Flames Off-Season Success and Losses

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Well, if you’re anything like me, you walked away from hockey after the second round exit courtesy of a goal called back over an apparent ‘kicking motion’, and an egregious Johnny Gaudreau giveaway that sealed the loss. We didn’t know at the time it would be Gaudreau’s last game as a Flames. Everyone thought he’d take the money, North of 10 million, and with an extra eight year tacked on top.

But he didn’t.

There were rumors that Gaudreau wanted to play closer to home. Can’t fault the guy, but the simply walk away from the organization on Day 1 of free agency? That will leave a bad taste in the mouths of some fans.

When you lose an asset of Gaudreau’s calibre,…