At this point, it’s almost a cliche to say that Mikael Backlund’s been a life preserver for the Calgary Flames. For the better part of the past decade, Backlund’s line has been relied upon to give the club quality minutes.
The Calgary Flames had a weird season in 2023-24, and there’s no better illustration of that weirdness than their special teams play. The club swapped
After three seasons with the New Jersey Devils, Yegor Sharangovich was traded to the Calgary Flames in the Tyler Toffoli trade. At the time, many people grading the trade poorly for Calgary suggested that it was an A+ deal for New Jersey and an F for the Flames.
The Calgary Flames can’t officially re-sign Yegor Sharangovich until July 1. That doesn’t mean they can’t talk about it before then — and they ought to.
Despite the Calgary Flames not qualifying for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, a lot of positive aspects can be taken from this season. One of these bright spots has to be Yegor Sharangovich, who has emerged as a big piece to be included in this Flames’ retool.
The Calgary Flames fell 4-1 in the penultimate game of the 2023-24 season to the Vancouver Canucks, but even though the score might seem a bit lopsided with the Flames not scoring a goal until the third period from Brayden Pachal (his second of the season) head coach Ryan Huska was a fan of the team’s effort and output.
The Calgary Flames have been in ‘small victory’ mode for a long while so let’s take a look at a glimmer of positivity amidst this tank, oops, sorry, stretch drive.
The Calgary Flames don’t currently have a core. Yes, they have some strong veteran players. They also have some promising young prospects. But they don’t have the foundational pieces that every contending team in the National Hockey League has built around.
The Calgary Flames didn’t have a great first period on Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks. But man, if you toss out the first 10 minutes or so, they were really good against a Sharks team that entered the game with the 32nd-best record out of the NHL’s 32 teams.
The Calgary Flames franchise has existed for five decades, and during that span a lot of really good players have put on a red jersey with a flaming initial on it and played hockey.
The Calgary Flames played pretty well in Thursday’s game against the St. Louis Blues. They didn’t run the Blues out of their rink or anything of that sort, but considering the state of the Flames’ lineup at this point of the season, the red team performed admirably.
A game the Calgary Flames certainly deserved a better fate for ended up as a loss Thursday evening against the St. Louis Blues. Calgary had the tying goal before the empty netter to make it 4-4 due to a miss called high stick as well as getting another one called back for being just offside.
The Calgary Flames headed into St. Louis on Thursday evening to conclude their brief two-game road trip, hoping to end their four game skid when they faced the Blues.
At the 2018 NHL Draft, the Calgary Flames acquired Elias Lindholm from the Carolina Hurricanes in a five-player deal that also saw Noah Hanifin arrive in Calgary.
The Calgary Flames didn’t play particularly well for two periods of Saturday’s loss to the Florida Panthers. Or in any part of their losses to Carolina or Colorado.
Yegor Sharangovich has been having an incredible season so far with the Calgary Flames. The 25-year-old scored the second hat trick of his career on Jan.
When Calgary Flames general manager chose to trade Tyler Toffoli to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Yegor Sharangovich and a third-round pick, the majority of the fan base was quite underwhelmed.
Facing the prospect of going winless over a three-game mid-December road trip, Ryan Huska’s Calgary Flames fought tooth and nail to tie up the score following a no-show first period on Thursday night.
One day after acquiring Yegor Sharangovich from the New Jersey Devils in the Tyler Toffoli trade, the Calgary Flames have signed the 25-year-old to a two-year contract.
Newly acquired forward Yegor Sharangovich has signed a contract with the Calgary Flames. Sharangovich has signed a two-year extension with an AAV of $3.1 million per season.
The Calgary Flames inked their newest addition to a two-year contract. The deal carries an AAV of $3.1 million and he will emerge from it as a UFA, two years from now.
The contract will extend through 2024-25 and carries an average annual value of $3.1M.
The New Jersey Devils acquired forward Tyler Toffoli from the Calgary Flames in exchange for forward Yegor Sharangovich and a 2023 third-round draft pick, the club announced Tuesday afternoon.
Selected 141st overall back in 2018, Sharangovich burst onto the NHL scene this year and scored 16 goals and 30 points in 54 games.
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