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5 Flames in Need of a Comeback Season in 2021-22

By Paige Siewert

Head coach Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Head coach Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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EDMONTON, ALBERTA – AUGUST 03: Cam Talbot #39 of the Calgary Flames stops a shot by Mathieu Perreault #85 of the Winnipeg Jets as Cody Eakin #20 of the Winnipeg Jets and Rasmus Andersson #4 and Noah Hanifin #55 of the Calgary Flames defend in the first period during Game Two of the Western Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 03, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – AUGUST 03: Cam Talbot #39 of the Calgary Flames stops a shot by Mathieu Perreault #85 of the Winnipeg Jets as Cody Eakin #20 of the Winnipeg Jets and Rasmus Andersson #4 and Noah Hanifin #55 of the Calgary Flames defend in the first period during Game Two of the Western Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 03, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) /

4. Noah Hanifin

Noah Hanifin is one of the young guys on the team that still needs some time to sprout and grow into his full potential. Hanifin typically doesn’t always get top minutes but is still an integral part of the blue line. He played a lot of time alongside Chris Tanev and really seemed to learn from his veteran defensive partner. This is something that will be great to leverage in this season with some new faces joining the team.

Hanifin wasn’t the most productive points-wise last season. Only 15 points in 47 games, but that is not the largest part of his game. He appeared to be finding his game a little more later in the season but suffered an injury in April that took him out for the rest of the season for shoulder surgery. What the Flames need him to be is consistent. After some summer recovery, we will see if Hanifin is able to fit in with the top defensive pairings on this team.

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