from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,

Blake Coleman has a prediction: his Flames are going to bounce back and Johnny Gaudreau will play a major role in it.

He may want to do it soon, as the Flames have dropped two in a row in a tight series with Dallas they now trail 2-1.

Gaudreau had a golden opportunity to turn things around late in Saturday’s 4-2 loss when he broke in alone with four minutes left in a one-goal game.

An attempt to go five-hole was thwarted by Jake Oettinger, prompting a blunt assessment from the coach:

“Got a breakaway with two or three minutes left, those guys got to put it away,” said Darryl Sutter. “That’s their job.”

Coleman was a tad more diplomatic.

“He’s getting looks – that was just one of many chances we probably could have finished on,” said the Texan. “Things get magnified based on the time of the game.

“Johnny is a great player. He was a great player all year. He’s going to bounce back. We have all the confidence in the world in his game and he’s going to be a big reason why our team bounces back next game.”

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