The good, bad and ugly was the theme of Wednesday’s 5-3 Vancouver Canucks victory over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
And the good came early, at least for the home side.
With players like Tanner Glass, Dillon Dube, Mark Jankowski, Ryan Lomberg, Rasmus Andersson and netminder Jon Gillies all trying to make an impression in their second pre-season audition, they put themselves all over the scoresheet in different ways.
And in other ways?
“I liked some guys. I thought some guys weren’t very good,” said Flames head coach Glen Gulutzan. “The time is ticking, here, as every game goes by for guys wanting to stay around.