There is no way to put this lightly – the Flames were terrible for 30 minutes. It was not the roster construction – it wasn’t the coach – it wasn’t the arena being half full. This team came out flat-footed and completely unready to play. The sloppiest I’d seen them play this season against what I would consider a lower-level opponent. Now if they had got truly goalied I’d be here talking about bad luck, but it was very clearly the personnel on the ice for the entire first ½. They salvaged it with some really good third period play – too little too late.
Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames have rough outing against Ottawa Senators
