NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Flames, Maple Leafs, Plus Players Backing Out?
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that a number of players are concerned about the NHL return-to-play plan and may choose not to participate if hockey comes back.…
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Calgary Flames’ 3 Best Contracts for 2019-20
The Calgary Flames have managed to put themselves just four points back of the first-place Arizona Coyotes in the Pacific Division, after earning points in nine of their last 11…
Flames’ Derek Ryan Discusses Geoff Ward, Seattle Hockey and Zombies
Obviously, I am a big hockey fan. But I try my very best not to be an annoying hockey fan. Which is why when I met Derek Ryan for the…
Flames’ Fourth Line Swings Playoff Opener
The Calgary Flames began their 2019 Stanley Cup playoff journey with Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche. They won 4-0, capturing their first post-season victory since 2015. The game-winning goal…
Flames Find Chemistry with Upgraded Depth
The National Hockey League is a tough league to win in, with a razor-thin margin between winning and losing. That’s doubly so in the second half of the season, when…
Flames Newcomers Have Mixed Early Results
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving was busy this past off-season. After a disappointing 2017-18 campaign that saw his club miss the playoffs, Treliving made several big moves to reconstruct…
Flames Radically Remake Forward Ranks
The Calgary Flames went into the 2017-18 National Hockey League season with high expectations. Bolstered by the off-season additions of Mike Smith and Travis Hamonic, the team didn’t just expect…
Flames sign Ryan and Czarnik
The Calgary Flames have agreed to terms with center Derek Ryan and right wing Austin Czarnik on multi-year deals, per a report from Sportsnet‘s Elliotte Friedman. Per reports, Ryan’s deal…
Surging Hurricanes, Struggling Penguins
As the calendar runs out on 2017, the Carolina Hurricanes season really got going in earnest Friday night as they began a deep dive into competition in the Metropolitan Division.…
Are the Hurricanes Playoff Ready?
As the dust settles in Raleigh, NC during this NHL offseason, the question rises to the fore, “Are the Carolina Hurricanes Playoff Ready?” Executive Vice-President and General Manager, Ron Francis…
Scoring Forward Eludes Hurricanes
The dust has settled from the NHL Expansion Draft and the 2017 Entry Draft. As the various moves become clear, the Carolina Hurricanes remain without a proven, veteran scoring forward…
Hurricanes Re-Sign Derek Ryan
After posting career numbers in the NHL last season, Derek Ryan will be back with the Carolina Hurricanes. Monday he signed a one-way, one-year contract worth a reported $1.425 million.…