[cowtown75]

The games that the Flames seem to struggle with are the ones where we are taking untimely, penalties early in the game, usually in succession. It throws everything off (player usage, getting into a groove) and it prevents rolling out four lines effectively and getting into a good flow. If we can get better disciplined as we are top 8 in penalties taken in the NHL- we may see less trips to OT and more regulation wins. In order for the Flames to be successful, we need to roll four lines evenly and effectively and you can't do that if player's like Backlund and Coleman are on the PK for many minutes a game.