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A look back at FlamesNation’s New York trip
It’s Sunday, and we’re sitting in John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York awaiting our flight back to Calgary following six days in the New York metropolitan area covering the Calgary Flames’ three road games.
We thought it would be fun to take a quick look back on the trip and give you a bit of a glimpse of how things went behind the scenes.
6 Things the Flames Need to Do to Make the Playoffs
Despite being on the outside looking in playoff-wise, the Flames are in a great position with two games in hand over the St. Louis Blues. They also hold the tiebreaker in regulation wins, meaning that as of now, they control their own destiny when it comes to making the playoffs. In order to do that, they will need to ensure they do these six things to the best of their ability.
Flames heading home with considerable momentum after another dramatic win
Asked for a post-game glimpse into his New York state of mind, Jonathan Huberdeau exhaled.
“That’s a hell of a road trip,” said the man about to board a charter flight home, where the lads can be proud of the franchise’s first three-game sweep through the tri-state area.
“A lot of emotion like that, you just want to sit back and have a nice beer now.”
The Jacob Markstrom trade might go down as Craig Conroy’s finest piece of work
The Calgary Flames did extremely well in acquiring Kevin Bahl and a first-round pick from the New Jersey Devils for Jacob Markstrom last year, but those two pieces are still secondary reasons why they won that particular trade.
Especially in a year where their own first-round draft choice could potentially end up with the Montreal Canadiens, the Flames needed to give themselves another bullet in 2025’s top 32. By the looks of it, that pick could end up in the late teens. But it’s not why they won the trade.
Flames prospect roundup: Playoff Primer edition
It’s post-season time for the Calgary Flames prospects.
This is the Mar. 17-23 edition of the Calgary Flames prospect roundup, where we look at how Calgary Flames prospects did this past week, specifically those at the junior and college levels.
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