Positive Vibes: Flames looking to improve on last year’s disappointing season
CALGARY — A busy but productive off-season for Flames general manager Brad Treliving has made for a mostly sunny outlook in Calgary.
New head coach Glen Gulutzan, the free agent signing of veteran leader Troy Brouwer, and a complete overhaul of the Flames’ league-worst goaltending are just some of the changes.
The positivity in the air after a 20-point regression a year ago was evident Thursday as training camp opened up with fitness testing.
“Anytime you have a year like we did, it doesn’t fall on one guy, or one player, or one coach, it falls on all of us. Change is going to be made and there were changes made,” said captain Mark Giordano. “But we’re really excited. Not only the new guys coming in, but the guys that were here last year, we want a fresh start.”