In doing so, they joined former Edmonton Oilers defencemen Paul Coffey and Charlie Huddy as the only pair of defencemen on the same team to record at least 20 points each in a single postseason. With Happy Hour twice daily, and all-night Happy Hour on Fridays, there’s no better place to live the playoff … By Colton Pankiw October 2nd, 2020. On one hand, this team really doesn’t appear too far away, especially if they are able to bring Pietrangelo in. In the Flames 10 playoff games he collected three goals and two assists, which no one saw coming. The Flames had a rollercoaster style regular season and closed with a 9-7-1 record over their final 17 games. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. The Flames lost to the Anaheim Ducks (4-0) in the first round in 2017, missed the playoffs in 2018, and lost to the Colorado Avalanche (4-1) in the opening round last season. Edmonton is the hub city for the Western Conference playoffs, plus the Conference and Stanley Cup Finals, and all games will be played at Rogers Place arena. Despite his great play, it is hard to say he was better than Cam Talbot, who was without a doubt the Flames’ MVP during their short run. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020–21_Calgary_Flames_season&oldid=983150076, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 October 2020, at 15:02. While I still believe the Flames should at least consider other options in net for the 2020-21 season, Talbot certainly provided them with the goaltending necessary to win a Stanley Cup during their time in the playoffs. Game 1 - Saturday, Aug 1: Winnipeg @ Calgary 10:30 PM ET, Game 2 - Monday, Aug 3: Winnipeg @ Calgary 2:30 PM ET, Game 3 - Tuesday, Aug 4: Calgary @ Winnipeg 6:45 PM ET, Game 4 - Thursday, Aug 6: Calgary @ Winnipeg Time TBD *, Game 5 - Saturday, Aug 8: Winnipeg @ Calgary Time TBD *. Colorado, Tampa Bay, St. Louis and Dallas were the top four teams in the Western Conference. [1] The Flames will attempt to make the playoffs for a 3rd straight year after getting eliminated in the First Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs to the Dallas Stars and will attempt to make the playoffs for 4th time in 6 years. The 2020–21 Calgary Flames season will be the Flames' 41st season in Calgary, and the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972. Prior to the playoffs, if you asked anyone who had better goaltending between the two teams, everyone would’ve said the Stars due to the fact that Ben Bishop is one of the top goalies in the entire league. Calgary is the No. Of course, this is nothing new, especially for Canadian hockey markets, as they have some of the most passionate fans in all of sports. This Calgary Flames playoff anthem will get you pumped for tonight's game (VIDEO) Vincent Plana | Aug 6 2020, 1:40 pm. The draft was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey. eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'thehockeywriters_com-leader-1','ezslot_1',656,'0','0']));Players like Denis Gurianov, and even more surprisingly Joel Kiviranta, were able to score big goals for the Stars, something the Flames seemed to lack. After another disappointing playoff exit for the Calgary Flames this year, both fans and media have jumped on players, coaches, and team management. It was, and still is, easy to get frustrated as a fan of this team for how they lost, and seeing the Stars go as far as they did certainly didn’t help.