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By the end of the evening, they were wondering if the Flames’ other impact freshman would soon be stuck sitting due to his second career suspension.Connor Zary was a surprise spectator Thursday in Friendly Manitoba, watching from the press-box as his squad was mathematically eliminated from the playoff race with a 5-2 loss to the Jets at Canada Life Centre.
The 24-year-old sparkplug appeared to leave his feet for that open-ice lick on Morrissey. The refs initially signalled a two-minute minor but changed their minds after a review, and Pospisil was ultimately slapped with a major and game misconduct. Whether or not Pospisil is forced to take the night off, Flames fans — and maybe management, too — will be calling for Zary to be back in the lineup for Saturday’s Battle of Alberta.
“Since he’s been back from his injury, I think he’s been a step behind, and I think that’s probably why he hasn’t been able to generate all that much,” Huska said. “He missed eight games and now he’s come back and the pace that he was playing at isn’t the same. I think a lot of that has to do with his time away, but now it’s up to him to make sure that, ‘I have to raise it again and I have to be making sure I’m pushing the envelope here.
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