‘X’ marks the spot.
Eventually.
They hope.
The Calgary Flames had a glorious opportunity to punch their ticket to the 2017 National Hockey League post-season party and squandered it with a 4-1 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
They let emotion get the best of them in a rough and tumble game that felt like playoffs. Instead, it left fans to wonder what is going to happen in the coming days as Calgary (43-30-4) sets out on its toughest part of the 2016-17 regular season schedule — home games against San Jose, and Anaheim plus three more road games against their Pacific Division foes Anaheim, L.