Beyond the Boxscore: Flames give fans one hell of a show despite playoff dreams coming to an end
The playoff hopes may have been crushed on the out of town scoreboard, but the Calgary Flames did not let that stop them from earning a 5-4 shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Disappointed Flames come up short in bid for playoffs
Despite coming from behind to win yet again on Tuesday night, the red-hot Calgary Flames have been eliminated from playoff contention.
Calgary's thrilling 5-4 shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights was not good enough as their fate was sealed earlier in the evening when both the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues won to lock down the two wild-card playoff berths in the Western Conference.
Calgary Flames Need More Offence From Former First-Round Picks
In a bold move aimed at bolstering the Flames offence, Calgary acquired forwards Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost from the Philadelphia Flyers on January 30, 2025. The trade, which sent Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a 2025 second-round pick, and a 2028 seventh-round pick to Philadelphia, was orchestrated with the expectation that Farabee and Frost would inject much-needed scoring prowess and playmaking abilities into Calgary’s roster.
Flames set to inject youth into season finale with Parekh, Morton, Brzustewicz and Suniev expected to debut
With this season’s goal now out of reach, the Calgary Flames are looking toward the future.
Flames fans should get a good look at as many as four first-timers who may make their NHL debuts on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena in California.
Calgary Flames already looking ahead to next season: ‘I want the high expectations’
“You know, I’m sure everybody was saying it’s sad and disappointing and whatnot,” Weegar said. “But for me, what a hell of a fight.
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“It just says a lot about the culture and the identity here. I think, for next year, it kind of sets us up to have higher standards and higher expectations now, you know? When expectations were low, we proved people wrong.
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