I’ve already examined this past season for the Oilers and Canucks, and today we tackle the season that was for the Calgary Flames.
I had made some basic predictions at the beginning of the season, and this follows up on those initial estimates, so let’s begin.
The Flames’ season began under some peculiar circumstances. The team was coming off a Cinderella season where they not only made the playoffs but won their opening round against the rival Canucks. Yet management was quick to suggest that this was not going to be an explicit expectation again this season but that they would instead continue their rebuilding efforts apace the initial timetable.