Calgary Flames quietly leading the NHL in preseason standings

[Arthur Morgan]

means nothing, I remember Victor Stalberg scored 9 goals or something in preseason, went on to score like 2 the rest of the season.

 

[cg98]

"Prior to the season" ???

It still is bud. Preseason means jack shit when the real thing starts.

 

[1specter]

means nothing, I remember Victor Stalberg scored 9 goals or something in preseason, went on to score like 2 the rest of the season.

Lol I was just gonna bring up that infamous pre-season. Burke had just taken over the Leafs, made a bunch of FA splashes, did the Kessel trade etc and there was a ton of hype and excitement going in. Stalberg went off in pre-season and had people hyping him as a potential Calder candidate, Jonas Gustavsson had that insane 2-on-0 sliding stop against Detroit, Kadri tore up pre-season as well, and the Leafs finished 6-3 getting everyone excited to potentially be a playoff team again. We all know what happened after.

 

[josra33]

With a win over Kraken, they are #1 in the standings. 6 games, 5 wins and 1 OTL. Only team that doesn't have a regulation loss so far.

A lot of guys were writing them off prior to the season. But that team still has a lot of talent and they are hungry to prove themselves. Are they going to be a playoff team again?

Let us remember the great Colorado Avalanche season where they went undefeated in the preseason and last place in the regular season.

 

[Coffey]

Lol I was just gonna bring up that infamous pre-season. Burke had just taken over the Leafs, made a bunch of FA splashes, did the Kessel trade etc and there was a ton of hype and excitement going in. Stalberg went off in pre-season and had people hyping him as a potential Calder candidate, Jonas Gustavsson had that insane 2-on-0 sliding stop against Detroit, Kadri tore up pre-season as well, and the Leafs finished 6-3 getting everyone excited to potentially be a playoff team again. We all know what happened after.

Ty Rattie was supposed to score 30 with McDavid after a pre-season too lmao

 

[miscs75]

Congrats on the preseason cup win. What will Nazem Kadri do with his day with the Dixie Cup?

 

[5 Minute Major]

The NHL awarded my Sabres the Prince of Wales trophy (and the players touched it) yesterday. We’ll be seeing you in the Cup finals, Calgary!

 

[MakeCgyGreatAgain]

Hope so.

All the crazy conditions on the Monahan trade, it looks like Habs will get CGYs first round pick.

Trading Marky was to make sure Habs get the Panthers pick. Habs fans are optimistic they’ll get the 11th OV pick. Let the season being so we can finally end this type of crap.

 

[jackjohnson]

Pretty meaningless. Don’t think they are going to be good.

What is encouraging is the play of Honzek, Coronato, Brusztewicz, Wolf, Zary, Gridin, Basha. Lots of really good prospects. Honzek especially, he’s got the elusive speed, size, hands and vision combo; could be a special player soon.

Even evaluating prospects can be tricky using preseason as an indication they are NHL ready or not. Will need to see how they do in NHL regular season before drawing any conclusions. Some prospects do great in preseason then lay an egg once the actual season starts so I would temper my expectations for some of these prospects until I see them be productive in regular season games.

 

[MakeCgyGreatAgain]

You can't be serious, you're out to lunch

Someone needs a sense of humour

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

The Flames have a better chance of finishing with a top 5 draft pick in next summer's Entry Draft than they do of making the playoffs.

 

[Coffees]

Someone needs a sense of humour

I don’t get it

 

[1specter]

Ty Rattie was supposed to score 30 with McDavid after a pre-season too lmao

Pre-season is a different world man. The seasoned vets who have their spots locked in don't give a flying f*** besides getting some conditioning in, and by extension the guys that are on the cusp often stand out because they're the ones who are actually trying and have to make a statement.

 

[Coffey]

Pre-season is a different world man. The seasoned vets who have their spots locked in don't give a flying f*** besides getting some conditioning in, and by extension the guys that are on the cusp often stand out because they're the ones who are actually trying and have to make a statement.

Totally.
Oiler fans during the DoD would always get hype for the pre-season because we actually looked like a team hahaha

 

[MakeCgyGreatAgain]

I don’t get it

That’s very clear you don’t.

Syz post was obviously sarcastic or a troll job. You took it seriously.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Add me to the chorus of those saying anything involving preseason standings is gonna be quiet.

 

[Czechboy]

Ty Rattie was supposed to score 30 with McDavid after a pre-season too lmao

Remember Perlini tearing shit up a few seasons ago too?

 

[Czechboy]

Never in doubt!

 

[Coffees]

That’s very clear you don’t.

Syz post was obviously sarcastic or a troll job. You took it seriously.

Think again. You didn’t get my 5th dimension humour, it was a sarcastic reverse play

 

[Chainshot]

They need to quietly burn a village to take the next step.

Feels like they need to quietly burn some leaves at this point in the year.

 

[Bank Shot]

This achievement will quietly be the high point of Calgary's season.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

The 0-16 Lions went 4-0 in their preseason.

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

If they hang another banner the roof is going to come down.

 

[PuckG]

It wasn't too long ago that the Oilers tanked for over a decade just to have a star-filled roster and not being able to win anything with it.

Anyways...back to the preseason cup.

If we want to go back that far, we may as well go a bit further to re-celebrate all the 80’s Oilers cups.

Back to the pre-season cup indeed.

 

[Rorschach]

Doesn't performing well in pre-season presage that your team is bad and missing many spots so they have to play good players with new players and try extra hard?