Calgary Flames Made Some Bold Moves During Offseason. Will It Pay Dividends?

The NHL preseason just started.

I know, it's hard to believe that it is that late in the year already, right? But it is. Time really does seem to fly, does it not?

In any case, one team that garnered a lot of attention with their offseason moves, and who figure to be one of the top contenders this year, would be the Calgary Flames. They enjoyed some success last season, as the Pacific Division champions. They had the third most points of any team in the West, although ultimately, they fell short against their cross-province rivals, the Edmonton Oilers, in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. 

However, many expect them to go further than that this season. Some even expect that they have a real shot at the whole thing.

That would be nice. It has been far too long since a team north of the border has hoisted the Stanley Cup. But it feels a bit premature yet to make any such predictions. Personally though, it would be refreshing to see it happen.

Let's see what happens. in the meantime, here are some of the articles that I ran into which rave about the many moves that the Calgary Flames made during this past offseason. 

Below are the links to the articles that I used in writing this particular blog entry:

The Calgary Flames have two years to win a Stanley Cup alt PHOTO CREDIT: SERGEI BELSKI-USA TODAY SPORTS  Robert Munnich By Robert Munnich 2 days ago

https://flamesnation.ca/news/the-flames-have-two-years-to-win-a-stanley-cup

5 Reasons the Flames Will Win the Stanley Cup in 2022-23 September 10, 2022 by Rob Couch

https://thehockeywriters.com/flames-reasons-will-win-stanley-cup-2022-23/?fbclid=IwAR1MLDnTMoFEda3e0PZi-Qz6RC0sCi17kcwHF_gzs9HeiqzaCMCtzHM0hvs#sq_h62z6fj4jm

NHL BURNING QUESTIONS: CALGARY FLAMES The Calgary Flames had a wild off-season, to say the least. Adam Proteau gets the season geared up by looking at the team's top burning questions. ADAM PROTEAUSEP 9, 2022

https://thehockeynews.com/news/nhl-burning-questions-calgary-flames?fbclid=IwAR1HPO8mBNAa7ejAU6z4C6vk6AcwmMb-iMsHPq9V-Q2WVLwB9__puYWzRWs