Will the team live up to the hype? Watching some preseason previews many have the Flames making the conference finals, cup finals, and some have them winning it all. The Flames were the surprise team in the league last year and went from the bubble to contention. This year the expectation is this team remains elite and in many ways is better than last year.
The post Iginla flames have been guilty of getting too high on themselves I believe. We saw one good year followed by a let down for the most part through the entire Gio/Johnny era. I think with Sutter that risk is mitigated significantly as he won’t let them be unprepared.
While they have added 3 high end pieces and lost 2 it will take some time to get the group gelling. I do think Huberdeau has a chip on his shoulder after being traded, I think the guys that remain have a similar chip to prove they are a great team without Johnny and Chucky.
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