It’s safe to say that the Calgary Flames haven’t had an ideal first half of the 2019-20 season. Through 40 games, the Flames sit precisely at the .500 mark – with 20 wins and 20 losses, five in extra time – and the circumstances surrounding the team have been a tad tumultuous.
Between a disappointing start, TJ Brodie’s scary on-ice collapse, a lengthy losing skid, and Bill Peters resigning amidst allegations of prior racist comments, the Flames have been embroiled in a lot of noise thus far. It’s worth noting, then, that under interim head coach Geoff Ward things have calmed down dramatically.