CALGARY — Expectations inside the Calgary Flames dressing room were high as the players hit the ice at training camp Thursday.

The Flames are less of a team in transition than they were a year ago. Their 96 points last season tied the highest by a team that didn't make the playoffs.

Calgary (41-27-14) was in post-season contention until the second-last game of the regular season, but ultimately fell short of the playoffs for a third straight year.

"As much as I said last year how proud I was and all that, yadda, yadda, this year, it's a little different," said Flames defenceman MacKenzie Weegar.

"It's a lot of internal expectations. We're pushing ourselves to be that one to four points better than last year, which gets us into the playoffs. Expectations are high for individuals to try

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