Every single player in the Calgary Flames ’ dressing room is all too aware that one win only does so much.
Winning 2-0 against the quite-awful San Jose Sharks takes some of the pressure off a Flames team that had lost three straight heading into Thursday’s game. But the reality is they’re still dead-last in the NHL and have a lot of work to do if they’ve even got a remote shot of digging themselves out of their hole.
What did feel important, though, was that the Flames managed to put together a full 60 minutes.
Yeah, “playing a full 60 minutes” is a time-tested hockey cliche, but it’s also been a genuine challenge for the Flames this season.
And on Thursday, they finally felt like they put a complete game together.
“It’s confirmation that the buy-in’s got to be there,” said Blake Co

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