Still looking for the right mix among his depth forwards, Sutter reunited Dillon Dube and Milan Lucic, a combination that has caused some chaos - in a good way - in the past. “It’s a challenge for us here to come home, play two hard games and hopefully come out with some wins.” “We’ve said before, the best teams don’t lose too many games in a row,” Backlund said. 1 pick, is the only guy to beat him to it … The Flames now return to the Saddledome for a two-game pit-stop, starting with Thursday’s clash against the Carolina Hurricanes (7 p.m., Sportsnet West/Sportsnet 960 The Fan). Selected sixth overall in 2016, he is also just the second from his draft class to ascend to 300 career points. Tkachuk, who turns 24 later this week, is the third-youngest in franchise history to reach that milestone mark, trailing only Robert Reichel and Tom Lysiak. Right-winger Trevor Lewis was sure to scoop the keepsake puck for the youngster … With a behind-the-back assist on Gaudreau’s beauty, Matthew Tkachuk hit the 300-point plateau. “A great feeling for me and for my family watching from back home, but I’m pretty upset that we lost this one,” he said afterward … Ruzicka was skating between two savvy veterans on the fourth unit. in Slovakia, there was evidence on Ruzicka’s phone that some of his biggest fans had stayed awake to witness his special moment. We haven’t done much of that this year” … Although Tuesday’s tilt started at 4:30 a.m. But it’s a hard feeling going on the plane now, going home after losing. “The way we played, that’s probably what we deserved. 500,” said alternate captain Mikael Backlund. “I don’t think we played our best hockey, but we come out of it. Eleven of their victories have come in enemy rinks, although they were a so-so 2-2 on this latest junket. The Flames, after losing two in a row in regulation for just the second time this season, are now 15-6-5. In Calgary’s crease, Vladar made only 22 stops and suffered his first regulation defeat in the Flaming C logo, falling to 5-1-1 so far.Īt the opposite end, Calgary-raised Adin Hill - a graduate of the Buffaloes ‘AAA’ program - racked up 40 saves to defeat his hometown team for the second time this fall. Those are defencemen mistakes, and our goaltender has to be better than theirs. And then one was a line change by a defenceman (Chris Tanev). “First off, there was a penalty that was unnecessary they scored an easy goal on. “Those weren’t great goals, to be quite honest,” Sutter said. The Sharks, however, soon flipped the script.Įrik Karlsson pulled a Looch - folks outside of Calgary still call it a five-hole goal - on a breakaway, captain Logan Couture fooled Vladar with a deflection while Nikita Zadorov was serving his sentence for cross-checking, and then Hertl potted a rebound as the hosts headed to the final intermission with the lead. The 22-year-old had already racked up 10 goals in the minors before his recall and now has one on his NHL resume after he buried his own rebound less than five minutes into the second.
Ruzicka has a nose for the net, too, something he has proven over the past couple of campaigns with the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat. Gaudreau did notch one at even-strength during the opening frame, showing off his incredibly soft mitts on a slick move to his backhand and then a bar-down finish. We let them hang around a little too long.” “We have to find a way to score on the power-play and take the momentum out of their game. In fact, they lost two in a row on the tail-end of this four-game getaway. This was one of those rare road dates that ended with the Flames leaving empty-handed. Photo by JIM WELLS / Postmedia … aaand here’s the rest of the message.
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overpass in Calgary must’ve had drivers chuckling on Tuesday. They have to be better than that.” A playful road sign on Stoney Tr. “Missing nets, missing assignments, turning pucks over. “The six defencemen played like an exhibition game. “Our defence had a really rough night, and the goaltender had trouble in traffic and trouble with rebounds,” Sutter said. Thing is, Sutter might be lecturing his own defenders after the Flames frittered away a two-goal lead in Tuesday’s 5-3 setback to the San Jose Sharks at SAP Arena.Īfterward, the boss didn’t sugar-coat his assessment of his blue-line crew or backup netminder Daniel Vladar. Who better to give advice on successful travels than the head coach of the NHL’s best road team?
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