from Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Herald,

The first-place Calgary Flames.

Just a few weeks ago, that seemed beyond far-fetched, almost impossible to imagine.

After Saturday’s 6-2 shellacking of the Winnipeg Jets at the Saddledome, it’s a reality.

That’s right — the Flames, having now extended their winning spree to six consecutive contests, are perched atop the Pacific Division standings.

“I think we worked hard to get there, and it’s a great feeling,” said Flames centre Mikael Backlund. “Now, we just have to keep pushing. We can’t get satisfied. We just have to push ourselves to get even better. I think we have a lot of potential on this team and if we can keep pushing each other, I think we can do really well this year.”

This has all the makings of a December to remember for the Flames.

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