The game has changed as the playoffs draw near — defence is the focus, space and time are at a premium, and goals require far more grease than finesse to get the job done. And the Flames' best players have yet to adjust. (EricFrancis)
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Returning home with just one goal to show for two road games, theOne of the most potent offences in the league has been held in check the last few weeks, scoring more than two goals just once in their last eight games.
The Flames’ best players haven’t acted as such since the all-star break, with Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk playing far below the gold standard they set in the first half.Defence is the focus, space and time are at a premium and goals require far more grease than finesse to get the job done.
Critics might suggest these are closer to the real Flames than we’ve been led to believe. Well, with the Flames heading home for eight of their next 10 and nine of their last 14, we’re about to find out more about this club than we have all year long. In a game completely devoid of the playoff atmosphere they thrived in one night earlier when they lost 2-1 in Vegas, the Flames fell behind 10 minutes in when Clayton Keller’s conversion of a 2-on-1 brought some of the 13,341 in attendance to their feet.
“I thought he got pushed from behind,” said Smith, who later stopped a Vinnie Hinostroza penalty shot to keep the game within reach. Flames coach Bill Peters said he wasn’t optimistic the goal would be overturned but thought it was worth challenging.
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