Three takeaways from the Flames pre-season victory over the Canucks

It got a lot more heated than you’d expect from a meaningless pre-season game.

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But with guys trying to earn their spots in the lineup before the end of training camp, Saturday night’s tilt between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks suggested that these two teams won’t be liking each other much this season.

At the final buzzer, the Flames had won the game 4-2 and improved their pre-season record to 4-0-1. It won’t count for much, but there are signs that this Flames team could be more exciting in 2024-25 than most were expecting.