Interesting on so many levels

Tonight’s game is sure to be a treat.  Besides two of the top teams in the league doing battle, we have the Flames coming off of a Darryl Sutter closed-door meeting and a Keenan tirade.

I’m looking forward to this one.

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Flames open in disastrous fashion

I remember seeing games like this last year, when the Flames never had a chance.  This one feels a little different — the sting isn’t quite there.  Perhaps that is due in part to it being the first game of the season.  Perhaps it is due in part to opening on the road against one of the most improved teams in the league.  Mostly, though, the Flames look like a much better team than last year.  In fact, had they been able to convert on their 5 on 3 in the first period this game might have been different.

A couple of things are for certain:

• They need Regehr in the lineup come Saturday, when they get a rematch against the Canucks.
• Kiprusoff has to cut down on the massive rebounds.  He need only look across the ice at the masterful job that Roberto Luongo did in tonight’s game.

It would be nice to see the Flames at least get one to prove it’s possible on Luongo.  At this point even that looks pretty bleak.

Regardless, hockey’s back.

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“He really enjoys winning. He really, really does. He has fun when we win. Not so much when we lose. That’s all part of it — you want to win for him because you know it’s going to be that much better to come to the rink, to do stuff, to be around. Because when we were winning . . . you can really feel how much he gets excited. He shows the emotion. Sometimes maybe coaches don’t show it . . . even when you win. They’re just the same. But, hey, he’s really excited. And so are we.” -Craig Conroy on Flames head coach, Mike Keenan

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