MORNING SKATE NOTES
- It’s the second half of a back-to-back to wrap up a six-game road trip
- Head coach André Tourigny said “we’ll know more before the game on who’s available, who’s not available. We’ll have some game time decisions.”
Facing the Flames
As the Mammoth face the Flames in their second meeting of the season, Utah is prepared for the test Calgary will bring.
“(Calgary’s playing) really good right now,” Tourigny explained. “Their offense really picked it up, put a lot of pucks on the net. A little bit like (Vancouver), they’re good in the blue paint area, so we’ll need to be strong in front of our net and keep doing the right thing offensively.”
Calgary also has one of the best penalty kills in the league and the Flames have killed off 15 straight penalties. Tourigny explained how the Mammoth can be successful against it.
“There’s not a lot of holes up there,” Tourigny said. “They put a lot of pressure, so our work (with) recovery will be really important because to get them out of structure, we need to shoot pucks and work off that recovery where they will apply pressure, we need to execute in those situations. So, it’s not an easy PK to break down. We scored a goal on a shot yesterday, but it will be even more off recovery when we will shoot the puck, generate the loose puck, where they will press. Now there will be some holes in the structure, we need to be able to execute.”
Finish the Trip Strong
Utah is wrapping up its longest road trip of the year, and tonight is an opportunity to keep building off improved performances and end on a high note.
“It will say a lot about how resilient we are and how capable are we to stay focused and stay with,” Tourigny said. “It’s tough mentally, no doubt it, that kind of stretch. So, when it’s tough, it’s time to step up and show what we got.”
