3 Things From Week 18: Mike Smith Is Human, Lineup Changes, Why? & Matt Stajan The Sniper

The Flames had rough week this time around as they played 3 games and lost 2 of them. The good news for fans and the Flames is that the losing streak didn’t reach 7 games as Calgary defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in OT Saturday night to end the bleeding. Between some odd lineups and scratches to Mike Smith looking human it was one of the more odd weeks of the season for sure.

The Flames play as of late has dropped them down in the playoff standings. Thursday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning (7-4) hurt the most because all of the Flames competition for playoff spots won while they were busy getting crushed. Calgary went from 2nd in the Pacific to 5th with one loss. The Flames are currently…