Not a lot to separate these two from each other. The Avs are a couple of points back of the Flames with a game in hand. Both have 5 wins on the season and a GD of two. Neither has been able to attain a consistent level of excellence through the first couple weeks of the season.
For their part, Colorado has been suffering from a strong bout of Flames-itis thus far: sadists at home, masochists on the road. Wield the whip in Denver and wear the ball-gag on the...well you get the idea. I believe their lone "away" victory came at the expense of the Oilers - whom we all know will be grabbing their ankles a lot this year, where ever they are.
Besides their opponent's road woes, the Flames will have a couple other advantages this evening - both Hejduk and Leopold are out with injury, dealing a couple of significant blows to the Avs depth-chart. Wayne Primeau is the Flames only casualty and let's just say "he won't be missed".
Also, word is Jose "it was only Propecia" Theodore is getting the start tonight, seeing as Budaj has been Calgary's bitch on more than one occasion in the past. The former hart winner has been terrible since 05/06, but doesn't have quite the same relationship with Flames as the other guy, so it's hard to say whether his starting is a good thing from a Calgary perspective...
Prediction - Tanguay continues to roll and a couple other guys finally get on the scoresheet as Theodore continues his long tumble into the vortex of suck. Flames 3, Avs 1. Tanguay, Moss and Nolan for Calgary. Sakic for Colorado.
