Post-Game: Flames fall in entertaining Battle of Alberta

This weekend’s games are a bit of an oddity, as the Calgary Flames play two games without their old head coach but also without their new head coach. If Saturday’s game with the Edmonton Oilers is any indication, the Flames are going to be fine the rest of the season. They were engaged, entertaining and a little bit unlucky as they dropped a really entertaining game by a 3-2 score to the Oilers.

The rundown

The Flames looked full of pep and energy in the first period. They forechecked. They body checked. They back-checked. They drew penalties, and that led to a goal.

With Kailer Yamamoto in the box, the Flames scored just 33 seconds into their advantage. Johnny Gaudreau buried a cross-zone…