Yes its a day early, but its a new season, a new team, with a lot to talk about! Lets go Flames and bring the cup home to Calgary!
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FlamesNation Mailbag: Opening week excitement
The Calgary Flames begin their regular season on Thursday night, with a home date with the Colorado Avalanche! As we prepare for the onset of hockey excitement, we delve into the mailbag!
Calgary Flames seek to turn entertaining off-season into longer playoff run
No NHL team lost more and gained more than the Calgary Flames after their most successful season in years.
Newcomers Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri can bring offensive firepower and other intangibles to compensate for departed wingers Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk. Will they?
Masterful wheeling and dealing in the off-season does not guarantee a championship, Calgary’s general manager cautioned.
“This idea of winning in the summer is a load of crap I think,” Brad Treliving said to start training camp. “You try to win in the winter.”
Avalanche chance for repeat among top storylines in NHL this season
The Avalanche are built for sustained success too. It wouldn't be surprising if they repeat as champion. But they enter the season with some concerns.
Gabriel Landeskog has a lower-body injury that goes back to last season and the forward's timetable for a return is unknown.
They have a new No. 1 goalie in
Alexandar Georgiev, who replaced
Darcy Kuemper, and Colorado has to find a new No. 2 center and make up for the production lost with center
Nazem Kadri signing with the Calgary Flames.
NHL storylines to watch in 2022-23:
The new-look Flames
There's not a team in the NHL that had a busier offseason than the Calgary Flames. Just hours before free agency was set to open, Johnny Gaudreau informed the front office that he wasn't going to re-sign with the franchise. Then Matthew Tkachuk asked to be traded.
