The moves they made in the summer told the fan base they expect more than being a wildcard team this year. If you were to tell me at the end of last season the Flames would add Hamonic to the blueline while keeping everyone else including Stone, get elite goaltending all season, have Monahan/Gaudreau on pace for career seasons, have Tkachuk take a step, Ferland on pace for 30, Backlund/Tkachuk still very reliable, and we sign Jagr. My expectations would be top 5 team in the league
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