The Battle of Alberta has dominated the headlines.



And it’s been a lot of fun too.



For the first time in a long time, there has been legitimate heat between the provincial rivals, with the Flames and Oilers each claiming victories (moral, standings points, pugilistic, and otherwise) over the past few weeks.



But the backdrop to the drama of the past month is the way the Flames have rounded into much better form as the season has worn on. After being mired in a run of atrocious shooting luck early in the year, the team has pieced itself back together statistically, climbing back into the playoff picture in the West. Even though Saturday night’s 8-3 drubbing at the hands of the Oilers still stings (a lot!), it’s important to look at the Flames’ body of work on the whole throughout the past month. Saturday’s loss was sobering but, in the end, it’s one loss amidst a run of much-improved play.



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