The Calgary Flames’ season has concluded. But the Calgary Wranglers, their top minor league affiliate, have two more games on the docket. As the Saddledome
The Calgary Flames announced Thursday that goaltender Dan Vladar will have season-ending hip surgery next week. With Vladar getting the surgery done early, the Flames are hopeful that this will give enough time for the recovery process to ensure he is 100% ready for the 2024-25 campaign.
Friends, the Calgary Flames made a big goaltending announcement on Thursday morning. The club announced that Dan Vladar will have season-ending hip surgery, Jacob Markstrom has been cleared to return to practice and play, and Dustin Wolf will remain with the club on an emergency recall basis.
The Flames will be without one of their goaltenders for the remainder of the season.
For the past two games, the Calgary Flames’ goaltending tandem has been backup Dan Vladar and rookie Dustin Wolf. On Friday’s edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast with Jeff Marek, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman pondered how much the Flames will be utilizing starting netminder Jacob Markstrom for the remainder of the season.
The Calgary Flames have three goaltenders under contract right now that they really like: veteran Jacob Markstrom, backup Dan Vladar, and up-and-comer Dustin Wolf.
Let’s start with a basic principle, friends: the Colorado Avalanche are a very good hockey team. If you look at the Avalanche and the Calgary Flames, on paper, you’d probably favour the Avalanche to win.
The Calgary Flames came out flat footed against one of the most high-octane attacks in the entire league and paid dearly for it. The Hurricanes were too much for the Flames and spent long stretches attacking in prolonged waves.
The Calgary Flames were hoping to shake off a bad outing in Florida when they headed to Raleigh to visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon. It didn’t turn out that way, as the Flames were pretty thoroughly out-played for the first 25-30 minutes and couldn’t put together a comeback in a 7-2 loss to Carolina.
The NHL’s trade deadline is less than two weeks away. The Calgary Flames are expected to be a central figure in the trade markets, given the club having a couple impressive pending unrestricted free agents.
The Flames came out swinging with a hot start that left the Oilers chasing all night long. There were scrums, scraps, and fisticuffs in what felt like the first revival of a hatred that disappeared when Matthew Tkachuk and Zach Kassian left their respective former teams.
The Calgary Flames made four roster moves on Friday morning in advance of practice. The club announced that they’ve activated goaltender Dan Vladar from the injury reserve list, recalled forward Dryden Hunt from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers, and assigned goaltender Dustin Wolf and forward Cole Schwindt to the Wranglers.
The Calgary Wranglers started a four-game homestand on Friday afternoon after being on the road for seven straight games. They hosted the San Diego Gulls for the first of two on back-to-back days.
The Anaheim Ducks will be without Mason McTavish tonight against the Edmonton Oilers, as the forward deals with an upper-body injury. McTavish, 21, didn’t miss any time prior to the NHL All-Star break, having played 17:25 in their final game against the San Jose Sharks before the break.
The Calgary Flames have announced that goaltender Dan Vladar has been placed on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury. According to Flames head coach Ryan Huska, Vladar, 26, was injured during the warmup before Thursday’s game against the New Jersey Devils.
Halfway through their road trip, the Calgary Flames have made a roster move. Goaltender Dan Vladar has been placed on the injury reserve list with what the team’s calling a “lower body injury,” and they’ve recalled Dustin Wolf from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers to join the team.
The NHL’s 2023-24 trade deadline is one month away, and the Calgary Flames remain a team that’s central in all the rumours, chatter, innuendo and hubbub regarding possible moves.
The Flames find themselves playing the waiting game with one of their goaltenders as trade talks surrounding Daniel Vladar have hit a roadblock. There have been rumors of interest from other teams, specifically Tampa Bay, but no deal has yet been completed.
Rumors of the Tampa Bay Lightning seeking a replacement for the sidelined Andrei Vasilevskiy have sparked discussions about Flames’ goaltender Daniel Vladar potentially donning the Lightning jersey.
The Calgary Flames have one of the NHL's top goaltending prospects in Dustin Wolf. Their problem is that they already have two entrenched veterans at the top level, leaving Wolf likely to open the 2023-24 season in the AHL barring a trade higher on the depth chart.
If you’ve listened or watched Barn Burner over the past little while, you’ve probably heard the boys discuss the plight of Dustin Wolf. The reigning most valuable player in the American Hockey League, the 22-year-old netminder is the third man in the netminding pecking order for the Flames.
In recent days, there have been several reports that key veterans are looking to leave the Flames. But those players might not be the only ones on the move.
On Monday’s edition of "Daily Faceoff Live," president Frank Seravalli and former NHL goalie, now analyst Mike McKenna discuss the Calgary Flames’ goaltending woes and how they can bounce back into a playoff position.
The team hasn’t played a game since Dec. 11 and is not scheduled to take the ice again until Dec. 27 against the Edmonton Oilers.
Vladar posted the AHL’s best goals-against average, 1.79, and save percentage, .936, in 25 appearances this past season, going 14-7-1 in the process.
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