page_title: 2013–14 Calgary Flames season
section_title: October–November
hierarchical_section_title: 2013–14 Calgary Flames season / Regular season / October–November
caption_attribution_description: English: Calgary Flames forwards Sven Bärtschi and Michael Cammalleri wearing the Flames third jersey.
context_page_description: The 2013–14 Calgary Flames season was the 34th season in Calgary and 42nd for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League. It was the first season of a rebuilding phase, and the first full year following the departure of long-time captain Jarome Iginla and goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. Mark Giordano replaced Iginla as team captain. The Flames also began the year in a new division as they returned to the Pacific Division following a league-wide realignment. Change continued into the playing season as new team president Brian Burke fired general manager Jay Feaster on December 12, 2013, and assumed the role himself on an interim basis.
  Calgary's home arena, the Scotiabank Saddledome, suffered significant damage over the summer during widespread flooding that inundated the land around the arena. The facility was repaired in time for the playing season, a year in which the Flames were widely predicted to finish in last place in the Pacific Division. Calgary finished the year with a 35–40–7 record to finish sixth in the seven-team division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
context_section_description: Realignment resulted in the Flames shifting from the defunct Northwest Division to the Pacific Division.  Calgary, along with former Northwest rivals the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, joined the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks in the expanded Pacific. Entering a rebuilding phase, the season began with low expectations for the Flames.  The Hockey News predicted the team would finish last in the Division, a prediction shared by the Calgary media. The campaign began in Washington on October 3, a 5–4 shootout loss in which the team's top selection at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Sean Monahan, made his debut and scored his first point. Monahan scored his first career goal the following night against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Flames' first win of the season, a 4–3 triumph. The team continued to defy expectations throughout the first two weeks of the season, adding two wins and an overtime loss to stand at 3–0–2. It was the first time since the franchise arrived in Calgary that it was unbeaten in regulation time after five games.
  A five-game western road trip in mid October brought the Flames back to .500 as they won only a single game against four losses, evening their record at 4–4–2. Jiri Hudler, who began the season by scoring at least one point in the first nine games of the season, had his streak ended by the Dallas Stars in a 5–1 loss on October 24. The game against the Stars was also Monahan's tenth of the season. He was eligible to return to junior without the season counting against his professional contract prior to playing his tenth game, but he earned a spot with the team for the full season by scoring six goals and adding three assists in his first nine NHL games.
  Injuries to key players mounted into November as Giordano (broken ankle), Lee Stempniak (broken foot) and Curtis Glencross (MCL sprain) each suffered injuries that forced them out of the lineup for several weeks. The team continued to struggle on the ice throughout November, losing six consecutive games including a loss to the Edmonton Oilers that saw the team surrender four third period goals en route to a 4–2 loss that left Flames players "frustrated" at their inability to hold a two-goal lead.  The losing streak came to an end on November 18 with a 5–4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Monahan scored the winner in his first career shootout attempt, and also scored the shootout winning goal two games later in a 4–3 win over the Florida Panthers.
  The Flames' injury problems worsened in a November 27 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks (3–2; Chicago scored the winning goal in the final seconds of regulation time), as both Monahan and Dennis Wideman suffered broken bones in the contest. The Flames were left without their top two defencemen and two of their top six forwards. Captain Mark Giordano returned on December 4 after missing 18 games.  During that time, the team earned only five wins.
caption: Sven Baertschi and Michael Cammalleri wearing the Flames' new third jerseys.
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