Why the Calgary Flames will (and should want to be) one of the worst teams in the NHL this season

Locked On Flames - Daily Podcast On The Calgary Flames

Do the Seattle Kraken, Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks have any hope at all to make it back to the playoffs in 2024-25? In this Locked On NHL Season Preview Round Table, JD Young (Locked On Sharks), Erica L. Ayala (Locked On Kraken), Jess Belmosto (Locked On Flames) and Jason Hernandez (Locked On Ducks) set the table for the Pacific’s playoff hopefuls ahead of the new season. How many more years of pain must the Sharks endure now that they have Macklin Celebrini as the prize of their rebuild? Are the Kraken in line for front office changes if they miss the playoffs again? Can the Ducks’ promising pool of prospects finally start swimming? And just how bad could it get for the rebuilding Flames? All that, plus reasons for optimism, offseason additions, breakout players, points over/unders and much more!

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