And just like that the Calgary Flames are in 11th spot only three points out of a playoff spot. Three wins in a row against pretty good teams and three points away from the 8th and final spot (they don’t have games in hand mind you). Could this be the start of something big? Just a week ago the bandwagon was empty, this week there are tentative onlookers thinking of clawing back on.
If Calgary can play consistently then by mid-February we could be pushing for a spot. But it’s too soon yet to have hope. Calgary needs to beat marginal teams.
let’s not get ahead of ourselves, let’s look at tonite.
The game was far more conservative than the last two. Combine that with a tepid crowd and you had a pretty boring opening. The first goal was also a thing of non-beauty, a ricochet that went up in the air and landed behind the goal-line, Glencross will take his 12th.
The first goal was a far cry compared to the other two, both on the PP. Calgary’s special teams won out tonight, the PK going 0-5 and the PP going 6-2. Iginla scored a beauty after a tic tac toe, then in the third Morrison got his third in as many games off some pretty passing.
Could this be an indicator of a new confident Flames?
They have to beat marginal teams first. They can start with St. Louis (and we won’t bring up the past like the 3 losses to Minnesota)…..
Go Flames….
I agree that we need to keep playing like we are. I did write this team off with their lack of heart and effort, but they seem to have turned the corner somewhat and have surprised me. Let’s hope that they can keep this up and secure a playoff spot cause as we all know, once your in the playoffs, anything can happen. GO FLAMES GO!!!
The Flames performance tonight had been impressive although they kind of gave up staying in the offensive zone; nevertheless they did a pretty good job securing the puck and hanging on to the lead. Of note, the Flames seem to be at their best these last few weeks and if they remain persistent, who knows??
Hopefully, they maintain this trend and keep on plugging – they are doing far better on penalty kills and man advantages. Hopefully, they can start scoring shorthanded goals?? Inputs from Bourque and Glencross??.
CONSISTENCY IS KEY. Let’s see if they can beat junky teams first.