Lighting the Lamp with Rick Ackerman
What happened to tonight's visitors, the Calgary Flames?
The former Atlanta Flames (has it really been 35 years since they moved to Canada?) ended the 2014-15 NHL season with a flourish, capturing the last playoff slot in the Western Conference by finishing eighth with 45 wins and 97 points, two points ahead of the 2014 Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. The Flames had failed to qualify for post season play for five consecutive seasons before 2015. Led by rookie Johnny "Hockey" Gaudreau, sophomore center Sean Monahan and veteran winger Jiri Hudler, Calgary had the fourth best offense in the conference.