Analysis of the Calgary Flames blueline’s year-over-year scoring pace – The Win Column

It has been a tough year offensively for the Calgary Flames blueline. Currently, the Flames rank 32nd in the NHL in goals per game and are among the worst in the entire league. As such, it’s been a down year across the board for most Flames players, with several players seeing a disappointing 82-game pace. Earlier this week we took a look at the front group. Now it’s time for defense.

The defenders

Here’s what the current 82-game paces look like for the Flames’ blueline, and how their totals compare to last season. Only players with at least 25 games played were considered. All figures come from hockeystats.com.

The climbers

First, we look at the players who are currently producing at a higher level than last season. Overall, there was one defenseman on the Flames blueline who performed better than last season. Oh and he’s not even on the team anymore.

That player is of course Rasmus Andersson. The 29-year-old is coming off one of the best seasons of his entire career in 2025-26, and was easily the team’s best defender before being traded in early February.

This after Andersson had one of the worst seasons of his career in 2024-2025. The veteran defenseman went from a 31-point pace last season to a 51-point pace this season, which represents a huge increase of 20 points. Needless to say, Andersson has done a great job of increasing his trade value this season and has helped the Flames get a better return for him.

The falcons

Now on to the descenders. In other words, everyone. Andersson was the only defenseman on the roster who was on pace for more points than last season, and with him gone, the Flames no longer have a single defenseman on pace for a better season than last year.

The most notable decliner is MacKenzie Weegar. In a year where he should have pushed for a spot on Team Canada, Weegar has suffered a dramatic decline. His points pace has dropped from 48 last season to just 29 this year. I don’t think anyone expected a 19-point drop for Weegar this season, and yet here we are.

His current pace of just 29 points would be the third-worst 82-game pace of his career, and his worst since coming to Calgary. It also represents his worst season in points since his 2018-19 season at Florida.

Last Weegar there are no clear highlights. None of Kevin Bahl, Joel Hanley or Brayden Pachal are offensive producers. While all three are on pace for fewer points than last year, their totals aren’t too different and are all on par with last season.

A blueline without talent

Losing Andersson and Weegar’s down year exposes a huge weakness in the Flames blueline. In a year where the Flames offense has been terrible, they are getting virtually no help from the blueline to fix the problem.

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