The Calgary Flames are sticking Tuesday with their backup goalie. As they wrap their longest road-trip of the season in Nashville, Devin Cooley will once again be between the pipes.

That means that usual workhorse Dustin Wolf, barring a relief appearance against the Predators, will be idle for upwards of a week. Wolf was hooked last Wednesday in Tampa after surrendering three goals on only four shots, and Cooley has been tapped for three straight starts since then.

While the Flames’ second-stringer has been on a roll and ranks among the NHL’s save percentage leaders with a sparkling .931, it’s still a surprise to see such a lengthy lay-off for Wolf, who was a Calder Trophy finalist last season, signed a lucrative long-term extension during the summer and is widely considered to be thei

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