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Calgary Flames Roundtable: Late-season collapse

ByRamina Shlah|
WINNIPEG, MB - APRIL 5: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets raises his stick in celebration after teammate Paul Stastny #25 deflects the puck past goaltender Jon Gillies #32 of the Calgary Flames for a second period goal at the Bell MTS Place on April 5, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, MB - APRIL 5: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets raises his stick in celebration after teammate Paul Stastny #25 deflects the puck past goaltender Jon Gillies #32 of the Calgary Flames for a second period goal at the Bell MTS Place on April 5, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)
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WINNIPEG, MB – APRIL 5: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets raises his stick in celebration after teammate Paul Stastny #25 deflects the puck past goaltender Jon Gillies #32 of the Calgary Flames for a second period goal at the Bell MTS Place on April 5, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, MB – APRIL 5: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets raises his stick in celebration after teammate Paul Stastny #25 deflects the puck past goaltender Jon Gillies #32 of the Calgary Flames for a second period goal at the Bell MTS Place on April 5, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)

It’s time for another Calgary Flames roundtable! Let’s talk about the late-season collapse from the team *starts crying*.

Well, it’s officially over. The Calgary Flames season is done and all our suffering is over. There were some great moments and some fun times, but at the end of the day, they couldn’t pull through.

For a majority of the season, they actually had a good chance of making the playoffs. And they were projected at one of the top teams in the Pacific Division heading into the season. Stupid Vegas.

They came back from the bye-week and somewhat collapsed. Injuries plagued them. Their powerplay has been quite bad basically all season. It’s been a long season and as much as I hate to say it, but I’m somewhat glad it’s over. This team needs a reset.

I asked the other writers here at Flame for Thought about their thoughts on the Flames’ late-season collapse. So let’s have a virtual roundtable discussion about it.

*Keep in mind, these questions were asked before the season ended, so if some things have to do with the season still in progress, that’s why.

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