Pre-Season Post-Game: Flames can’t get Kraken against Seattle

The Calgary Flames welcomed former captain Mark Giordano and the Seattle Kraken to the Saddledome on Wednesday night. After a pair of fairly one-sided losses, the Flames were much, much better against Seattle. Unfortunately, “much better” didn’t result in a pre-season victory, as they dropped a close one by a 4-3 score in a shootout to Seattle.

The rundown

The Flames were energetic early, but the Kraken were able to take advantage of a couple defensive miscues to give themselves an early lead.

Jared McCann set up Mark Giordano for a nice rush opportunity with a quick pass in the Flames zone. Giordano skated into the slot and chipped a back-hand shot through Dan Vladar’s legs to give Seattle a…