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How can the Flames navigate their potential left shot winger logjam?

If you look at the Calgary Flames roster on PuckPedia, you may notice a few things. One big thing you may notice: there are a lot of left shot wingers on the roster.

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Calgary Flames top breakout candidates for 2025-26 season

The Calgary Flames enjoyed one of the better seasons in franchise history in 2021-22, winning 50 games and capturing the Pacific Division crown in the process.

Zayne Parekh News / The Hockey Writers / August 28

Flames’ Zayne Parekh Invited to 2025 NHLPA Rookie Showcase

The 2025-26 NHL season begins with its media showcases, including the National Hockey League Player’s Association (NHLPA) Rookie Showcase in Washington, DC.

Rasmus Andersson News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 28

Flames captain gives ‘obvious’ Rasmus Andersson trade take

The Calgary Flames have missed the postseason in three consecutive seasons, but have some hope for the future. Rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf was a revelation in 2024-25, nearly winning the Calder Trophy.

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The 'Most goals in a Stanley Cup Playoffs' quiz

How many of the 18 NHL players since the 2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs to score 10 goals in multiple postseason runs can you name in five minutes?

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Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / August 28

3 Flames prospects on Daily Faceoff’s top 75 NHL-affiliated skater rankings

Over at Daily Faceoff, our pal Steven Ellis has been hard at work all summer. In addition to covering the 2025 NHL Draft, the World Junior Summer Showcase and the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, he compiled top 10 prospect rankings for all 32 NHL teams, then put together a ranking of prospect cupboards league-wide.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / August 28

EA Sports NHL 26: Top Calgary Flames player ratings

This week, EA Sports released its top player ratings for each club for NHL 26, with the Calgary Flames getting ratings for 11 of the over 300 players dropped.

Carter King News / Flamesnation / August 28

FN’s 2025 Flames summer prospect rankings – the individual lists

Every summer since 2015, we here at FlamesNation have compiled our annual prospects rankings. And man, this year was probably the most challenging voting we’ve ever conducted.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / August 28

Flames’ Playoff Fate Could Be Decided Before November

The Calgary Flames are entering a season where, for the second-straight year, seemingly nobody knows what to expect from them. Some have pegged them to come back down to earth after an unexpectedly impressive 2024-25 season, while others believe they will continue to improve and think they will be a playoff team.

Calgary Flames News / Breakaway on SI / August 28

Flames Star Defenseman Definitely Getting Traded

The Calgary Flames have been relatively quiet this offseason after coming up just short of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25. The noise around the Flames may soon hit new levels, however, as trade rumors around a key defenseman continue to swirl.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / August 28

Rasmus Andersson, MacKenzie Weegar named highest-rated Flames in EA Sports NHL 26

The two highest-rated members of the Calgary Flames in EA Sports’ upcoming NHL 26 video game are both right-handed defencemen. Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar, the Flames’ two top minute-munchers in the 2024-25 regular season, are both rated 88 overall in the newest instalment of EA’s long-running NHL franchise.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / August 27

Report: Flames’ Backlund says ‘it’s obvious’ teammate Andersson will be traded

Trade rumors have been swirling all summer long around Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson, to the point that even his captain has taken notice.

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 27

Flames seem set to trade Rasmus Andersson, per teammate

The trade rumors surrounding Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson are reaching a peak as the 2025-26 season rolls around. Flames centerman Mikael Backlund said that Andersson seems to be clearly headed for a change of teams during the NHL’s European Media Tour, as captured by Micahel Russo of The Athletic.

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Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / August 27

The Flames and Connor Zary like each other, but have a disagreement on compensation: Friedman

It’s been a pretty quiet summer for the Calgary Flames, gang. Yeah, general manager Craig Conroy has locked a few players up to new contracts – including Matt Coronato, Kevin Bahl, Morgan Frost and Martin Pospisil.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / August 27

2025–26 Calgary Flames players as Taylor Swift lyrics

Well, the NHL insiders all said to buckle up this offseason, as this would be a super busy summer with tons of news that would dominate the headlines. And wow, were they ever right as a major bomb dropped yesterday as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are now engaged!

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / August 27

Breaking down the Calgary Flames’ backup goalie battle

To no real surprise, Dan Vladar left the Calgary Flames this offseason for the Philadelphia Flyers. Vladar left searching for a starting role somewhere else.

Rasmus Andersson News / NHL Trade Talk / August 27

Flames Captain Confirms Rasmus Andersson Getting Traded

Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson appears set to be on the move, according to captain Mikael Backlund. Speaking at the NHL player media tour in Europe, Backlund didn’t mince words about his longtime teammate’s future.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / August 27

2 Potential Suitors to Replace Ryan Leslie as Flames TV Host

Calgary Flames fans were dealt a big blow on Tuesday morning, as it was announced that Sportsnet’s Ryan Leslie will be joining the Toronto Maple Leafs as their TV host for the 2025-26 season and beyond.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / August 26

2025–26 NHL team preview: Calgary Flames

Death, taxes, and the Calgary Flames finishing ninth in the Western Conference. Last season, the Flames became one of only a handful of teams in NHL history to miss the playoffs despite amassing 96 points, typically the universal benchmark for postseason qualification.

Calgary Flames News / Breakaway on SI / August 26

Flames Have NHL’s Most Overlooked Prospect System

The Calgary Flames recently came in ranked 17th in NHL prospect group rankings from The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler. In his yearly series evaluating the pipelines around the league, Wheeler is one of the most tapped in and reliable sources when it comes to future NHL players.

Calgary Flames News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 25