Just like the TransCanada pipeline, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames share West-to-East connections — and some shared concerns.

We check on a few items before Tuesday night’s lone visit of the regular season by the Flames to the Scotiabank Arena.

STRUGGLING STARTS

The combined record of the clubs is 6-11-2 and, though Calgary sits 32nd of 32 NHL teams with just two wins, the pressure on the Leafs to finally make some hay in this homestand has only been partly relieved by the diversion of Blue Jays’ coverage .

Calgary has five players from the GTA , including ex-Leaf Nazem Kadri, linemate Morgan Frost and Markham-born rookie defenceman Zayne Parekh .

That usually means an adrenalin rush to make up for any jet lag the Flames could experience in starting this four-game

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