Ladies and gentleman, children of all ages, the 2015-16 National Hockey League season is almost upon us. Roughly 30 months ago, the Calgary Flames were adrift in a sea of uncertainty. The team had no direction. Then-general manager Jay Feaster pulled the ripcord on the long-overdue rebuild.
And here we are today, as the team has a well-defined culture, a sense of an upward trajectory and organizational momentum, and they're coming off a trip to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs - fueled in large part by a willingness to rely on young players to drive the team forward.