Flames are off to a stunningly bad start

Oct 5, 2026, 2:27 PM ET|Comments (0)

from TSN,

The Calgary Flames are winless through the first week of the regular season, losing by scores of 6-1, 4-1 and 6-1. The games have been every bit as ugly as the box scores indicate.

Expectations were low to start the year in Calgary – in fact, no team had longer odds to win the Stanley Cup this season than Ryan Huska’s Flames. And for good reason. This is an organization deep in the throes of a rebuild, one that is thinking more about next year’s draft lottery than sneaking into a wild-card berth.

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