Calgary Flames News & Rumors: Monahan, Coronato, Sutter & More
In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, Sean Monahan’s rough season got even worse this past week, as he was a healthy scratch in back-to-back games. In other…
Noah Hanifin
Revisiting 3 Bold Predictions for the Flames 2021-22 Season
Making bold predictions can be a risky business. There’s a fine line between chickening out with relatively safe bets and completely going off the deep end with fantastical forecasts. Now…
3 Flames Breakout Candidates in 2021-22
The Calgary Flames have an important season ahead of them. After missing the playoffs last year, the team needs to find a way to get into the playoffs. One way…
Calgary Flames’ 3 Bold Predictions for the 2021-22 Season
Let’s face the facts. The Calgary Flames‘ 2020-21 season that started off with such promise went off the rails pretty darned quickly. It featured a shocking mid-season coaching change, dismal…
NHL Draft History – 5th Pick Overall
Welcome to a brand new series here at The Hockey Writers called “Road to the Draft.” In this series, our draft contributors will count down from 32nd overall all the way to…
Flames’ Defence Pairings Are a Work in Progress
I think it’s safe to say the recent additions of Blake Coleman, Tyler Pitlick and Trevor Lewis have made the Calgary Flames’ forwards a significantly stronger group heading into the…
Flames’ Blue Line Faces Challenges with Loss of Giordano
When the Calgary Flames lost Mark Giordano to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion draft, they didn’t just lose their captain. They also lost a top defenseman and…
Flames’ Projected Protection List for the Kraken Expansion Draft
The Calgary Flames had a pretty easy go of the last expansion draft when the Vegas Golden Knights entered the league in the summer of 2017. The team had a…
Flames Have Big Defensive Hole with Hanifin Injury
On Saturday night, Noah Hanifin collided with Montreal Canadiens forward Corey Perry and fell awkwardly. He hobbled off the ice and down the tunnel and did not return. The Calgary…
Flames News & Rumors: Hanifin, Leivo, Gaudreau, Zary & More
In this Calgary Flames News & Rumors update, defenceman Noah Hanifin will be forced to miss some time due to an upper-body injury sustained in Saturday night’s game versus the…
Montreal Canadiens Trade Deadline Decisions Loom Large
It has been quiet on the trade deadline front, but that is likely to change soon as the 3 pm (eastern time) deadline on April 12 approaches. Before the New…
Calgary Flames’ 3 Stars of the Month – March 2021
The Calgary Flames are coming off their worst month of the 2020-21 season, and the slide could not have come at a less opportune time. The boys in red went…