NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2017-18, where LastWordOnHockey.com gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Make sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for the standings in each division, and […] READ MORE
The Starting Six series comes to you to dive into the best player at each position all-time for every organization. The biggest and best at each position, with the most memorable moments in franchise history. Here is the Calgary Flames all-time lineup. Starting Six: Calgary Flames All-Time Lineup Since their move from Atlanta to Calgary […] READ MORE
With the NHL draft over and done with and the free agent period now upon us, it is a time of the year where teams are actively trying to improve their teams. Whether that be by trade or by signing that one free agent that could put them over the top. Grading The Flames Off-Season […] READ MORE
With the 2017 NHL Entry Draft approaching (June 23 – 24, 2017) it’s that time of year for teams to look at what they have in the organization, what they can improve on, areas of strengths and of concern. The Calgary Flames are one of several teams that – for the most part – are […] READ MORE
The definition of insanity is loosely put as doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results. Now I’m not saying what the Calgary Flames are doing is insane, but they do need to take a good long look at what they have (or don’t) and go from there. In many ways the […] READ MORE
You know the how saying goes. Third times the charm right? Well in the case of the Calgary Flames, they may want to re-evaluate that saying. On Wednesday night Calgary fell 3-1 to the Anaheim Ducks in game four of their first round series, giving the Ducks the four game sweep and series victory. It’s […] READ MORE
For the first time since 2014-2015 the Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames will play each other in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This is the third all-time meeting between the two clubs and just the second in the first round. The Ducks have won the previous two series between the two clubs, the last being in […] READ MORE
The 2016-17 NHL season is coming to a close and what better way to cap off the year by taking a look at the front runners for the NHL Award winners? The Awards ceremony, held in Las Vegas, does not take place until after the Stanley Cup has been hoisted, but there is no harm […] READ MORE
A lot has been made over the last few years of the Calgary Flames drafting. It seemed for awhile they were just drafting skilled forwards inlcuding Johnny Gaudreau (2011), Sean Monahan (2013), Sam Bennett (2014), and Matthew Tkachuk (2016). These four players give Calgary a young and skilled core. The best part of this for […] READ MORE
“We were pathetic.” “It was a pathetic display. No bite back, no kick back. Our top guys didn’t do anything. We needed someone to step up.” Calgary Flames head coach Glen Gulutzan said these words after his team was dismantled 5-1 by the Montreal Canadiens. That latest loss coming hot off the heals of a […] READ MORE
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