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Old 10-03-2018, 07:15 AM   #1
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Hello, hockey fans!!!!!

And so it begins - 82 games of regular-season Flames hockey! After a summer of change, the boys in red look to return to glory. Sit down, buckle up and hold on, because we're going on a ride!



lineups, courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com (subject to change)

FLAMES

Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Dube - Ryan - Neal
Bennett - Jankowski - Czarnik

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valimaki - Stone

Smith

CANUCKS

Baertschi - Horvat - Boeser
Goldobin - Pettersson - Eriksson
Motte - Sutter - Virtanen
Schaller - Beagle - Granlund

Edler - Tanev
Del Zotto - Stecher
Pouliot - Gudbranson

Markstrom


...and of course, nobody has been looking forward to tonight more than Our Hero. He's joined the Flames on the trip to the coast, and is looking to get the festivities started:

Spoiler!



Go Flames
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Old 10-03-2018, 07:16 AM   #2
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Gotta sweep these 1st 2 games against the nucks
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Old 10-03-2018, 07:18 AM   #3
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Yay! Go Flames Go!!!
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Old 10-03-2018, 07:19 AM   #4
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Wow. To jumpstart his career Pettersson really hit the jackpot. Penciled in at 2nd line centre already.
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When was the last time Calgary won a season opener?
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When was the last time Calgary won a season opener?
I think they actually won their opener in 2014 but outside of that I don't think they have one more than maybe 2 of their last 10. So strange how the players and coaches come and go but the team always faceplants on game one. My expectations are pretty low for tonight.
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Wow. To jumpstart his career Pettersson really hit the jackpot. Penciled in at 2nd line centre already.
Yeah, a friend of mine is really high on him (nucks fan). From what I've seen he's sneaky good unfortunately!
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I think they actually won their opener in 2014 but outside of that I don't think they have one more than maybe 2 of their last 10. So strange how the players and coaches come and go but the team always faceplants on game one. My expectations are pretty low for tonight.
We're 0-7-1 in our last 8 openers. Longest streak in the NHL.

https://twitter.com/TSNResearch/stat...68534982406144
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We're 0-7-1 in our last 8 openers. Longest streak in the NHL.

https://twitter.com/TSNResearch/stat...68534982406144
Flames about to break that streak tonight. 4-1 Flames.
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So it begins, the start of the journey to Lord Stanley's mug. GFG!
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The wait...is over!!

Strangely enough, for myself this off-season seemed to fly by. There was always news happening it seemed. The Caps never ending party, Iggy's retirement, coaching change, new players. Lots of talk that made it fly by. But now we're back!!!

The puck can't drop soon enough. Let's break that stupid season-opening losing streak please!

Those lines look super sexy. Even without Hamilton I like how the D looks even better. All the trash from the bottom 6 is gone from last season. Balance, depth, scoring...it all looks good on paper. So time to prove it's actually a real thing.

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Hey, can we get a shout out for the awesome video by Puppet Guy?! Well done sir.
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Haven't been this excited for a season to start in a while. Bravo manager BT, great offseason!
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Lordy Hallelujah.....season opener against a bad team and I really hope they hold the peddle to the metal and kick the Canucks to the curb and get these points we need early .

Excited for this year fellas ......go Flames Go.
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Looking forward to the return of flames hockey, especially with all of the changes over the summer. I know everyone starts the season in a positive mood, it's all the Edmonton fans have to look forward to after all, but there does seem to be an air of good feeling around CP at the moment, on the whole, long may it continue with good results and a steady stream of victories.
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We're 0-7-1 in our last 8 openers. Longest streak in the NHL.

https://twitter.com/TSNResearch/stat...68534982406144
Man it's hard to explain why a team could come out so flat every year. I'm just glad they are facing the Canucks and not the Oilers as if you are going to hand a rival free points may as well hand them to a team that isn't going to be in the playoff race.
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When was the last time Calgary won a season opener?
2009.

They have the longest active losing streak in season openers in the league.
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