Three games into its season, the Vancouver Canucks have done what everyone expected. Mediocrity was the best most fans dared hope for, and that is precisely what the patchwork of rookies and vets has provided so far.
Calgary, on the other hand, is off to a decent 3-2-0 start, and received a shot in the arm with the recent acquisition of NHL elder statesman Jaromir Jagr. Unlike the Canucks, the Flames don’t have the rebuilding excuse to hide behind; they have something to prove. So far, they have mostly done that, led by Johnny Gaudreau and Mike Smith.