The goal was nice, as was the celly that followed. But it was everything else Adam Klapka did in Saturday’s win over the Canucks that improved his status as a candidate to open on the Flames’ fourth line.

It got a lot more heated than you’d expect from a meaningless pre-season game. But with guys trying to earn their spots in the lineup before the end of training camp, Saturday night’s tilt between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks suggested that these two teams won’t be liking each other much this season.

On Sept. 30, the Philadelphia Flyers fell to the New Jersey Devils, 3-2 in overtime following a tremendous third period effort to tie the game up late.