CALGARY – A good chunk of the Flames’ dads were at the Saddledome Wednesday night, assembling for the team’s California getaway with their sons.

Two periods in it sure looked like the car rides home were going to be awfully quiet.

After spotting an opportunistic Red Wings squad a 2-0 lead four minutes in, and a 4-0 lead after two, the Flames finally gave the dads something positive to talk about.

A Joel Farabee penalty shot conversion eight minutes into the third sparked goals from Matt Coronato and MacKenzie Weegar within six minutes, setting the table for the type of comeback the Flames authored so many times last season.

It’s what made the city fall in love with the undermanned squad.

Alas, despite steady pressure the final five minutes the Flames fell 4-3, and weren’t able to tie

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