The Calgary Flames' slide continued with another loss last night, this time to the strong New Jersey Devils squad. The Flames dropped to 1-3-2 on the season amidst this tough stretch against very formidable opponents.

 

Igor Korolev scored the lone goal in the 5-1 drubbing. Perhaps the biggest loss though was the injury to impressive center, Iiro Jarvi. Jarvi has been the leading scorer for the Flames in the young season. While he is only labeled as day-to-day, he will certainly miss the next game. And any loss for a prolonged amount of time will send ripple effects through the locker room and begin to test the Calgary depth chart. 

 

The road does not get easier for Calgary. Next up, Calgary draws the undefeated Vancouver Canucks. And while the mighty New York Islanders follow immediately after that, the Flames would really like to take these next couple of games one game at a time to add some points to their spot on the standings.

 

In place of Jarvi next game, Darby Hendrickson will be making his season debut. Strong play in the AHL has led to this promotion. Calgary is excited to see if he can provide some 4th line minutes, and perhaps catch some lightning in a bottle. 

 

-The Calgary Herald