Back in the days of Julius Caesar, the Ides of March (mid March) became notorious for both the assassination of the Roman leader (spoiler alert) and more generally as a time for settling debts. In the hockey calendar, it’s usually when the playoff pretenders become made apparent. Well, the 2021 NHL season began months late, so the Ides of March have been nudged into early May, and the playoff hopes of the Calgary Flames have become abundantly clear.
Let’s dive into the mailbag.
We received a bunch of variations of a few questions, so we’ll summarize them a bit before diving into the more specific ones.