Puck Drop Preview: 2026-27 Calgary Flames
Last Word On Hockey's Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2026-27 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team's current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We'll also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we're previewing the …
The Calgary Flames are set to begin the 2026-27 season with a focus on rebuilding and developing their roster. The team is looking to the draft for potential top picks in the coming seasons, as they currently lack sufficient talent to contend for a Stanley Cup. Jonathan Huberdeau's production has suffered since joining the Flames, and Nazem Kadri was traded back to the Colorado Avalanche after a strong 2023-24 season.
The Flames have also had to deal with key players like Blake Coleman being traded away. Offensively, the team showed weakness, ranking last in goals-for-per-game and tied for fourth worst in goals-against-per-game. In the offseason, the Flames added two defensive prospects, Simon Nemec and Carson Carels, in hopes of building a stronger defense corps.
However, the lack of top-tier players and a struggling offensive lineup suggest the Flames will face a challenging season ahead.
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