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NHL Power Rankings #12: Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames had a bit of a lucky playoff run last season. Unlike teams who made similar playoff runs in recent years, Calgary made it a point to go out and improve themselves to try to ensure that they could return to the playoffs.
I’m not sure if they’ve done enough to be a serious contender, but I think that they’ve done enough to go back to the NHL playoffs. They made a huge trade by getting Dougie Hamilton from the Boston Bruins. Hamilton, along with Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie, gives the Flames one of the best young blueliners in the NHL. They also signed free agent forward Michael Frolik from the Winnipeg Jets.
However, is that enough to cure their possession woes? Probably not. It is, however, enough for them to make it back to the NHL playoffs
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