It’s going to be an unusual season.
With the all-new North Division, the Calgary Flames will be facing off exclusively against their fellow Canadian brethren. There will be no All-Star Game. All 31 teams will be playing a compressed 56-game schedule.
That said, if the Flames lose their season-opening game tonight against the Winnipeg Jets, something in the universe will have stayed constant. Something could remain the same.
The Flames are currently enduring an unfortunate stretch of futility. It’s a streak that you might not have even realized exists. But it’s been going… and going… and going… for over 10 years.