Eric Francis

For sports collectible junkies like me, this is always a good one: https://t.co/2xZcExsXbp

RT @KatieEngleson: Sam Bennett on Anthony Stolarz- “I heard that he went to the hospital last night, and he’s a good friend of mine. I reac…

As per my piece today, Flames don’t win draft lottery, which means they get the 16th overall pick, which they send to Montreal as part of the Monahan trade. Calgary gets the 18th pick overall as part of the Markstrom trade, and they have Florida’s late first rounder (position to

Eric Francis @EricFrancis

Flames notebook: Wolf, drafting centres and what’s on the line for Calgary in tonight’s draft lottery: https://t.co/gl5TUcOfzy?

As expected, Wolf, Hutson and Celebrini are Calder finalists. Hutson the prohibitive favourite to win, but a compelling argument can be made for Wolf as well, dominating at the game’s toughest position as a 23-year-old.

NHL @NHL

TOP ROOKIES! 👏 Macklin Celebrini, Lane Hutson & Dustin Wolf are your Calder Trophy finalists — awarded to the NHL’s most outstanding first-year player. #NHLAwards Find out where the next wave of young talent might be going during tonight's #NHLDraft Lottery which is about to https://t.co/k14qihgZRx

Flames notebook: Wolf, drafting centres and what’s on the line for Calgary in tonight’s draft lottery: https://t.co/gl5TUcOfzy?

“I want to be a guy that helps this team win for a long time. I love what the team is doing. I love all my teammates and the staff too, and I think the future is bright in Calgary, and I’m excited to see what they keep doing.” - Matt Coronato, whose 7-year deal makes him a Flames

Sportsnet @Sportsnet

"At 22, it’s only going to get better from here." After his breakout season, the Calgary Flames are putting their faith in Matt Coronato, with the expectation he remains a pillar for years to come. @EricFrancis has the story. https://t.co/fDrmLCSOaQ

Rantanen with the hat-trick and 11 points in his last three games to eliminate the team that unceremoniously sent him packing earlier in the year. As far as playoff storylines go, they don’t get much better than that. Man, I love the playoffs.

RT @Sportsnet: "At 22, it’s only going to get better from here." After his breakout season, the Calgary Flames are putting their faith in…

"Ya, I think maybe I should." - Matt Coronato, when asked if he'd pay for tonight's dinner with his family in celebration of his seven-year, $45.5 million contract he signed today with the Flames.

"I played a lot with (Mike) Cammalleri – I see him like that. I don’t want to limit him, but I do think at 22 it’s only going to get better from here." - Craig Conroy, comparing the former 39-goal scorer to Matt Coronato, who signed a 7-year extension with the Flames today for

Flames wrap up one of the organization’s young pillars with a tidy piece of business.

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC

Flames have signed Matt Coronato to a seven year extension at a $6.5M AAV Big day for team and player

RT @walsha: So rare for an NHL player to say this publicly and we need more of it. Brandon Hagel was the victim of a headshot that left hi…

This week’s EF Hour:

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🔥 Has Rasmus Andersson played his last game with the #Flames? @EricFrancis was leaning towards yes when he joined @Fan960Steinberg for the Eric Francis hour of Flames Talk! Check it out! ⤵

RT @RyanNPike: With New Jersey failing to advance to the conference final round, their first-rounder - owed to Calgary - will be 18th overa…

RT @SNstats: Maple Leafs in potential series clinchers since 2018 Record 1-12 Goals 23 Goals Against 48 PP 1-for-31 (3.2%) Shutout Lo…

RT @SportsnetSpec: Perry has been worming his way into games - and the copy of us hockey writers - for 20 years. Fans hate him - which is,…

RT @Fan960Steinberg: Matt Coronato will no longer be going to the World Championship next month. It comes after an MRI conducted last week…