Flames 4, Hurricanes 1 post-game embers: In the hunt

The Flames had a great, solid game. They played well. They scored goals. Mike Smith stopped most of the pucks that came his way, and looked great the entire game. They were, quite simply, the better team, from top to bottom: and for that, they won their seventh straight game, and head into their bye week on a high note.

A tale of two hits

One reason to hit an opposing player is to separate him from the puck.

When Micheal Ferland hit Sebastian Aho in front of the Hurricanes’ bench, he did just that. Aho had the puck, Ferland hit him, Ferland got the puck, Ferland chipped it up to Johnny Gaudreau, and it ended up in the back of the net. Ferland is a physically tough player – he can fight, he’ll…