FlamesNation mailbag: All-Star edition part 1 – asking the big questions

Through the first 50 games of the season, it’s safe to say that Calgary Flames fans have a certain amount of unease regarding the club’s performance thus far.

Since we got so dang many good questions this week, we’re breaking the mailbag in half over two days. Here in part one, we tackle the big questions.

Why are Flames? Well, they were named the Flames when they arrived from Atlanta – they were named the Flames originally because of a Civil War era fire that General Sherman lit that burnt down much of Atlanta. Calgary also had a famous Great Fire – it’s why all our downtown buildings are (a) a certain age and (b) made of sandstone – and so nobody had strong objections to retaining the name…