Calgary Flames set to open season and prove critics wrong [Video]

The long training camp is finally over and now the Calgary Flames can concentrate on the season opener.

The Flames open up in Vancouver on Wednesday night against the Canucks and forward Anthony Mantha is excited to play.

“You’re kind of anxious to get that first one,” said Mantha, who signed with the Flames as a free agent in the summer.

“Just to get that emotion around the locker room and see what we’re about, and I think everyone is just really excited.”

Them against the world

The Flames go into this season with an us-against-the-world mentality.

Many of the so-called experts don’t give the Flames much of a chance to make the post-season.

Forward Nazem Kadri would love to prove the critics wrong.

“Those expectations are a little overrated,” he said.

“I mean, even the teams that you think are going to be the best teams, you know those analysts could be wrong and often are.

“This is no different for …