darryl and western

Las Vegas - Before we lace up the ice skates, gonna make a quick stop in Miami and grab the Marlins with Trevor Rogers over the D'backs and Humberto Castellanos. If Humberto does not get the start, we still like the Fish, just not against Madison Bumgarner.

Not sure if it's that DEEP baritone voice or the cowboy shirts he sports at the press conferences, but Darryl Sutter has Calgary ready to rock. He guided the Flames to a 50-21 record (111 points) and first place in the Pacific Division. And he also owns two Stanley Cups as a coach when he brought the L.A. Kings to the top of the mountain in 2012 and 2014. But actually, it's probably the fact that the Flames boast THREE 40 goal scorers which makes me tingle. Johnny Gaudreau lit the red light 40 times and added 75 assists for a stunning 115 point season. Matthew Tkachuk tickled the net 42 times with 62 assists and Elias Lindholm dropped in 42 goals with 40 assists. Oh yea, don't sleep on Andrew Mangiapane who threw 35 into the net. Calgary has won 10 of the last 13 including a 4-2 win over Dallas on home ice. The Stars did NOT come down the stretch with a winning record, managing only six Ws in the last 13 games. Not sure if they'll be an offensive explosion tonight, but the Flames have enough firepower to put game one into the win column.

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