Flames' Culture Fuels Winning Streak

On March 30th, the Calgary Flames are on fire, winning five of their last six games, with four coming in overtime.

Goldtender Devon Cooley is calling out the team's culture as the real spark behind it all.

After dancing around a rebuild all season, they finally committed at the trade deadline,

shipping out Mackenzie Wigar with five years left on his.

Deal and Nazim Kadri with three years remaining.

Now the numbers don't back up this streak, analytic show they got outshot and lost the expected goals battle in five of those six games.

But killer goldtending from both netminders and smart gritty play have them defying the odds.

They've stepped up early too, grabbing first goals or staying close, without dropping more than a goal behind in any of those contests.

Fans are feeling it.

At the start of the year, nobody knew which way this team was headed, but now the direction is crystal clear.

A full rebuild.

Even with some blowout losses right after the deadline, supporters see the commitment.

Players are battling for the logo, and it's turning into something fun to rally around.

That said, this run won't last forever.

Their goal share sits at 60.61% against a 47.12 expected goal mark over these games.

Players will even out, turning those overtime wins into losses, which might even help snag a top draft pick from this loaded class.

Still, this high effort blueprint is gold for the future.

With prospects like Zayn Perrek and Matt Vey gridden knocking on the door plus a stack of picks, that physical style will make them beasts once talent.

Floods in, coolies right, the culture setting the stage.

From your team, powered by AI, this is NHL News Today.

I'm Corey with the story.