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Nazem Kadri said it on Monday night; it’s a little late for moral victories.

The Flames need wins and points and failed to find two of them tonight with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

The Flames pushed for the final 40 minutes, found the equalizer on an Adam Klapka goal but didn’t have the answer in overtime with Montreal controlling things from the drop of the puck in extra time until the game winner.

The loss is the 7th straight for the Flames, but at least they got a point tonight.

Moral victory right?

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You can’t question heart or culture in this one.

The Flames, five on five, simply dominated the Winnipeg Jets tonight, but surrendered two third period goals wiping out a 1-o lead and losing in regulation 2-1 to the Jets; their sixth regulation loss in a row in this young season.

Dustin Wolf was very much back to the version we saw last year, thwarting a dominant Winnipeg powerplay and keeping the Flames up a goal heading to the third.

Better defensively, but still a team that can’t finish enough to score that second and third goal to put Winnipeg away.

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Well that wasn’t pretty.

The Flames were completely out classed in Vegas on Saturday night dropping a 6-1 decision and losing their fifth straight in the early season.

Calgary remains last in the standings with 6 games ticked off of 82.

Tonight they actually had more zone time than Vegas, but when they broke down they got run over by Vegas skill and their own bone headed plays.

Dustin Wolf didn’t have a chance and was pulled after 40 minutes.

Next up the Jets on Monday night at the Dome.

That whole can’t make the playoffs in October but you can sure miss them thing is starting to become pretty real.

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A lot of talk about playing a full 60 from Calgary veterans coming into this one with a hyper focus on the third period, which has let them down in their last two losses.

Tonight they ice a great third period but can’t find the equalizer after getting absolutely dominated in the second period, failing in their quest for the 60 minute complete game.

Devin Cooley very much in the news for his inability to give confidence as a backup goaltender from his hockey club delivers a first star turn in the loss quieting down the conversation at least for now.

But for Calgary it’s four straight losses and a pretty disastrous if not expected start to the season with the touch schedule.

Calgary back at it in Vegas on Saturday night as they try to spear the skid and turn their season around.

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The Flames played a pretty solid hockey game, much like they did on Saturday in their 4-2 loss to the Blues.

But in the end they’re bit again by a lack of finish as the Jack Eichel show takes over the game with the game turning from a 2-0 Calgary lead to a 3-2 Vegas lead as the night wore on.

The loss drops the Flames to 1-3-0 on the season with a pretty important early season game tomorrow night in Utah to try and stem a three game losing streak.

Big game for Cooley and the Flames.

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