Maple Leafs Easton Cowan: It’s Not the Size of the Dog

Easton Cowan was the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first-round selection (28th overall) from the Ontario Hockey League's (OHL) London Knights in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. One of the first things that strikes you about Cowan is his youth and his size. He turned 18 years old ...

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Calgary Flames’ Hot Streaks to Watch This Season

In every hockey season and every hockey career, there are both ups and downs. No matter how good you are or how long you play, that is just the nature of the sport. Sometimes these ups and downs can be team specific rather than just confine...

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Predicting Stat Lines for the Flames’ Top Stars

Assuming the Calgary Flames keep their roster intact to begin the 2023-24 season, the message from the new coaching staff will be to completely forget about what happened this past year. Despite their struggles in 2022-23, this team re...

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3 Flames Who Can Bounce Back in 2023-24

Going into next season, the Calgary Flames are hoping to rebound from what was a down year in 2022-23. In order to do so, several key players will need to have bounce-back years. At forward, Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau will look to meaningfully ...

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Flames’ 5 Worst Contracts for the 2023-24 Season

The Calgary Flames are in a very interesting spot as an organization right now, as their roster is currently one that is capable of making the playoffs but could soon become a bottom-feeder. This is due to the fact that there are a number ...

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Flames: 5 Things to Be Excited About for 2023-24

There is still much uncertainty surrounding the Calgary Flames as we slowly get closer to the 2023-24 season. Last season did not go as many envisioned or hoped for from a Flames perspective, but it is a new season. With some new faces, this solid...

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Flames’ Huberdeau & Kadri Must Bounce Back

Calgary Flames general manager (GM) Craig Conroy must feel like he is operating on the wings of a dilemma and the horns of a quandary trying to deal with the roster mess left him by his predecessor. He has two massive and long-term contracts held by players who failed to meet e...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Barbashev, Kadri, Durzi & Keefe

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at why the Maple Leafs probably won't go after Ivan Barbashev as a free-agent signing. Second, I’ll look at a similar case in Nazem Kadri and...

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Avalanche Use Draft as Time to Trade

The NHL Entry Draft is set for June 28, and there’s the usual overabundance of attention being paid to who will go where, sleeper picks, and which teams got the best new prospects to add to their stable. However, getting fresh blood infused into the organization isn’t the only ...

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Treliving’s Mistakes in Calgary Will Help Him in Toronto

I don’t know about THW readers, but when I was young, one of my favourite children’s stories was "The Three Little Pigs." In this story, the first two pigs make mistakes by building flimsy houses of straw and sticks. True to his word,...

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Flames’ Stars Did Not Shine in 2022-23

This offseason, the Calgary Flames will prepare to bounce back from a disappointing 2022-23 campaign where they missed the playoffs despite having high expectations going into the year. The weakest part of this year's Flames was their highest-paid players, of whom the most wa...

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3 Reasons the Flames Will Bounce Back in 2023-24

The Calgary Flames were never supposed to be in this position. While the Stanley Cup Playoffs were just getting underway on Monday night, Flames players had already had their exit meetings days prior and had already begun their offseason. It is a situat...

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Battle of Maple Leafs Pests: Michael Bunting vs. Nazem Kadri

The Toronto Maple Leafs have had their fair share of players known for getting under the skin of their opponents. However, after Michael Bunting’s suspension from an incident that happened in Game 1, two players immediately come to mind. 

One, of course, is Buntin...

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Nazem Kadri Laughs Off Negative Michael Bunting Comparisons

Nothing is official, but it certainly feels like a case of Deja vu and that another forward who teeters on the edge with their style of hockey might be on his way out of Toronto.

After learning that Michael Bunting has been suspended for three games for hi...

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Maple Leafs Reliving Familiar Situation With Bunting Match Penalty

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting has been known for being an agitator and a player who can get under the opponent’s skin. 

In the second half of this season, we started to see a trend with Bunting as he was starting to ...

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3 Takeaways From Flames’ Shootout Loss to Predators

They fought hard, but it wasn’t meant to be on Monday night, as the Calgary Flames fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Nashville Predators. Twice they were able to erase deficits in order to send this game to extra time, but struggled to solve Juuse Saro...

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Flames News & Rumors: Sutter, Coronato, Stecher & More

In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff explained what made Darryl Sutter downplay Jakob Pelletier’s NHL debut earlier in the season. In other news, Matthew Coronato recently signed his ent...

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Jets, Canucks, Flames

In today's NHL rumors rundown, the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets might be off-season trade partners. Meanwhile, is there anything to the chatter that the Calgary Flames might look at trading Nazem Kadri in the summer? Finally, which colleg...

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NHL Rumors: Capitals, Flames, Sabres

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Evgeny Kuznetsov is looking to be traded by the Washington Capitals. The Calgary Flames are trying to sign one of their college prospects and Nazem Kadri talks about the rumored heat between himself and coach Darryl Sutter....

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The Ugly: Listing Flames’ Worst Signings Since 2020

As with most teams, the Calgary Flames put together a good chunk of their roster through free-agent signings (both restricted and unrestricted). While some of these have worked out better than others, general manager (GM) Brad Treliving has done a relatively good job of putting togeth...

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