CALGARY — Called out on national TV and all but counted out as playoff contenders just six games in, the Calgary Flames and their fans needed something to cheer about.

They got it shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday when the Blue Jays’ win prompted the best Game 7 Saddledome celebration since Johnny Gaudreau’s overtime magic against Dallas.

However, an hour after fans returned their gaze to the floundering Flames, the reality of their sordid start hit home once again.

“When you get a wounded dog, you get one of two things — it’s either going to bite you, or they are going to put their tail between their legs,” said Jets coach Scott Arniel, setting up their matchup with the 1-5 Flames.

“And I don’t think they’ll do the tail part.”

They didn’t.

But despite mustering plenty of the fight and fo

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