Flames Lose Opener, Sign Castagna

0:00It's March 31st. This is Calgary Flames News today, powered by AI, your team, your update. The Calgary Flames kicked off their 6-game road trip with a rough 9-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. It snapped their 5-game winning streak. Brennan-Ouffman and Ryan Strong grabbed Calgary's only goals in the blowout. Colorado came out firing, lighting the land five times in the first period alone. Jack Jury opened it up two minutes 31 seconds in, and the Zinc Audrey ripped home a pair on the power play. The Flames clawed one back early in the second, when Ouffman jambid home off a fee from Johnny Beacher. Nathan McKinnon buried a power play tally late in the middle frame to make it 6-1, and the Avalanche poured on three more in the third. Strong answered with a slick goal at 12 minutes 53 seconds, his 7th of the year, but it wasn't enough to rally. Meanwhile, the Flames made some positive noise off the ice, signing Senator Jonathan Castagna to a three-year entry-level deal that kicks in for the 2026-27 season.

1:05The Cornell Proud of joined the squad in Denver right after his college year wrapped up. As Calgary licks its wounds from this lopsided opener, they'll look to bounce back quick on this long road swing and build on that fresh signing momentum.