The Calgary Flames (35-28-10) are a lot like Charlie Brown in the Peanuts series. The football is right there. It’s in front of them. They should be able to kick the football. But they’re just not able to kick the football this season, often whiffing and falling down in spectacular fashion. Tonight, the Flames head to the desert to play the Arizona Coyotes (23-37-11) – the worst team in the National Hockey League – and really, really, really need to get two points to have any damn hope of making the playoffs. These are desperate times.
The puck drops just after 8:00 p.