The Calgary Flames have made a lot of roster changes since the end of last season. But for a team with a lot of new pieces, they sure looked similar in Wednesday night’s opener against the Vancouver Canucks. A strong five-on-five performance was undone by a shoddy power play en route to a 5-2 loss to kick off the 2018-19 regular season.
The Rundown
The Flames had a lot of energy early on, but were sidelined by a flat early power play and a fight that resulted in them rolling with five defensemen for awhile.