Blues and Utah are on a roll. Vancouver seems to have found their game again. That's all bad news. The good news is that the Flames are in command of their future - they sit 8th in P%. This is a huge game, and a huge test for them. I have no idea what their record in Toronto is, but it sure seems that in the last while, it hasn't been very good. Still, any team can beat any other team in this league on any given night. Lose this one, and they risk losing being the masters of their own destiny. That's a big difference.
I don't like their chances without Backlund, even if he was nursing an injury for a while. He was still by far the best defensive player on this team that is playing a very poor stretch of hockey. With that being said, hopefully we embarrass the Leafs tonight.
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