{
  "id": 481871,
  "title": "How to manage the the Flames’ crowded blue line",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/how-to-manage-the-the-flames-crowded-blue-line",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T16:08:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
    "slug": "calgary-herald",
    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/how-to-manage-the-the-flames-crowded-blue-line"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "So far this summer, GM Craig Conroy has added three noteworthy bodies to the Flames’ defensive depth chart in Carson Carels, Simon Nemec, and Jacob Middleton. While Olli Maatta was dealt away as part of the Coleman (which also included Middleton), the club is nevertheless facing an excessive surplus of blueliners. The aforementioned players join […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}