t have imagined that they would have the two players who have had the largest drop-off from last season to this season as their two big off-season additions. Astonishingly, Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri are ranked number one and two in terms of decline in points-per-game from
The goal in the NHL is to win the Stanley Cup. A few teams come close, but those that win the Cup or put together great seasons worthy of winning it, often regress or fall apart the next season. Related: The NHL Blueprint for Goaltending Success in 2022-23 In 2021, the Montreal Canadiens, New York
A fresh chapter headlined by Stanley Cup aspirations and playoff hopefuls is setting the stage for a storybook campaign. In this story, the underlying numbers provide insight on which storylines to buy and sell on in 2022-23. This segment will teach you not to judge a book by its cover as we dive into the
Brett Hull appeared on The Cam & Strick Podcast and gave his take on Nazem Kadri. He straight up said, “he’s an idiot.” You could notice from what he was saying that there is still resentment there from when Kadri made a dirty hit on Justin Faulk in the playoffs. Hull said, “It’s still crazy
In just over a month’s time, the Calgary Flames will get set to host the reigning Stanley Cup Champions in the Colorado Avalanche for the first game of their 2022-23 season. While the summer has flown by, it hasn’t come without some major stress for the Flames organization and its entire fanbase, though as we
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