Flames Daily: Two Flames Activated Off of IR, Divisional Rival Makes Blockbuster Trade

Starting out the new year to the tune of a perfectly .500, 2-2-0 road trip, you have to wonder what the rest of January entails for the Calgary Flames. Whether it was October’s miserable 2-6-1 start, November’s strange habit for comebacks, the team going meta with that comeback concept in December by starting 1-4-2 in the first half of the month and then 4-2-0 in the second half, what is the rest of this month going to be like? 

It’s possible that the pattern of winning two and then losing two continues for a bit. If that’s the case, the organization is in for a wild ride. A collective meltdown from the fanbase following an intermission interview with President of Hockey Ops, Don Maloney, on Sunday, may have been a blip on the radar or may have been a precursor for what life may be like in Calgary heading towards a March 8, 2024, NHL Trade Deadline.  

As we all know, what have you done for me lately? It is a bit of an understatement regarding professional hockey in Alberta.  

Flames News 

2019 26th overall pick Jakob Pelletier is ready to return to action. Step one is an assignment to the AHL Wranglers.  

A statistical rundown of the Flames recent four-game road trip.  

Senators winger Matteau Joseph returns to the lineup against the Flames tonight. 

Flames center Kevin Rooney is also returning to on-ice action – if he clears waivers first.   

Around the NHL 

A blockbuster went down last night between Flames divisional rival Anaheim and the Philidelphia Flyers. Philly GM Daniel Briere shed some light on why the move was necessary. 

Montreal turned down a similar offer for Cutter Gauthier at last year’s draft. The ask? The 2023 5th overall pick that turned into David Reinbacher.

Brad Marchand thinks that Connor Bedard shouldn’t be compared to Sidney Crosby.