Another Original Six match up for the Flames. They deserved better last night, but the boys move forward as they roll into Montreal tonight.
a little game day news, courtesy of
www.calgarysun.com
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The Flames face the Canadiens for the first time this 2017-18 campaign. And it won’t be long until they see each other again, with a Dec. 22 clash set for the Scotiabank Saddledome. Last season, the Flames were dumped 5-1 on Jan. 24, the game that sparked the infamous train ride and ignited a 10-game winning streak. The next meeting on March 9? A 5-0 Flames win.
The Canadiens won five straight before a 4-3 loss to the visiting St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The Blues received goals from Scottie Upshall and Brayden Schenn in a span of seven seconds in the second period. It had marked the 10th time the Canadiens had allowed a pair of markers within a minute.
The Canadiens No. 1 centre Jonathan Drouin did not practise with the Canadiens on Wednesday, but it seems like he could return for Thursday’s game against the Flames. The 22-year-old has been sidelined with a lower-body injury since Nov. 29 and has missed the last three games. Canadiens head coach Claude Julien said after practice that Drouin is probably healed enough to play Thursday, but the illness could sideline him.
The health of Jaromir Jagr is in question — again. The 45-year-old is day-to-day with a nagging lower-body injury, missing Wednesday’s game in Toronto. In his place on the third line against the Maple Leafs was recent call-up Garnet Hathaway, who played with Mark Jankowski and Sam Bennett. Jagr, the future hall-of-famer and living legend, has one goal and six assists in 17 games.
Following Thursday’s game, the Flames return home to host the Vancouver Canucks (8 p.m., CBC/Sportsnet 960 The Fan) before a quick trip to The State of Hockey to face the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 12. That’s the start of a stretch that sees the Flames play four games in six nights, including two one-off road trips.
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Lineups, courtesy of
www.dailyfaceoff.com. Unconfirmed, based on last night and pending Tkachuk's hearing
FLAMES
Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Bennett - Jankowski - Hathaway
Brouwer - Stajan - Lazar
Giordano - Hamilton
Brodie - Hamonic
Kulak - Stone
Smith (unconfirmed)
CANADIENS
Pacioretty - Danault - Shaw
Hudon - Plekanec -Gallagher
Galchenyuk - de la Rose - Byron
Deslauriers - Froese - Carr
Benn - Weber
Alzner - Petry
Mete - Schlemko
Price (unconfirmed)
...as is well known in the hockey world, Bell Centre crowds can get noisy and musical. Our Hero tells 'em (en anglais) to Ole-Ole
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Go Flames