CALGARY — The Calgary Flames aren’t willing to throw in the towel, nor are they willing to contemplate the possibility of leaning into what many consider to be a lost season by tanking.

Even though only one team in the last 55 years has bounced back to reach the playoffs after being 10 points out through their first 22 games, Flames president of hockey operations Don Maloney says the club’s vision remains the same.

In a wide-ranging, 45-minute one-on-one, the man in charge of the last-place Flames said that while he sympathizes with fans clamouring for a rebuild, it won’t be happening on his watch.

“The only time you enjoy the first pick of the draft is at the draft — there’s a lot of suffering to get there, and that’s the farthest from our mind,” said Maloney.

“No one has an appetite

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