Ten months ago, the Calgary Flames were riding high. They finished atop the Western Conference standings and were prominent throughout awards balloting. This season, they probably won’t be as high profile.
With award balloting underway, let’s handicap the Flames’ chances.
Vezina Trophy (Top Goaltender)
David Rittich was Calgary’s busier goalie. Of goalies with 20+ games played, he was 36th in save percentage and 40th in goals against average. He won’t get votes. Cam Talbot was the less busy goalie (which hurts his chances) and his box-cars were 13th and 19th, respectively. He, too, won’t get votes.