TAMPA BAY – It’s quite possible Wednesday’s turkey in Tampa might be one of the worst starts to a Calgary Flames game in decades.

Consider the evidence:

A game-opening chance by Jonathan Huberdeau was immediately turned up ice for a Brandon Hagel goal 39 seconds in.

The second shot of the game also beat Dustin Wolf cleanly, staking the hosts to a 2-0 lead a mere 1:26 in.

Five minutes in, it was 3-0 when the fourth shot on net saw Kevin Bahl tip a centring pass out of the air and past his own netminder.

Split seconds after backup Devin Cooley pieced together his gear and skated out to relieve Wolf of his duties, Elliotte Friedman put out a tweet reiterating what was written in this space days earlier, reporting a contract extension for Craig Conroy was close to being done.

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