In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, an expansion between the Flames and Rasmus Andersson may not yet be excluded. In other news, Devin Cooley seems to be the battle to lose the backup position in favor of Ivan Prosevtov. In the meantime, Rory Kerins continues to make a positive impression in the training camp. Last but not least, Flames Prospect Jacob Battaglia was appointed captain of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
Andersson can sign extension
Although a trade with Rasmus Andersson remains the most likely scenario, an extension with the flames is not excluded. The 28-year-old wants to cash in what the biggest contract of his career will be, but, based on his own account, that deal would like to sign in Calgary.
“I will never close doors in Calgary,” Andersson said in an interview with Sports networks Eric Francis. “It will always be open.”
Andersson starts the last season of a six-year contract that bears a team-friendly cap hit of $ 4.55 million. Despite a 2024-25 campaign, he is a top-four defender of every day in every team in the NHL, and he is also a legal shot, who always appreciate general managers.
If a transaction takes place, this can come closer to the Handelsdeadline of 2026 as soon as other teams in the NHL become more desperate to add. If he is traded, it is expected that the flames are future pieces, whether they are outlook or picks, will countries to help with their retooling efforts. That said, if they are unable to find a return that they like, they can very well sign the 536 game veteran.
Cooley loses back -up fight
Although it is not suitable for a regular seasonal action with the Flames, Devin Cooley is quite popular in Calgary. His somewhat unusual and very cheerful interviews have been good at the fan base and led him to root a lot for him to win the back -uprol Free agent signing Ivan Prosvetov.
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Until now, the results have not been good for Cooley, who has allowed seven goals on 58 shots through two preseason, both of which were losing. Prospetov, on the other hand, has allowed five goals on an identical 58 shots through his two starts in which he went 1-1-0.
While Cooley may get a final shot to see what he can do, his struggles in the American Hockey League (AHL) appear to be in the second half of the 2024-25 season, combined with his average game for the best preseason so far, freeing the road for Prosvetov to earn a place behind Dustin Wolf.
Kerins make a big impression
After a strong season 2024-25 in the AHL with the Calgary Wranglers, Rory Kerins focused his sights on the cracking of the Flames schedule for 2025-26. Although he was not projected by most to achieve that performance, his game has been waving the spirit of many in the preseason so far.
Kerins, who had four assists in a five game with the Flames last season, was able to pick up an assist on Saturday evening at a 4-2 loss for the Winnipeg Jets. That implementation came not long after Kerins scored a goal and an assist in a victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. After Saturday’s outing, head coach Ryan Huska had a lot of praise for the line of Kerins, who also consisted of Sam Honzek and Adam Klapka.
“I thought they were our best line tonight,” Huska told reporters. “Every time they were on the ice, I thought they actually pushed back and controlled the majority of the game when they were there. Rory keeps doing a good job, just like his linemates.”
Battaglia called Frontenacs Captain
Only a few days after he was again assigned to the OHL, it was announced that the Kingston Frontenacs nAmed Jacob Battaglia as their captain For the 2025-26 season. The 19-year-old, which was selected in the second round of the 2024 design, registered 40 goals and 90 points in 68 games with the Frontenacs in 2024-25.
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Battaglia quickly forms one of the better prospects in the Flames system, and the latter announcement of the Frontenacs shows that he also has a number of great leadership qualities on top of his great offensive skills. He wants to keep stacking the points in what is expected to be his last season in the OHL.
Looking ahead to the flames
The Flames still have three exhibition matches on their schedule, the first on Monday evening against De Kraken. They will then return to Calgary for matches on Wednesday and Friday evening against the Vancouver Canucks and Jets, before they open their season on 8 October in a road tilt versus the Edmonton Oilers.
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