To say it has been an eventful calendar yr for the Calgary Flames would most likely be an understatement. The Area deal was formally lifted on New 12 months’s Day. The Battle of Alberta is again within the postseason. And the group has skilled probably the most dramatic off-seasons in membership historical past by way of key participant turnover.

Listed here are the 5 most learn tracks on FlamesNation up to now calendar yr.

On the finish of Flames’ boot camp, we took a take a look at the gamers who have been exempted, together with Juuso Valimaki, and the implications of these strikes by way of wage caps and extra.

We filed this proper after basic supervisor Brad Treliving spoke to the media that morning, and included his ideas on waiving Valimaki and Oliver Kylington’s absence (and doable wage cap penalties).

The Matthew Tkachuk saga is full with Tkachuk now in Florida (and Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar now in Flames). However in mid-July, after Johnny Gaudreau left by way of free company, our good friend Pat Steinberg got here up with a number of eventualities of what Tkachuk’s scenario could be like.

The strategy is straightforward in my eyes: Flames must set a strict inner deadline. If Tkachuk indicators a brand new deal earlier than this deadline, that is nice. But when not, Calgary would later begin exploring a commerce for Tkachuk. Whereas there’s at all times a possible draw back to buying and selling a participant of Tkachuk’s caliber, it is lower than letting him stroll for nothing.

Three days after Pat wrote in regards to the scenario, Tkachuk’s intention to go away Calgary grew to become recognized. Two days after that, he was a Panther. Within the low season, life strikes fairly quick.

In about three weeks of Tyler Toffoli’s tenure with the Flames, his offensive efficiency was considerably modest, and Mike Gould urged transferring him to a unique ahead line, the place he may maybe be positioned in additional advantageous positions offensively.

That is what occurred ultimately, partly as a result of Sean Monahan was shut down shortly after his final commerce on account of hip surgical procedure.

Halfway by way of coaching camp, head coach Darryl Sutter mentioned the standing of squad races throughout a media presence, noting that some gamers lately assigned to the Calgary Wranglers are outperforming a few of the officers nonetheless floating round.

(It was most likely supposed as a remark meant to kick the remainder of their gamers within the ass.)

Lastly, you may keep in mind In style former Flames winger James Neal. He was on a podcast in Columbus throughout coaching camp—he gave a strive with the Blue Jackets—and shockingly, he did not fairly just like the time he performed on line 4 in Calgary.