The Calgary Flames have made some very interesting moves in recent years, but perhaps the most intriguing of all was the one to acquire Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee in a deal with the Philadelphia Flyers that saw the team give up intriguing prospect Jakob Pelletier.
At the end of January 2024, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy pulled the trigger on a trade. Headed to the Philadelphia Flyers were pending free agent Andrei Kuzmenko, bubble forward Jakob Pelletier, a second-round pick and a seventh-round pick.
It’s been a relatively quiet summer in Calgary up front, as the Flames have been among the less active teams this offseason when it comes to movement within their forward group.
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Taking a glimpse at the Calgary Flames roster for the 2026-27 season, there isn’t much to be excited about. Sure, the likes of Zayne Parekh, Matvei Gridin, and Hunter Brzustewicz will all further along in their development, while Dustin Wolf and Matt Coronato are strong bounce-back candidates.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The 2026–27 NHL season is quickly approaching. Before it kicks off, let’s take advantage of the dog days of summer and start looking ahead at expectations for the Calgary Flames and their roster.
There is plenty to like about what the Calgary Flames are building. Just do not ask who is going to score.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be pushing for a playoff spot this season after a disastrous 2025-26 campaign, and while they tried to be aggressive and make some additions this summer, they still need to upgrade their bottom-six forward group before they can be taken seriously.
Entering the 2025-26 season, Joel Farabee’s position within the Calgary Flames organization was … well, tenuous. Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers
The San Jose Sharks have spent this offseason transforming themselves from a rebuilding project into a team with real designs on the playoffs. Darnell Nurse, Jacob Trouba, and Mason Marchment have all arrived in San Jose to reinforce the roster around a young core now anchored by a franchise-record contract for Macklin Celebrini.
Since becoming general manager of the Calgary Flames in the spring of 2023, Craig Conroy made it a priority to get younger and restock the prospect cupboards.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, it sounds like the Calgary Flames are entertaining trade interest in Morgan Frost as their roster teardown rolls on. Meanwhile, the Columbus Blue Jackets face a potentially tense arbitration battle with goaltender Jet Greaves.
The Calgary Flames continue to field trade calls on center Morgan Frost, according to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta. As the rebuilding club keeps listening on offers heading into the second half of the summer, it’s unclear whether the Flames will wait to finalize a trade at the deadline or prioritize an immediate deal.
Frank Seravalli: The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for another top-10 pick in tonight’s draft. Sources have said that the Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars had talked about the idea of flipping the No.
When identifying hidden gems in the past (2023, 2024, 2025), I focused on players that could step into a larger role with the Detroit Red Wings after flying under the radar a bit previously. This year will be no different.
Andy Strickland: Also heard yesterday that the Vegas Golden Knights denied the Los Angeles Kings permission to speak with fired coach Bruce Cassidy. As of Sunday night, don’t believe that the Toronto Maple Leafs had asked for permission to speak with him.
The Calgary Flames wanted standout centres in the 2025-26 season and found one in Morgan Frost. He showed growth in his game this year in both his face-off stats and point production capabilities and was an exciting player to watch down the stretch of a disappointing season.
Morgan Frost scored his first career overtime-winning goal to give the visiting Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames, who have won four of five games.
The Calgary Flames have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with restricted free agent forward Morgan Frost, according to multiple reports. Frost, 26, collected 14 goals and 37 points in 81 games split between the Flames and Philadelphia Flyers in the 2024-25 regular season.
Morgan Frost has struggled to find a suitable NHL home for his talents since he was taken with the 27th overall pick in 2017. Once a dynamic prospect playing for the Soo Greyhounds of the OHL, Frost hasn’t exactly exceeded expectations in his pro career.
Here is one move for each franchise that would help it either get back to playoff contention, move closer to playoff contention or at least help it achieve other objectives.
Morgan Frost has officially arrived in Calgary. The newly acquired forward scored his first goal as a Flame in their matchup against the Seattle Kraken, becoming the 403rd player in franchise history to find the back of the net.
The Flyers have found gold in the Tyson Foerster-Noah Cates–Bobby Brink line. Now, the Flyers may have found something in a new line. Since the January 11th game against the Anaheim Ducks, Morgan Frost has been centering a line with Owen Tippett and Travis Konecny.
Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella, who has had his fair share of clashes with Morgan Frost in the past, is giving the embattled center one more chance to prove himself, starting with a Saturday afternoon matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks.
It has been a long, turbulent road for Morgan Frost. Drafted seven years, four head coaches and two general managers ago by the Philadelphia Flyers, Frost
If someone were to tell you back in September that, with nine games to go, the Philadelphia Flyers would not only be in the playoff picture, but own the third spot in the Metropolitan Division, you wouldn’t believe them.
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