The Calgary Flames hosted the New Jersey Devils at the Saddledome on Monday night in the club’s first game since the departure of longtime Flame Rasmus Andersson.
With the Calgary Flames trading Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights yesterday, it got me thinking that this deal could be the start of a massive clearance in Calgary.
MacKenzie Weegar is too smart to say it outright, but if you listen closely, the picture’s pretty clear: Rasmus Andersson didn’t just leave Calgary. He pushed his way out — and the Calgary Flames didn’t have a lot of leverage to stop it.
After wearing No. 2 on the back of his jersey for each of his 446 regular season and playoff games with the Vegas Golden Knights, newly acquired defenceman Zach Whitecloud will switch to No.
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.
When the Calgary Flames take to the ice against the New Jersey Devils on Monday evening, only one player in their lineup will have previously appeared in a playoff game for them.
The Vegas Golden Knights made their big swing over the weekend when they completed a long-rumored move to land veteran defenseman Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames.
The Calgary Wranglers played the back half of their weekend series against the Bakersfield Condors on Sunday for a matinee game. This game brought some loaned talent and familiar faces back that the AHL squad definitely appreciated.
The 2024-25 season was a redemption ark of sorts for Jonathan Huberdeau. The 31-year-old, acquired in a blockbuster trade that saw Matthew Tkachuk head to the Florida Panthers, was never going to get back to being the 115-point player he was in 2021-22.
It’s over. After nearly a year of seesawing between rumours, re-signing discussions and various trade scenarios, Rasmus Andersson has been dealt by the Calgary Flames to the Vegas Golden Knights.
On Sunday afternoon, the Calgary Flames traded Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights for a return that included blueliner Zach Whitecloud, college prospect Abram Wiebe, a conditional 2027 first-round pick and a conditional 2028 second-round pick.
Hockey fans have been anticipating a Rasmus Andersson trade for some time. The veteran defenseman had a falling out with the Calgary Flames during the summer, and it led to a breakdown in extension talks.
In a widely foreseen move that finally came to fruition on Saturday afternoon, the Calgary Flames have traded pending UFA defenseman Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a package of four assets.
The Calgary Flames as a whole have not been a very good team this season. They were by no means expected to be very good, but haven’t gotten contributions they were hoping for from the likes of Nazem Kadri, Jonathan Huberdeau, Dustin Wolf, and several others.
The Flames have made a series of transactions heading into their game against the Islanders. The team announced (Twitter link) that winger Matvei Gridin has been recalled from AHL Calgary. To make room on the roster, winger William Stromgren was sent back to the Wranglers.