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Flames Falling
by Paul on 12/14/09 at 04:43 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
Every time you want to anoint the Calgary Flames a contender, they hit the skids for a week or so. The Flames have lost three of four and four of six and fallen into second place in the Northwest Division behind the never-say-die Colorado Avalanche.
Calgary has just 10 goals in that six-game stretch, and despite the many positives (top-notch goaltending and as good a blue line as there is in the game), there just seems to be something missing.
In our humble opinion, what is missing is depth down the middle—specifically a big, talented pivot to drive the offense. Oh, wait … the Flames have that … or they would if Olli Jokinen turned out to be the player they thought he’d be when they acquired him at last season’s trade deadline.
continued plus Yotes, Oilers, Wild and Blues discussed too…
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