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Flames mid-season report: Poor start leaves team scrambling

Instead of opening the season with the same swagger the Calgary Flames finished with last season, they sit 30th overall. What happened? Eric Francis breaks down the first half.

Parekh’s apology for 'robot' comments has Flames teammates moving forward

Flames suffer momentum-killing loss in spirited tilt with Predators

The Flames have done well to dig out of an early-season hole, only to have games like Saturday's set them back a few notches. Eric Francis has more on a momentum-killing loss to the Predators that featured a little bit of everything.

Rasmus Andersson thrilled to carry on family tradition at Olympics

Weegar handles Olympic heartbreak with resolve learned from his mom

How familiarity, belief led Devin Cooley to extension with Flames

Between a development system that helped him, a team that believed in him, and a goalie partner that cheered for him, Devin Cooley found plenty of reasons to stick around in Calgary. Eric Francis has the story after the goaltender's extension.

Flames’ renewed swagger fuels overtime win over Bruins

The Flames' swagger from late last season is back, and so is their world-class goaltending. The combination saw Calgary eke out an overtime win over the Bruins on Monday, positioning it just three points out of a playoff spot.

Lomberg fuels Flames' gritty response in physical win over Oilers

Takeaways: Flames overwhelmed by Oilers' stars, power play

As is so often the case in the modern-day Battle of Alberta, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl ran Calgary’s show from start to finish on Tuesday night.