Long before out-of-town pundits were seriously debating the Calgary Flames’ odds of winning the Stanley Cup, the guys on the team knew. You just can’t really know what you’re capable of until you actually play the games. “When we started having those comebacks in November … that’s when I started to think ‘this is real’. Those November comebacks and big early season wins set the tone and showed the Flames that they weren’t out of any game. “I think we can score, so that’s the biggest thing,” said Flames captain Mark Giordano.

Source: National Post January 29, 2019 02:48 UTC