The Calgary Flames shuffled their lineup on Friday, a day after the team was outclassed 8-3 by the Tampa Bay Lightning for the franchise’s worst home loss in nearly five years.
Head coach Ryan Huska made several changes at Friday’s practice, including on the second defence pairing. MacKenzie Weegar was critical of his performance after the loss, telling reporters he"had to be better for his teammates." On Friday, he was with Joel Hanley instead of his usual partner, Daniil Miromanov, who was skating with Tyson Barrie on the fourth defence pairing.
“It’s a new day,” forward Blake Coleman said. “We gave some high-end players too much time and space…a lot of guys didn’t feel their best coming back from a road trip…things came a little bit harder for them yesterday.”“I think you let it sting for a bit, then you move on,” Huska said on Friday. “Today was a day where we got back to the checking roots that we have on the ice, and I thought the guys did a good job with that today.
“If one guy within our structure is off, there’s a breakdown,” Huska said. “Sometimes, it’s guys pushing a little bit more for offence or hoping the puck is going to come to them. Well, they’re going to be one second late for their checking responsibility and open some space on the ice. It’s a five-guy thing where we need the commitment from all when they’re on the ice.”
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