Things haven’t gone terribly well for the Calgary Flames over the past several months. The team can’t buy a goal. They can’t buy a big save. They’ve lost five games in a row. Several key players are injured.
The news got even better for the team and its players, as the club noted today that star winger Johnny Gaudreau is headed back east to deal with a “family matter.” He’ll miss (at least) Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings.
Gaudreau’s absence leads to some questions. If the team was working with a full complement of healthy players, things would be simple.