The summer is winding down, friends. The tournaments for the three remaining Olympic spots begin this coming weekend, as does the 2021-22 Champions League competition for European clubs. We’re weeks away from training camps opening.
Let’s dive into the mailbag, shall we?
Flames make the playoffs, playing Sutter brand hockey, finishing 2nd in the Pacific (Don’t @ me Oilers fans). What is the most favourable matchup for them, out of likely playoff teams, in round 1 and why?
— Westrons (@W3stron) August 23, 2021
If the Flames make the playoffs in 2021-22 – and it’s a possibility given the shallowness of the Pacific Division – they’ll need to play structured, disciplined, at times suffocating, Darryl Sutter hockey (TM).