With Dustin Wolf unavailable, the Flames' backup goalie steps up in Utah. The same can't be said for many of his teammates.

Devin Cooley answered the call.

There were worries among Calgary Flames (1-4-0) fans about Cooley’s ability to give the team a chance to win when Dustin Wolf wasn’t available. There were rumours from reliable insiders that the team might have been monitoring the trade market for other backup options.

On Wednesday night, though, Cooley stood on his head and did everything you could ask of him. That the Flames fell 3-1 to the Utah Mammoth (2-2-0) was absolutely not his fault. He turned away 29-of-31 shots — the Mammoth also managed an empty-netter — and was the Flames’ best player on the night.

“For his first game of the year, I thought he was excellent tonight,”

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