For the past two games, the Calgary Flames’ goaltending tandem has been backup Dan Vladar and rookie Dustin Wolf. On Friday’s edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast with Jeff Marek, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman pondered how much the Flames will be utilizing starting netminder Jacob Markstrom for the remainder of the season.
The Calgary Flames have three goaltenders under contract right now that they really like: veteran Jacob Markstrom, backup Dan Vladar, and up-and-comer Dustin Wolf.
Let’s start with a basic principle, friends: the Colorado Avalanche are a very good hockey team. If you look at the Avalanche and the Calgary Flames, on paper, you’d probably favour the Avalanche to win.
After a tough three game road trip, the Calgary Flames returned home on Tuesday to host the Colorado Avalanche. Facing their fourth strong opponent in a six day span, and missing three key cogs, the Flames were, quite simply, out-matched against a superior opponent with Stanley Cup aspirations.
Throughout five emergency call-ups before this, the netminder has suited up in six games for the Flames, producing a 1-3-1 record with a .878 save percentage and a 3.91 goals-against average.
The Calgary Flames announced that they have recalled goaltender Dustin Wolf from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Calgary Wranglers, goaltender Jacob Markstrom is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
The Calgary Flames have summoned their top prospect from their top affiliate club. Per the club, the Flames have recalled goaltender Dustin Wolf from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.
The Calgary Flames began their stretch drive on Saturday afternoon when they visited the powerhouse Florida Panthers. The Flames were far from their best, unfortunately, with a tendency for ill-timed turnovers at key moments in this game that led to goals against.
Since he took the job last May, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy has been grinding. He’s been working on resolving the situations of seven pending 2024 unrestricted free agents.
The Calgary Flames played the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday evening, in the aftermath of the Noah Hanifin trade and on the eve of the trade deadline.
The clock is rapidly ticking down ahead of the trade deadline. Deals have begun to pour in as teams take final form before the playoffs. The one team to watch in it all is the New Jersey Devils.
It’s now been more than a decade since an established star goaltender with term remaining on his contract was traded midway through an NHL season. Yes, it was Roberto Luongo.
On Saturday night, the Calgary Flames a game filled with emotion and managed to battle back from a multi-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins.
It’s trade deadline week across the National Hockey League, folks, and so there’s going to be a veritable fire hose of trade-related chatter out there over the next few days.
The Calgary Flames made it far down the road on a Jacob Markstrom deal with the New Jersey Devils before Flames president Don Maloney shut it down on behalf of ownership, Daily Faceoff hockey insider Frank Seravalli reported Monday.
A great night honouring a Flames legend made better by the team earning their fifth straight victory in comeback fashion. Calgary looked down and out as the clock ticked away in the third before Nazem Kadri sparked the team with an incredible goal.
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom was clearly upset over the handling of trade rumors by Flames’ management on Friday. Adding a layer of uncertainty to his future with the team, Markstrom blasted those “at the top” who could have handled his deadline situation differently.
It’s March 1, meaning that the National Hockey League trade deadline is just one week away. As you can imagine, there’s a ton of news surrounding the Edmonton Oilers and other teams in the league.
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom is not pleased with how the trade deadline rumors have been handled by Flames’ management. Recent reports are that the Flames have decided to hang onto him.
Jacob Markstrom has immense respect for how his teammates have handled all the trade deadline chatter surrounding him, but he’s not terribly impressed with Calgary Flames management.
With just one week until the NHL Trade Deadline, a potential trade target is sounding off on talks involving his name. For the last couple of months, many have wondered if the Calgary Flames will trade goaltender Jacob Markstrom.
Jacob Markstrom has been the subject of rumors suggesting a trade from the Calgary Flames as the Trade Deadline arrives. It’s been reported however by David Pagnotta and Anthony Di Marco from TheFourthPeriod that the 34-year-old Swedish goaltender will be staying in Calgary and won’t be moved at the deadline.
The worst-kept secret in hockey is that the New Jersey Devils are looking for an elite goaltender. New Jersey has a crop of young prospects who have shown potential but are years away from reaching the NHL.
Jacob Markstrom is having an excellent 2023-24 season for the Calgary Flames. The 34-year-old is in the running for the Vezina Trophy, and is seemingly keeping his team in every game he starts.
In a recent update on the NHL Network, Elliotte Friedman shared insights on several Calgary Flames players.
At least two teams have called the Flames about the potential availability of veteran netminder Jacob Markstrom.
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