Calgary could not keep up in a 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay at Benchmark International Arena

1. GOOD NEWS INCOMING In the first period of Wednesday’s game, Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman reported that the Flames were making progress on a contract extension with GM Craig Conroy. Nothing that happened on the ice was going to be bigger news than that, and it should be welcomed by Flames fans. Since taking over the general manager job in 2023, Conroy has done an admirable job cleaning up the mess he was left by his predecessor, Brad Treliving. He was forced to trade away want-away veterans like Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm in his first year, and has slowly started building a young core in the time since. Article content There’s still work to do, of course, and Maloney’s comments la

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