Calgary Flames Roundtable: Post trade deadline, playoff hopes

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DALLAS, TX – FEBRUARY 27: Dallas Stars center Devin Shore (17) scores a goal against Calgary Flames goaltender Jon Gillies (32) during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames on February 27, 2018 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The Calgary Flames are 0-3-0 since the trade deadline. Let’s have a roundtable discussion on how they fared and their playoff hopes.

Since the trade deadline, the Calgary Flames are 0-3-0 at a crucial point in the season. They were basically neck in neck with about five other Western Conference teams and had a great chance of making the playoffs. In fact, they were projected at being the third Pacific Division team and one of three Canadian teams to make it.

But after losing three in a row and their Western Conference opponents have been winning, their playoff hopes are slipping away from them. The Flames also didn’t make too big of a splash on trade deadline day a week ago. They picked RW Chris Stewart up off of waivers from the Minnesota Wild and they traded a 2019 seventh-round pick to the Ottawa Senators for C Nick Shore.

Many people were confused about the Stewart pick up. He hasn’t been great the NHL level and he’s quite bad at the NHL level. The Nick Shore trade wasn’t as bad. He seems like a dependable bottom-six player. While he’s not that offensively gifted, he’s good at faceoffs and he’s good at battling for the puck which is basically what you can ask for from a fourth-line centre.

But like I mentioned, they’ve lost three in a row since and are now three spots out of a playoff spot. While they’re not that far behind, they’ll have to basically win 65% of their remaining games. The good news for Flames fans is that Micheal Ferland returns tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Knowing all this, let’s have a virtual roundtable discussion.

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