Breaking down some fun Flames standings math
The Calgary Flames have five games left on their 2020-21 regular season schedule. Their playoff chances are, at best, a long-shot. Their draft lottery positioning is …
The Flames are hoping to keep the Heat in Stockton for 2021-22
The Stockton Heat have completed their 2020-21 American Hockey League schedule in a unique manner, playing all of their games north of the 49th parallel. If …
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Post-Game: Jets set for playoffs, Flames not
On Wednesday evening, the Winnipeg Jets came into Calgary needing a win over the Flames to punch their ticket to the post-season. The Flames needed a …
Quotable: the Flames lose to the Jets 4-0
The Calgary Flames came into Wednesday’s game needing a win to stay functionally afloat in the playoff race. The Winnipeg Jets came in needing a win. …
Jets 4, Flames 0: Blanked thanks to defensive blunders
There is nothing random in the fact that when describing odd-man rushes, hockey coaches and fans and announcers usually refer to them as “allowed.” That kind …
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Flames playoff elimination scenarios – May 6
Wednesday was the first day in the 2020-21 season where the Calgary Flames could become mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. Because …
FlamesNation’s salary cap and waivers tracker
The 2020-21 NHL season is going to be challenging for a lot of teams for salary cap and logistics reasons. In an effort to make the …
A snapshot of the Flames’ young defensemen
A lot of analysts, fans and onlookers had big expectations for the 2020-21 Calgary Flames, and one of the reasons was because of the team’s crop …
How should the Flames use Jacob Markstrom in their last five games?
The Calgary Flames have five games left on their schedule and their playoff hopes are more or less fantasy at this point. Thus, the club’s decision-making …
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Josh Leivo removed from COVID-19 protocol list
After 14 days, Calgary Flames forward Josh Leivo has been removed from the National Hockey League’s list of players unavailable due to the COVID-19 protocols as …