Three takeaways as Flames fall to Canucks in latest exhibition action

Four down, four to go.

The Calgary Flames hit the halfway mark of their tuneup schedule Wednesday, albeit in losing fashion, falling 3-1 to the Vancouver Canucks in pre-season action in Abbotsford, B.C.

On a night that most of Calgary’s big names remained at home, backup goalie candidate Ivan Prosvetov was the best-of-the-bunch for the road team.

Connor Zary found the back of the net on the man-advantage, fellow forwards Martin Pospisil and Joel Farabee earned the assists and it was a relief to see blue-liner Jake Bean return after he initially appeared to be injured on a heavy hit.

Here are three takeaways from Wednesday’s contest, with a round of cuts likely looming before the Flames hit the ice next …

Strong grade for the goalie

Calgary’s top performer against the Canucks? It