Great time at the game day skate this morning. Went with Calgaryboy Furnaceface and my 6 year old.
So many of the Flames were really awesome to my son, he sat in row one waving his Flames flag all practice. Doesn't take much to make a six year old fans day.
Special mention to the players who went the extra mile to make his day: Wideman, Monahan, coach Hartley, Smid, and especially Hudler.
He was lucky enough to have every Flames player (except one) and Hartley sign his flag. He, my son, had this exchange with Engelland:
Tristan: you are wearing my second favourite number, so you could be my second favourite player.
Engelland: thanks, sounds great. Wait, who is your first favourite?
Tristan: Monahan.
Engelland: Can't argue with that.
Gaudreau and Hudler had the goal of the day, a two on two with about 17 passes. I was too dizzy to tell which one of them scored.
Wideman unleashed slapshots with no reservation today.
Glencross, for some reason, decided to tell everyone rinkside about all his nagging injuries. He was answering someone's question. He was early off the ice, followed by Hudler.
Setoguchi, McGrattan and Ferland recieved a double dose of bag skate at the end. Hartley stayed out and worked them very hard. But always with such humour and encouragement. Big Ern was flying on the last one, surprised people. I think Ferland has caught up to and surpassed Setoguchi in conditioning.
Though exhausted McGrattan signed everything, posed for pictures, and talked to people. He also spent some time with Neil on the Sens bench.
I told Byron to get three this time.
Smid and Hartley had some great chemistry, looked like they were best friends. Of the defense Smid and Engelland always seem loose, Giordano and Brodie very serious.
Jooris was killing it in the faceoff battles with the centers.
Thats about it, fun morning.
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