“It is not necessary to show others you have changed. The change will be obvious.”



To crack open a fortune cookie, that would be a fitting phrase to be found inside, if you’re the Calgary Flames.



Exactly two weeks from the regular season opener, the Calgary Flames wrapped up the 2018 China Games on Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.



The club returns to North America without a win in its two-game exhibition series, having lost 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday in Shenzhen.



On the surface it’s understandable if fans are feeling a sense of déjà vu, as the two results repeated the same script from last year — fail to capitalize on chances, costly defensive miscues and lack of production on the power play.



While all of that applies, there is reason to believe that these two losses are not necessarily a sign of what’s to come.



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