The Flames do two things. They genuinely try to create chances, and they lose horribly.
I get it, in a way. The team, as a collective unit, has absolutely nothing left to play for. They did, for a brief time, when they actually did still partially control their fate and playoffs were still a realistic possibility, but then they lost. And lost. And lost some more. And now they’re still losing, and they legitimately may not win another game this season, and it’s just… who cares?
Some individuals have something to play for. Jon Gillies needs to fight to try to get more NHL games in, maybe even games that actually mean something one day (though, even with a questionable defence in front of him, it’s not looking too good this year).