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Cheese · 04-02-2022, 07:48 AM

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Game Night: Blues at Flames

WHY WATCH?

DOG DAYS OF APRIL?

It’s hard to say that with an entire month of the regular season left to go, a change from the normal NHL norm which usually sees the playoff matchups all but decided by now. But there’s lots of hockey to be played. It’s a good thing, really, for the Flames as they are in somewhat of a slump (if you can call two straight losses a slump, one of which was in a shootout).

POINTS LEADERS

FLAMES

Johnny Gaudreau — 67 GP, 31 G, 60 A, 91 PTS, +49
Matthew Tkachuk — 67 GP, 32 G, 51 A, 83 PTS, +42
Elias Lindholm — 67 GP, 34 G, 34 A, 68 PTS, +49

BLUES

Jordan Kyrou — 61 GP, 22 G, 40 A, 62 PTS, +8
Vladimir Tarasenko — 60 GP, 23 G, 35 A, 58 PTS, -3
Robert Thomas — 57 GP, 14 G, 41 A, 55 PTS, +5
[B]

Ah, memories. The last time the Flames played the Blues in Calgary, the locals pummelled them into submission by a 7-1 count on Jan. 24. Three nights later, the Blues beat the Flames 5-1 at St. Louis. Saturday’s matchup is their final regular-season meeting.

Fired-up Flames aim to bounce back vs. Blues

A possible prelude to the intensity the Flames (40-18-9, 89 points) expect for the clash may have emerged in Friday's practice. Veterans Blake Coleman and Erik Gudbranson got into a heated battle that required teammates to separate them.

Such scenes are more common over the course of a season than people expect, but to the Flames, it was a sign of players amping up their emotions before facing the Blues (37-20-10, 84 points).

"It's good," Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said. "It's a contact sport. We need some more guys like that. Those two guys that were banging each other around? Those are two bangers, right? We need some of them guys that are pillow-fighting to do a little bit of that."

The Flames, who have a five-point lead on the second-place Los Angeles Kings and six-point edge on the third-place Edmonton Oilers in the division standings, expect better of themselves following their latest outing.

04-02-2022, 07:48 AM	#1
Cheese Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Exp:	St LOUIS BLUES AT CALGARY FLAMES 8pm TV: SN, CBC, CITY TV, TVAS2 - RADIO SN960 https://twitter.com/user/status/1510290422056194049 https://twitter.com/user/status/1510296021279993859 https://twitter.com/user/status/1509939932114075649 https://twitter.com/user/status/1509991490126188544 https://twitter.com/user/status/1509987715424698380 Game Night: Blues at Flames WHY WATCH? DOG DAYS OF APRIL? It’s hard to say that with an entire month of the regular season left to go, a change from the normal NHL norm which usually sees the playoff matchups all but decided by now. But there’s lots of hockey to be played. It’s a good thing, really, for the Flames as they are in somewhat of a slump (if you can call two straight losses a slump, one of which was in a shootout). POINTS LEADERS FLAMES Johnny Gaudreau — 67 GP, 31 G, 60 A, 91 PTS, +49 Matthew Tkachuk — 67 GP, 32 G, 51 A, 83 PTS, +42 Elias Lindholm — 67 GP, 34 G, 34 A, 68 PTS, +49 BLUES Jordan Kyrou — 61 GP, 22 G, 40 A, 62 PTS, +8 Vladimir Tarasenko — 60 GP, 23 G, 35 A, 58 PTS, -3 Robert Thomas — 57 GP, 14 G, 41 A, 55 PTS, +5 [B] Ah, memories. The last time the Flames played the Blues in Calgary, the locals pummelled them into submission by a 7-1 count on Jan. 24. Three nights later, the Blues beat the Flames 5-1 at St. Louis. Saturday’s matchup is their final regular-season meeting. Fired-up Flames aim to bounce back vs. Blues A possible prelude to the intensity the Flames (40-18-9, 89 points) expect for the clash may have emerged in Friday's practice. Veterans Blake Coleman and Erik Gudbranson got into a heated battle that required teammates to separate them. Such scenes are more common over the course of a season than people expect, but to the Flames, it was a sign of players amping up their emotions before facing the Blues (37-20-10, 84 points). "It's good," Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said. "It's a contact sport. We need some more guys like that. Those two guys that were banging each other around? Those are two bangers, right? We need some of them guys that are pillow-fighting to do a little bit of that." The Flames, who have a five-point lead on the second-place Los Angeles Kings and six-point edge on the third-place Edmonton Oilers in the division standings, expect better of themselves following their latest outing. Last edited by Cheese; 04-02-2022 at 10:54 AM.