The 2021-22 season is finally underway and it started with a loss on opening night for a 12th consecutive year. While optimism always exists to begin a new season, it’s fair to say there’s a healthy amount of skepticism built up amongst Flames fans right now. That’s understandable, too, knowing how things went over 56 games last year.
With 81 games, or 98.8%, of the season remaining, there’s still ample time for Calgary to figure things out. For the Flames to get back to the postseason, though, they’ll need positive answers to most of the following four questions.