The 1991–92 Calgary Flames season was the

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season in Calgary, 20th season overall for the franchise which was founded in 1972. This season represented the start of a new era for the Flames, as

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, the only general manager the franchise had ever known, left the team to take up the same position with the

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, Fletcher's former assistant, took over the reins for the Flames. Fletcher quickly took advantage of his former team, orchestrating one of the largest trades in NHL history, a ten-player mega deal that saw disgruntled forward

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go to the Leafs, along with

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, Jamie Macoun,

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and Kent Manderville for former 50–goal scorer Gary Leeman, Michel Petit, Jeff Reese,

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and

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.Dolezar, Jon A.
Say it aint so: Calgary Flames
cnnsi.com, August 8, 2001, Accessed May 14, 2007 The deal is often regarded as one of the most lopsided in NHL history, and helped transform both clubs, as the formerly inept Leafs quickly rose to contention, making two trips to the conference finals in 1993 and 1994. The deal marked the beginning of the Flames' decline, which saw them ultimately bottom out by missing the playoffs for seven straight seasons between 1996 and 2003. Prior to the season, the Flames lost defenceman

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to the

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in the 1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts. The Flames finished fifth in the

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, seven points behind the fourth-place

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and out of the playoffs. It was the first time the Flames had missed the playoffs since 1975, when they were known as the

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and their first losing season since 1982–83Year-by-year results, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg. 106 This would be the only season that the Flames would miss the playoffs between 1976 and 1996. Individually, three Flames represented the

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at the 1992 All-Star Game: Forwards Gary Roberts and

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, and defenceman

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. Roberts' 53 goals tied him for third in the NHL, behind

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(70) and

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(54). Fleury and MacInnis also represented

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at the

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, winning the tournament. MacInnis was named a tournament all-star.

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and

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suited up for the

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Regular season

On November 4, 1991, the Flames were shut-out 4–0 by the

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. The Flames had not been shut out in a regular-season game since Sunday, February 26, 1989, when they lost 1–0 on the road to the

. Prior to their loss in New York, the Flames had gone 188 consecutive regular season games without being shut-out. The Flames' penalty-killing struggled during the regular season, as they most power-play goals (107) in the NHL. They were also the most penalized team in the league, being short-handed 489 times. Following an 11–0 blowout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on March 1, GM Doug Risebrough resigned as head coach and elevated assistant Guy Charron to the role on an interim basis. Unfortunately by that point of the season, it was too late to make the playoffs and the Flames went 6–7–3 following the change. The Flames finished 5th in the

, seven points back of the 4th place

. As a result, the Flames missed the playoffs for the first time since their move to Calgary. The last time the franchise had missed the post season was in 1974–75 when the team was still known as the

Season standings

Schedule and results

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Player statistics

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes'' ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average'' ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
^‡Traded mid-season

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season.

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1991 NHL entry draft, held in

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References

*Player stats: ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg 120 *Game log: ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg 138 *Team standings:
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