And we're off.
Well, sort of. The Flames stumbled badly out of the gates in game 1, but managed to turn things around and look like an NHL team in the rematch. Phew. It will be interesting now to see how Calgary matches up against someone aside form the Canucks, particularly because I think Vancouver is probably not going to be a playoff squad this year.
It's still very early to be making any judgements, but there's a few issues that are already popping up. Today's mailbag talks about goalie trades, Sam Bennett, line combinations and developing defensemen.