Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (40-21)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (80-61)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (100-81)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Elias Lindholm Signs Extension With New Team

The Calgary Flames reached a deal with the newly-acquired Elias Lindholm for a six-year contract worth $29.1 million. Lindholm’s new cap hit is just under $5 million, a significant raise from his last contract at $2.7 million AAV. Calgary is putting a lot of stock into his potential; the 23-year-old Swede has yet to really […]

Flames Acquire Noah Hanifin, Elias Lindholm

The Calgary Flames have acquired defenseman Noah Hanifin and forward Elias Lindholm from Carolina in exchange for defenseman Dougie Hamilton, Michael Ferland and prospect Adam Fox. With the trade, the Flames get two very talented, young players who are restricted free agents that will surely demand a raise this summer. Hanifin, a 2018 All-Star, posted a […]

Spencer Foo Scores First Career Goal

Calgary Flames right wing Spencer Foo managed to get his first career goal in his third game on Thursday in a 2-1 loss to Winnipeg. Foo joined the team last summer following an outstanding year at Union College, which he finished with 26 goals and 62 points in 38 games. He has slotted into the […]

Jon Gillies Remains In Goal For Flames Thursday Night

Calgary Flames goaltender Jon Gillies will be making a second consecutive start for the team on Thursday at Winnipeg. The 24-year-old rookie allowed four goals and finished with 17 saves in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Arizona. He's now lost five straight starts with his record for the season dropping to 2-4-1. Gillies has allowed 3.21 […]

Jon Gillies Starting For Flames Versus Arizona

Calgary Flames goaltender Jon Gillies will get a new chance to impress on Tuesday, as he'll be starting the game against Arizona. The young netminder has had it tough this season, losing four starts in a row and allowing nine goals in the last two outings. Gillies finished last Thursday's 5-1 loss to Columbus with […]

Mikael Backlund Leads Calgary Back To Winning Ways

Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund was the star offensively in this season's final Battle of Alberta on Saturday night, finishing a 3-2 win with two points, including the game-winning goal. He had been awfully quiet for a while, coming into the game on an 11-game pointless streak. The team has been struggling as well, losing […]

Jon Gillies Starts For Flames On Thursday

Calgary Flames goaltender Jon Gillies is set to make his seventh career start on Thursday as the team hosts Columbus. Gillies hasn't played since allowing four goals in a 4-3 overtime loss in Pittsburgh on March 5. He owns a 2-2-1 record this season in five starts, allowing 2.78 goals per game with a .904 […]

Mike Smith Back Between The Pipes For Flames

Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Smith, who sat out the team's 5-1 loss to San Jose on Saturday, will be back between the pipes for Monday's tilt with the Kings. Things have been really ugly for the team and Smith lately, as he's lost four starts in a row and the Flames have won just once […]

Johnny Gaudreau Won't Play On Monday

Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau (personal) won't play on Monday night against the Kings, as he's flown home to deal with a family matter. The Flames will be really short-handed for the game, as Sean Monahan (upper body) is done for the season and Matthew Tkachuk (upper body) is still missing as well. The […]

Sean Monahan Shutdown for Rest of Season

Calgary Flames center Sean Monahan is being shut down for the rest of the 2017/18 NHL season. Reports are indicating that Monahan has been dealing with two substantial injuries that have required injections in two separate places. With Calgary looking desperately outside of the playoff bubble, it makes full sense as to why the top […]

Mike Smith Plays Poorly In Flames Loss

Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Smith exited Wednesday's 4-0 loss to the Ducks with a .727 save percentage after allowing three goals on 11 shots through the first two periods of play. This was a winnable game for the desperate Flames, as the Ducks managed just 16 shots on goal in 60 minutes, but Smith gave […]

Mike Smith Faces The Dangerous Ducks On Wednesday

Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Smith will make his 53rd start of the season on Wednesday in a home game against the Anaheim Ducks. Smith has struggled since returning from a lower-body injury, losing four of five starts while allowing 3.40 goals per game with an .872 save percentage, and it won't get easier either, as […]

Dougie Hamilton Grabs Goal-Scoring Lead Among Defensemen

Calgary Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton netted his 16th goal of the campaign in Monday's 5-2 loss to Arizona, which makes him the highest scoring blue liner in the league, with P.K. Subban, Alex Pietrangelo and Aaron Ekblad behind him on 15 goals. Hamilton also recorded an assist on Sean Monahan's 31st goal of the year. […]

T.J. Brodie Unlikely To Play On Monday

Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie will likely miss Monday's game against the Coyotes after leaving Sunday's matchup at Vegas with an upper-body injury. The Flames have summoned Rasmus Andersson from the AHL as a replacement. The 21-year-old Swedish blue liner is set to skate in his third NHL game. He's an offensive-minded defenseman, so he'll […]

Mike Smith Takes On Coyotes Monday Night

Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Smith is the starter for Monday's tilt with Arizona, which will be his first game at the Gila River Arena as a visitor. He missed the Flames 5-2 win there on Feb. 22 with a lower-body injury. Smith came back strong from a month-long absence, getting a shutout in his second […]

Kris Versteeg Will Make His First Appearance Since November

Calgary Flames forward Kris Versteeg (hip) will make his long-awaited return on Friday against San Jose, slotting into the third line alongside Mark Jankowski and Garnet Hathaway. With Matthew Tkachuk (upper body) still missing, Versteeg is also expected to play on the second power-play unit. He didn't do much at the start of the season […]

Mike Smith Starts For Flames Versus Sharks

Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith will guard the cage on Friday against the San Jose Sharks, looking for his second win in three games following a month-long injury break. Smith picked up his first win on Tuesday, stopping 28 pucks to shut out the Oilers in a 1-0 win. He now has three shutouts in […]

Mike Smith Neutralizes Oilers In Battle Of Alberta

Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith became the sixth different netminder to record a shutout for the team against their bitter rivals Edmonton, as he made 28 saves in a 1-0 win on Tuesday. It's his third shutout of the season and first since November, and it was a really impressive outing, as the Oilers came […]

Mike Smith Set For Second Game Following Return From Injury

Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith starts on Tuesday against Edmonton in what is his second outing following a month-long injury break. Smith returned on Sunday against the Islanders and had a dreadful start, giving up a couple of early goals, but he got better as the game went on and the team will certainly be […]

Matthew Tkachuk Misses Battle Of Alberta

Calgary Flames left wing Matthew Tkachuk (upper body) won't play on Tuesday against Edmonton in this season's fourth Battle of Alberta after getting hurt late in Sunday's loss to the Islanders. He's listed as day-to-day with an upper body injury. Deadline addition Chris Stewart, who has yet to play this month, will take Tkachuk's place […]

Calgary Gets Rolled Over By The Islanders

On Sunday night, the Calgary Flames lost an important game to the Islanders on home ice. Calgary did not earn what would have been important points in a close playoff race. Goalie Mike Smith returned from injury and had a very poor performance, letting in five goals. After the game, Smith said, "I thought early […]

Mike Smith Rusty On Return

Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith was back between the pipes on Sunday following a month-long absence and he didn't have a good comeback, allowing four goals in a 5-2 loss to the Islanders. Smith had just one save before it was 2-0 already to the Islanders, which pretty much summed up his night, though he […]

Mark Giordano Has Three Goals In Four Games

Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano scored his third goal in the last four games on Sunday against the Islanders to make it 13 goals for the season. The Flames captain now needs just two more goals to share the league's top goal-scoring honor among defensemen with teammate Dougie Hamilton and P.K. Subban. Giordano already has […]

Johnny Gaudreau Reaches New Career High

Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau reached a new career high in points on Sunday, ending a seven-game goal drought and picking up an assist in a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders. He now has 79 points for the season, one more than the previous personal best set in 2015-16. Johnny Hockey has […]

Mike Smith Set To Return on Sunday

Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith (lower body) is expected to be back in the crease on Sunday, as he was taken off the Injured Reserve. Smith is having a great debut season in Calgary, carrying a 23-16-6 record in 47 starts with a 2.53 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. The Flames face the […]

Sam Bennett Has Goals In Consecutive Outings

Calgary Flames forward Sam Bennett scored in a second consecutive game on Friday, opening the scoring in a 2-1 win over Ottawa. It's the first time this season Bennett has managed to score in back-to-back games, so you could say that he's playing his best hockey of the year right now. He's up to 11 […]

David Rittich Just Misses First Shutout Again

Calgary Flames goalie David Rittich must be wishing for more luck from the hockey gods at night, as he's narrowly missed his first career shutout in consecutive games. He let one past him with just 18 seconds to go in Wednesday's win over Buffalo and was scored on by a third-period penalty shot in Friday's […]