On Sunday evening, the Calgary Flames pulled the trigger on a very significant trade that sent long-time Flames fixture Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for four assets – a conditional 2027 first-round pick, a conditional 2028 second-round pick, blueliner Zach Whitecloud and college blueliner Abram Wiebe.
The Calgary Flames have a plan, and it does not include having a team that will be competing in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flames tried to do that last season and just missed out of making an appearance in the postseason as the No.
The Calgary Flames announced that they’ve recalled forward Martin Pospisil from the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers and reassigned Dryden Hunt in a corresponding roster move.
Sunday, Jan. 18 saw the Calgary Flames move on from home-drafted, long-time defender Rasmus Andersson in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights (who else)
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 prospect and Arizona State University forward Cullen Potter is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season with an upper-body injury, Grand Forks Herald college hockey writer Brad Elliott Schlossman reported Tuesday.
It has been a couple of days now since the Calgary Flames traded Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights. It was a deal that we had seen coming for months on end.
The Calgary Flames finally moved Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a first-round pick, a second-round pick (both picks have conditions), Zach Whitecloud, and the signing rights to prospect Abram Wiebe.
The Flames played another low-event match, this time against the New Jersey Devils, that went to overtime before the visitors were able to take the win, 2-1.
Zach Whitecloud had an eventful day on Sunday, being informed that he was being traded from the only National Hockey League franchise he’s ever been a part of.
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.
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.
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.