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Suddenly, the Calgary Flames (11-15-4) are on a bit of a roll. Games like Saturday evening’s 2-0 win over the visiting Utah Mammoth (14-13-3) might not be end-to-end, highlight-packed barn burners, but they’re starting to stack up. Article content Article content

The once-hopeless Flames have suddenly gone 6-2-1 in their last nine games. They’ve crawled out of last place in the NHL, which isn’t saying much, but is still something, and they’re starting to look an awful lot like the tight-checking, hard-to-beat team they showed themselves to be last season.

You might even say they look like a team that has turned around their fortunes after a terrible start to the season.

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