Flames Fans Might Be Ready To Put Out The Fire

Calgary fans had to like their chances to gain ground on eighth-place Detroit Thursday night when the Flames kicked off a three-game road trip on Long Island against one of the league’s bottom dwellers. After a 3-2 loss in a game in which the Flames led 2-1 in the third period, Matchsticks & Gasoline, SB Nation’s Calgary blog, is ready to call it a season.

You’ve got a lifeless crowd, a team going nowhere (on the second night of a back to back, no less), a guy named Bruno. Put it in the win column and concentrate on the two afternoon games on the weekend. Whatever you do, don’t let that guy named Bruno score mid-way through the third period of a tie game – that may lead to an absolutely crippling loss.Well, you can probably guess how this turned out. Bruno Gervais scored the go-ahead goal at 11:31 of the third period, capping a two-goal rally by the Islanders and a frustrating night for the Flames.