FlamesNation · May 3, 2022
This year’s Flames will be judged by their playoff success
In 2018-19, the Calgary Flames had an amazing regular season. The Flames that season won 50 games and captured a Pacific Division crown in the regular season. It was legitimately one of the best regular seasons in franchise history.
That regular season was followed by an unceremonious first round exit at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche that was so swift and brutal, the Flames didn’t even bother holding a ceremony to raise their division title banner at the beginning of the next season. Their playoff exit was so traumatic that it served to taint the season that preceded it.