Monaghan gets two assists in Calgary return as Flames downs to Habs

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Nothing was easy for the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

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The Flames (10-10-3) dominated the Montreal Canadiens (12-10-1), keeping the puck deep in the Hubbs zone and there was a long stretch of shot after shot for Jake Allen. did.

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However, it was difficult to reach the goal. Sorry if you heard this before this season, but early in the game Jacob made a critical mistake in his Mark Strom that saw the Flames lose 2–1 on him.

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Flames’ efforts in this regard are largely flawless. What they proved to be lacking was execution.

Well, that’s the start of a nightmare game from Markstrom.

Shortly after the opening showdown, former Flames center Sean Monaghan, now sporting the Canadiens’ red, white and blue, chased a loose puck that was bouncing into Calgary’s net.

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For some reason Markstrom reacted by leaping out of the crease and sliding into the oncoming pack. He certainly hoped to clear the zone, but it didn’t work. did.

It was the worst possible start the Flames could have hoped for, not what the goalkeeping coach advised Mark Strom.

But that wasn’t a preview of what the rest of the game would look like.

Instead, the flames slowly subsided and dominated the game overall.
Only Allen kept the floodgates closed. The Flames eventually beat the Canadiens by a margin of 46-19, but not all of those shots came from harmless positions.

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Blake Coleman was stopped with a breakaway. Mikael Backlund and Elias Lindholm were robbed at their doorstep. Adam Ruzytska hit the crossbar.

But the pack didn’t come in.Lindholm is Jonathan Huberdeau To tie in that the Flames finally have something to celebrate.

But early in the third period, the Hubs got another when Cole Corfield fired a one-timer home while Andrew Manjapane was in the box.
Flame did not find the equalizer. After defeating the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, they’re 1-1 in his current five-game homestand, but next week they have winnable games against the Washington Capitals, Arizona Coyotes and Minnesota Wild. There is

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However, you must score to win the game. And they would want the goalie to stay in his crease.

well done
On Thursday night, Monaghan was hailed as a hero, the Flames delivered a classy one-minute tribute to the former star, and the Saddledome crowd rose in unison to salute him with a lengthy standing ovation.

Monaghan spent nine years with the Flames after being selected 6th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He scored his 212 goals and added 250 assists during his time with Calgary.

more honors

Flames prospect Matthew Phillips had a great November.

No one at AHL was better.

On Thursday, the league announced that the Calgary Wranglers winger was named Player of the Month after a stellar stretch of 18 points as he scored nine goals and nine assists in 12 games over the month.

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Highlights included a hat-trick against the San Jose Barracuda on November 6 and the Wrangler’s 3-2 win over the Tuscon Road Runners two days earlier. Overall, he was off the scoreboard in just his two games in his month.

It was an impressive stretch with many Calgary hockey fans wondering if Phillips did enough to earn a call-up to the NHL for his stint with the Flames. The year-old currently leads the AHL with 26 goals and leads the league with 13 goals.

healthy respect

Flames fans may not remember much of the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning, but for Flames head coach Darryl Sutter, his team’s seven loss to Lightnight means a lot about Martin St. Louis. He told me about

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St. Louis then had a starring role in Lightning on the Ice, but has long since retired and was behind the Canadiens’ bench on Thursday night.

Sutter spoke candidly about his respect for St. Louis on Thursday morning.

“I have a lot of respect for Marty as a player, probably the biggest reason is because we played against each other in the 2004 final. I will,” Sutter said. “You get more respect for your opponents, and they beat us, but you get more respect for that player.” If you look at it, Vinnie (Recavalier), Brad Richards and Marty St. Louis were probably the big three on that team.

When I was in LA, I wanted to get a Vinny Lecavalier. Because you respect them so much. Same with Marty. They are great competitors and he has a lot of hockey knowledge. You can tell me You can know that when you coach against him. Very good for him. ”