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As fellow bottom-feeders hang ‘For Sale’ signs, the Calgary Flames refuse to join the trade market

Last week, Calgary Flames president Don Maloney gave a pair of shocking interviews. The front office veteran pushed a shameless sales pitch on the league’s 31st-ranked team, shot down the idea of drafting elite talent, and called valuable but aging assets untouchable.

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Calgary Flames Prospect Update: The Old School mentality

The Calgary Flames’ 3-game win streak means momentum is on the rise for the rebuilder. This momentum also means that for the first time this season, their prospect development and NHL success are both positive.

Don Maloney News / Flamesnation / November 26

Digesting Don Maloney’s controversial comments on the Flames’ direction

It’s been a few days since Don Maloney, the Calgary Flames’ president of hockey ops, stirred up a you-know-what storm with his recent interviews. By now, everyone has had a chance to digest what Maloney said, and didn’t say, in his one-on-one with Sportsnet’s Eric Francis over the weekend.

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / November 26

The Flames have to pick a direction

The Flames are expected to be active in the trade market, but don’t expect a complete teardown.

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NHL News / Last Word On Sports / November 26

NHL Predictions: November 26th Tampa Bay Lightning vs Calgary Flames

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.

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Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / November 25

Flames Won’t Become a Contender with Murray Edwards’ Philosophy

The Calgary Flames are second last in the NHL standings. If it were real early into the 2025-26 season, one may understand the organization wanting to see if they can dig their way out of the hole they are currently in.

Sam Morton News / Flamesnation / November 25

Flames assign forward Sam Morton back to the AHL’s Wranglers

Ahead of the American portion of the club’s five game road trip, the Calgary Flames have made a roster move. On Tuesday morning, the Flames announced that they’ve assigned centre Sam Morton back to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.

NHL News / Flamesnation / November 25

Top draft prospects from the CHL and the USA clash at the Saddledome (6pm MT, TSN)

Gang, it’s no secret that things haven’t gone as planned for the Calgary Flames this season. But with the Flames currently owning five selections in the first three rounds of the upcoming 2026 NHL Draft, there’s no better time than the present for Flames fans to turn their eyes towards the future.

Cullen Potter News / Flamesnation / November 25

Flames prospect roundup: Cullen Potter scores overtime winner

Cullen Potter has started to get hot for Arizona State. This is the Nov. 18-24 edition of the Flames prospect round-up, where we look at how Flames prospects have done every week.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / November 25

Frank Seravalli, Elliotte Friedman call out Don Maloney as backlash continues

After an insane weekend of news in Calgary over the past couple of days, the Calgary Flames continued to dominate the mainstream NHL news cycle on Monday.

Nazem Kadri News / Athlon Sports / November 25

Nazem Kadri Trade Rumors Return Amid Flames Struggles

Nazem Kadri is back at the center of trade speculation as the Calgary Flames stumble through another difficult stretch. With the team holding an 8–13–3 record entering Tuesday's slate of games, questions around whether they’ll move veterans before the March 6 deadline continue to surface.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / November 25

Flames and Rasmus Andersson ‘not even close’ on contract talks: Friedman

Gang, the Calgary Flames are playing well right now and riding a three game winning streak. They are also, by virtue of their rough October, pretty far out of the playoff picture.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / November 25

Flames News & Rumours: Maloney, Kadri, Andersson & More

In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, Don Maloney has set off the fan base following a few interviews which were not well received.

Calgary Flames News / NHL Trade Talk / November 24

Flames Facing Fallout From Self-Inflicted Controversy

The Calgary Flames are dealing with a storm they largely created themselves. As Elliotte Friedman noted on the most recent episode of 32 Thoughts, the organization unintentionally “poured gasoline on the fire” with a pair of interviews that went viral, sparking speculation, frustration, and a lot of noise across the Canadian market.

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Rasmus Andersson News / Breakaway on SI / November 24

Flames' Rasmus Andersson Awarded for League-Leading Performance

While the Calgary Flames have toiled to start the season, some bright moments emerged this past week in the form of several amazing performances by defenseman Rasmus Andersson.

Matvei Gridin News / Pro Hockey Rumors / November 24

Should the Flames make room for Matvei Gridin?

It’s safe to say the 2025-26 season has been disappointing for the Calgary Flames. One season after finishing one regulation win outside of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the Flames are one of two teams that haven’t managed a .400 win percentage through the first quarter of the 2025-26 campaign.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / November 24

Flames Push Winning Streak to 3 Games With 5-2 Victory Over Canucks

The Calgary Flames (8-13-3) trailed early, but scored five straight to take down the Vancouver Canucks (9-12-2) 5-2 on Sunday night at Rogers Arena. It was their third-straight victory, putting them on their first three-game winning streak of the season.

NHL News / Field Level Media / November 23

Flames score 5 consecutive goals to surge past Canucks

Blake Coleman collected one goal and one assist while Rasmus Andersson recorded three assists to lead the visiting Calgary Flames a 5-2 victory over the slumping Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.

Nazem Kadri News / Field Level Media / November 23

Nazem Kadri's shootout goal lifts Flames out of NHL basement

Nazem Kadri scored the shootout-deciding goal to give the host Calgary Flames a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Matt Coronato and Joel Farabee also scored for the Flames, who moved out of the league basement with a second consecutive win.

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / November 22

Flames focused on balancing short-and-long-term in trade market

The Calgary Flames have reached an impasse, stuck between whether to push for contention or rebuild after a few up-and-down seasons. That gap widened on Friday, when team president Don Maloney said that the team shouldn’t blow up to try and build up the future in an interview with Sportsnet’s Eric Francis.

Samuel Honzek News / Daily Faceoff / November 21

Flames' Sam Honzek to miss up to six months with upper-body injury

Calgary Flames rookie forward Sam Honzek underwent surgery on Thursday to address an upper-body injury and will miss up to six months while recovering, according to multiple reports.

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Calgary Flames News / NHL Rumors / November 21

NHL Rumors: What is the Direction for the Calgary Flames?

The Calgary Flames are one of the teams near the bottom of the Western Conference standings. They had expectations of being a playoff team this season after finishing with 96 points and missing out on the playoffs because of tiebreakers, with the St.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / November 20