Hunter Laing is off to a great start this season. This is the Oct. 20-27 edition of the Flames prospect round-up, where we look at how Flames prospects have done every week.
Trade rumours have been at the forefront of the news cycle for the Calgary Flames this season. Such is the case when you’re sitting last place in the NHL despite calling yourself a playoff team.
What a difference a year makes, eh? A year ago, Sam Honzek made the Calgary Flames’ opening night roster right out of training camp and made his NHL debut a month before his 20th birthday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Calgary Flames in a cross-conference Canadian match-up. Welcome back to NHL Predictions with The Last Word On Sports. Each day, we provide in-depth analysis, insights, and predictions for all the NHL’s games.
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.
Welcome to the first edition of my new weekly column where I will give some thoughts and opinions on all things Calgary Flames. I chose a good time to start this up with because of the storylines developing around the Flames.
It’s been a difficult start to the season for the Calgary Flames. With just two wins in ten games, Calgary sits alone at the bottom of the Pacific Division standings, and now players that were supposed to be relied upon are getting scratched.
One team will emerge with a welcome second straight win Tuesday night when the Calgary Flames visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Flames ended an eight-game losing streak in which they were 0-7-1 Sunday night with a 5-1 home victory over the New York Rangers.
The Calgary Flames played pretty well on Monday against Winnipeg. And on Wednesday against Montreal. And again on Friday against Winnipeg. All three games ended as Flames losses.
The Calgary Flames have finally ended their eight game losing streak, beating the New York Rangers by a whopping score of 5–1. The Flames scored 25% of their total goals so far this season in just this one game alone.
The Calgary Flames ended their eight-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the New York Rangers on Sunday. It was Calgary's first home win of the season at the Scotiabank Saddledome after four prior losses.
The Calgary Flames are actively working the phones in search of offensive help following one of the worst starts in franchise history. The Flames came out the weekend sitting last in the NHL with a 2–7–1 record and averaging just two goals per game.
Despite the Flames’ pitiful start to the 2025–26 season, a surprisingly bright spot has been their defence group. Despite lacking talent, the Flames’ defence has mostly stayed above water so far this season.
Blake Coleman scored a pair of goals while Nazem Kadri tallied once and added an assist and the host Calgary Flames snapped an eight-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
On Sunday evening, we saw the struggling Calgary Flames host the New York Rangers, who were coming off a loss in which they gave the San Jose Sharks their first win of the season.
Nazem Kadri is nearing a major milestone, and that might be the only thing delaying his potential exit from the Calgary Flames. Amid a 1–7–1 start to the season, trade speculation around the 35-year-old Flames center has ramped up.
The National Hockey League’s official standings webpage shows the Calgary Flames as having 13 goals in eight games to start the 2025-26 season. In reality, it’s even worse.