.Fan960Wills gives his take on who will start in net for the Flames in Game 1 against the Avalanche.
By many measures, the 2018-19 regular season was the second-best in the 46-season history of the Flames franchise in Atlanta and Calgary.
The Flames also finished second overall, , which means they’ll have home-ice advantage in all four rounds of the playoffs unless they face the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Lightning in a rematch of the 2004 Stanley Cup Final. – Matthew Tkachuk: Established new career-highs for goals , assists and points . Notes: Has increased goal totals from 13 to 24 to 34 and point totals from 48 to 49 to 77 in first three NHL seasons, respectively.
Even though the NHL is a young man’s league more now than probably ever before, in my opinion, an old man, at least by hockey standards, is the best man for the Norris Trophy this season.
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