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Comic-book illustration of a goaltender in red, gold and white gear numbered 32, leaping in mid-air with his stick out, lit by an ember glow, in front of a cheering crowd behind the glass and an empty net.

Oct 9, 2026 Roster ReportFlames

Year One of the Money: Dustin Wolf, After the Season That Went Wrong

Dustin Wolf's seven-year, $52.5 million deal starts this season. Last season is why the first month matters, and why it isn't all on him.

Taylor Brooks

Oct 6, 2026 Roster ReportFlames

Morgan Frost Was the Other Guy in the Trade. He Led Calgary in Goals.

Philadelphia moved a centre it had stopped waiting on. Calgary played him down the middle, watched him win faceoffs, and then signed him themselves.

Taylor Brooks

Sep 8, 2026 Roster ReportFlames

Joel Farabee Was Philadelphia's Cap Problem. In Calgary He Scored 20.

The Flyers moved a contract their previous general manager signed. Calgary absorbed it and got a 20-goal penalty killer who never missed a night.

Taylor Brooks

Hand-inked comic illustration of Mikael Backlund from the waist up, head thrown back and roaring, in a white helmet and a white sweater with red shoulders and a red No. 11, gripping his stick in a red glove, his outline catching a hot ember light, sparks drifting in front of a dark, packed arena rising in tiers behind the glass.

Aug 18, 2026 Roster ReportFlames

Mikael Backlund: The Last Flame From 2022, Chasing One More Record

Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Lindholm, Markstrom: every other player from Calgary's 2022 playoff team is gone. Backlund is still here, and his new contract sets up a run at Jarome Iginla's franchise games-played record.

Taylor Brooks

Hand-inked comic illustration of Šimon Nemec in a red Flames sweater numbered 71, down on one knee at the boards, one fist pumped and his stick raised, shouting, his outline catching a hot ember light with sparks drifting across a darkened rink.

Jul 21, 2026 Roster ReportFlames

Just Keep Skating: Slovakia, Utica, Jersey Now Calgary

Calgary handed the Devils two first-round picks and a prospect, then handed Šimon Nemec a $36.25 million cheque. The 22-year-old found out while standing over a stove in Slovakia.

Taylor Brooks

Matt Coronato in a Calgary Wranglers jersey at the 2024 AHL All-Star skills competition in San Jose.

Jul 8, 2026 Roster ReportFlames

He Grew Up an Islanders Fan Who Wanted to Be a Defenceman: 8 Things About Matt Coronato

Long Island kid, Harvard sniper, $45.5 million Flame. Eight things worth knowing about Matt Coronato, including the plus-minus that lied about his whole season.

Taylor Brooks

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