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Rasmus Andersson was playing on a broken ankle ... and five more revelations from Flames’ exit interviews

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Calgary Flames tied the NHL record for most points by a team that did not qualify for the Stanley Cup party.

Andersson suffered a fractured fibula in the first period of a March 25 showdown against the Seattle Kraken , an unwanted memento from one of his 196 blocked shots this season .

Mikael Backlund missed only six games — all of those in a row from March 14-25 .

Yegor Sharangovich fractured his foot in Thursday ’s finale in Los Angeles .

Flames backup goalie Dan Vladar is set to be an unrestricted free agent this summer .

The 27-year-old says he would love to be back in Calgary .

Vladar has accepted an invitation to represent Czechia at worlds.

Joel Hanley , Kevin Rooney , Justin Kirkland and Anthony Mantha are among Flames ' pending free agents.

Zayne Parekh has been getting an earful from Flames teammates since showing up to a dinner in joggers.

The 19-year-old defenceman was called up to join the Flames for their final five games.

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