from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,

And just like that, the noose starts to tighten.

A mere two games in and the Calgary Flames are already starting to feel the pressure.

Two straight losses to a recovering bottom-feeder from their own division and now off to Vancouver for a Canucks season opener the lads surely feel they need to win.

All the talk through a lacklustre preseason revolved around the importance of a good start.

And they respond with two clunkers.

Seems it’s never too early to start digging holes for this bunch.

The new system implemented by coach Glen Gulutzan clearly isn’t being grasped or, at the very least, the players are caught snoozing far too regularly.

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