5 Calgary Flames That Need To Fire Versus Arizona Coyotes
By Luke Ryan
Apr 7, 2015; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames players celebrate win over Arizona Coyotes at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary Flames won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
The Calgary Flames need to bounce back from their 5-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks when they take on the Arizona Coyotes and they’ll be relying on everyone to pick up their games.
It’s well-known that this year’s team has under-performed to a huge degree; that or we’re finally seeing the true state of the team and not the one that seemed to ride its luck for long stretches last season.
Whether last season was luck or not is somewhat redundant now, with a quarter of the NHL season having already passed.
The current situation is that the Calgary Flames are (or aren’t, depending on your thinking) living up to expectations and are more likely to feature in the draft lottery for Auston Matthews than the Stanley Cup play-offs come post-season.
There are several players that could be called out and flagged as needing to put in more, most of whom were part of the Calgary Flames line-up in that demoralizing 5-3 loss at the Honda Center.
In fact throughout the whole month of November, there’s been several guys that just aren’t doing the job properly; many are players with a bit of experience that head coach, Bob Hartley expects better from.
The Arizona Coyotes will be no pushover, but their 11-9-1 record for the season thus far at least gives the Calgary Flames some hope of bouncing back with a win and trying to conjure up some form on the back of it.
For the Calgary Flames to leave Arizona with a win, all of the five players listed will need to bring their ‘A-game’.
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