The Kings of allowing goals against roll into town tonight. Which is good, cuz the Flames aren't exactly stingy themselves these days. To be fair, Calgary's offense has been so potent lately that they've been scoring indiscriminately at both ends of the ice. If the boys are able to cut down on the own goals going forward, it might spare Kipper some angst and a few notches on his admittedly swollen GAA.
I never got around to assessing the Avalanche implosion. Short version:
The Flames deserved a better fate, Phaneuf and Iginla are playing great, the Flames defensive zone is a maelstrom of cancer and madness and the Eriksson/Warrener duo scare me to death.
Can't complain about 5 of 8 on that road trip though. Despite continuing defensive and goaltending issues, the Flames managed to slay some major demons in Dallas and Nashville. That's good. A goal differential of 0 and the worst PK in the league? That's bad. But at least Iggy and co. are scoring again. Now if only we had a 4th line that wasn't a 7 minute/night liability.
Oh well.
I believe JS Aubin will be in net for LA this evening. On most nights, I'd be willing to bet my gonads on Kipper out-dueling the ex-Leaf back-up turned Kings-last-option, but in light of Kiprusoff's struggles and the fact Aubin recently defeated the best-in-the-West Minnesota Backstroms, I'll probably forgoe any such wager.
For those of you that aren't so risk averse, note that it's unlikely that I'll be watching the game tonight, given that this is the 3rd PPV broadcast of the month. For anyone unaware, the Flames are currently winless with me watching, recording or in attendance this season. Place your wagers accordingly.
Prediction time - Let's go with a 5-3 Flames victory. Tanguay (2), Iginla, Moss and Phaneuf for Calgary. Mike-Cam, Kopitarded and Lubo-Viso for the Monarchs.
Check out RudyKelly's preview at BoC.
