SNAPSHOTS: Flames ride hot start to victory over Islanders yyc flames
“You know, we scored big goals,” assessed Flames bench boss Darryl Sutter. “That was the difference.”Just when you wondered if the Flames were allergic to anything that didn’t end as a one-goal game, the locals gave themselves a bit of wiggle room with three tallies on their six shots during the opening frame.Article content
If you’ve been studying the advanced stats, you wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised to see such a strong opening shift from the Backlund-Coleman-Mangiapane trio. They set the tone on that first twirl, then scored on their third spin of the evening.Article content “I did not call bank,” Kadri admitted post-game. “But that’s where I was shooting it. Luckily, it went in.”While the two Czechs on the Flames’ roster were hoping for an alternate ending to Thursday’s gold-medal game at the world junior championship, they’re awfully proud — as they should be — of how the up-and-comers from their home country performed over the past couple of weeks in Halifax.
“They just showed that even though there is a lot of people that have been negative about what’s going on in Czech hockey, that they can come together and create a great team,” Vladar said of the current cast. “It’s awesome to watch.”The Czechs also had to work overtime in a semifinal matchup against the Swedes. In fact, Vladar briefly was fooled into thinking they’d lost and would be battling for bronze.
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