After a season to remember, Calgary Flames grapple with playoff debacle Globe_Sports
Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau hangs his head near the end of the third period during NHL playoff action against the Colorado Avalanche in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Apirl 19, 2019.There were about five minutes left in Friday night’s game when Mark Giordano realized the Calgary Flames season was over. They were on the wrong end of a lopsided score and the normally boisterous crowd at the Scotiabank Saddledome had fallen silent. Fans were stunned, but no more than the players.
The Maple Leafs are the only ones left standing. Western Canadians will have to abandon their common abhorrence for them and jump on the bandwagon. It is a leap too painful for some. The Flames were the second-best team in the NHL from October until the end of March. The only one better was the Tampa Bay Lightning. They were clobbered in four games by Columbus.
There is a common theme between those opponents. The Blue Jackets and Avalanche were the last two teams to get into the playoffs. Usually such teams are feasted upon in the first round by the highest seeds. This is not to suggest that he is not a good player, but perhaps one that needs more help. Once he was taken out of the picture, the Flames offence dried up.
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