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Did the Flames improve without Johnny Gaudreau?

CALGARY, AB - OCTOBER 28: Johnny Gaudreau #13 of the Calgary Flames in action against the Ottawa Senators during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on October 28, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)

It's an exciting night in the city of Calgary. Not only do we have the first major snowfall of the year to correspond with the first weekend of December, but Calgary Flames sniper Johnny Gaudreau is returning to the lineup just shy of three weeks after suffering a broken finger.

In Gaudreau's absence, a lot of attention has been paid to the fact that the Flames seem to have tidied up a lot of little things about their game.