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Flames Takeaways: Gritty, selfless effort snaps road losing skid
The Calgary Flames are coming home for Christmas, and they’re not bringing with them any of the nasty streaks they left town with.
A 4-3 win in Nashville snapped an eight-game road losing skid and marked the first time in a franchise-record 25 games they scored more than three goals.
And they did it with the sort of gritty effort they can be proud of, allowing the lads to fly back from Music City with a little bounce in their steps.
Nazem Kadri and Rasmus Andersson could be big-time trade targets for the Stars
The Dallas Stars have started the season 17-10-0, and recently announced forward Tyler Seguin would be out for at least four-to-six months due to requiring hip surgery. Seguin earns $9.8 million AAV against the salary cap, so it begs the question about how Stars’ GM Jim Nill will get creative with his newfound financial flexibility.
Where Flames goalie Wolf ranks among Calder Trophy candidates
Despite hitting a bit of a rough patch as of late, Wolf has still put together a superb rookie season, posting a 2.84 goals against average (GAA) along with a .909 save percentage (SV%) through 14 starts. He’s also accounted for eight of the Flames’ 13 wins thus far.
FlamesNation Mailbag: Waking up below the cutline
For the past five weeks, the Calgary Flames have woken up every day and been able to say one thing: they were in a playoff spot. After Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Stars, the Flames have slid below the Western Conference cutline and are, for the first time since Oct. 30, on the outside looking in.
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