I loved the work done by Stempniak tonight. He got that chance in front and was stopped on a clever move but then poked the puck past a defender when he was down on the ice so Glencross could get it and set up Cammalleri's goal. Then he set up the game winner by outskating the defenseman and getting room for himself. He has been outstanding this season.
Bouwmeester and Giordano were very good from what I saw tonight too. There were a lot of plays where Phoenix had full control and they just used good sticks and disrupted, then stripped them of the puck.
Stajan was stellar again. You can see that he has taken to cheating as much as he can to get an advantage in the faceoff dot. Good for him. Brind'Amour used to do the same thing back when he led the league every season.
I really, really, really hope that Iggy can relax now and start pouring in goals. Prior to this game his shooting percentage was below 2% versus a career average of around 13%. He is their difference maker and they need him now.
I'm actually very surprised that the Flames are as much in the mix as they are after what has felt like a truly awful start to the season.
Sven isn't scoring but he creates chances with a lot of consistency. I think he just needs one and he probably also needs Backlund to come back so he gets a stronger set of linemates.
MacDonald was steady and didn't let in any backbreakers. If Kipper practiced today, there is probably a pretty good chance he will back for the March 3rd game vs Vancouver.
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