Faster start, longer finish the goals for the Calgary Flames this season
CALGARY — The Calgary Flames’ 2016-17 season started slow and ended too quickly.
The Flames overcame a sluggish October and November to go 45-33-4 and claim a wild-card playoff berth, but were swiftly eliminated in four straight losses to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round.
Under second-year head coach Glen Gulutzan, the Flames are hoping for the opposite in 2017-18.
They’re already ahead of where they were a year ago in terms of systems knowledge and execution and are banking on a fast start.