Calgary Flames

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Can the Calgary Flames Find Consistency For a Playoff Push? (The Hockey News)

Saturday's win was just the fourth time the Calgary Flames won when trailing after the first period. Can they string together a win streak on the road?

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Flames Sunday Census: Calgary's best storyline of the season - The ... (The Win Column)

Flames Sunday Census: Polling Calgary Flames fans on what the best storyline of the season has been so far in 2022–23.

If one thing is a must, it’s that the Flames must build off the positive aspects of their team, and use it to become a more dangerous team in the league. Pelletier is clearly an NHL calibre player, and he should stay up on the roster for the remainder of the season. At 5v5, the line has a CF of 61.04%, 85.71% SF, and an xGF of 77.23%. Treliving awarded Vladar with a two-year $2.2M contract extension during the season, and he has absolutely earned it. Dan Vladar has 11 wins, a 2.68 GAA, and a .905 save percentage as the Flames backup. [Dom Luszczyszyn](https://twitter.com/domluszczyszyn) of The Athletic has Andersson playing at a $10M market value, which is pretty good considering that he only gets paid $4.6M. Ever since he has been called up, Pelletier has provided great speed, and he has been getting chances every single game. In a season where Markstrom isn’t playing his best hockey, Vladar has come in and given the Flames stability in net whenever needed. There are absolutely things that need to be better, and there are concerns about the team, however, there are many bright spots about this team as well. It’s true though, as he currently has 21 goals and 46 points in 53 games played this season. There are some good options to choose from, but what has been the best story to come out of this Flames season? Depending on who you talk to, a lot of Calgary Flames fans may describe this season as very doom and gloom.

Another 20-goal season for Flames forward Tyler Toffoli — 'and I'm ... (Calgary Sun)

During Saturday's 7-2 shellacking of the Buffalo Sabres, Toffoli hit the 20-goal plateau for the seventh time in his decade-long NHL career.

And when it’s something that you’re kind of known to do, you have to take more pride in it because that’s what keeps you around and keeps you on good teams.” He picked the top shelf on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s glove side for a man-advantage marker. Sportsnet’s Greg Millen, a retired puck-stopper turned ace broadcaster, praised his positioning on that play, noting: “The good goal-scorers will go right to the post, because that gives him more depth to put it into the net … He is now on pace for 32 in his first full campaign in the Flaming C logo. You can’t earn a spot in Sutter’s lineup as a one-trick pony, but his offensive prowess was certainly part of the appeal when he was emerging with the Kings. “When Tyler is moving his feet, he is a real effective player,” said Flames coach Darryl Sutter earlier this season. Heading into Monday’s showdown with the Senators (5:30 p.m. “And I’m definitely not planning on stopping. “For me, going into every season, you set little goals,” Toffoli told reporters after the blowout in Buffalo. Calgary’s first-line right-winger notched his 21st of the campaign just 11 minutes later. Now 30, he’s continued his lamp-lighting habit at the highest level. Article content

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