Where to even begin? The Flames were the #1 seed in the Western Conference and they fell to the 8th seed Colorado Avalanche in 5 games during the first round of the NHL Playoffs. Disappointing, sure. Unacceptable? Yup. Failure? You betcha.
That all may seem harsh but when the team with second best record in the league bows out to an eight seed that played 10x better than Calgary, it should be deemed as a failure. The Flames showed zero push back when they were challenged and their best players were an absolute disaster when it mattered most.