Flames Game Day: Middle of the Road The Flames Across America tour hits the Music City this evening, with 4 points in hand after a successful start in the Rust Belt. I'm fairly comfortable with the result in Columbus, because the Flames, second period lapse acknowledged, were the better team most of the night. The quality of play might need a boost this evening, because the opposition is rolling, and pretty stingy with the goals and the shots. Olli Jokinen , as I remarked in comments on Saturday, looks like he might be hitting a little streak. It isn't just the goals, but the little plays he needs to make in possession are a bit better as well. He still looks like he's stick-handling a grenade at times, particularly when he's not in open ice, but it's better. I have no idea whether it will last, and that likely puts me in league with every coach he's ever had, so I'll simply enjoy it until otherwise. The only question one might ask about the Jokinen-Iginla line is why Boyd isn't a semi-permanent member, but it appears Sutter saves that move until he goes to three lines for the night. I suppose the argument that they might not need to shorten the bench if they went that route from the get-go hasn't won out yet. When Bourque returns, Boyd will properly head down the depth chart, but he shouldn't be a fourth liner until then. Langkow-Dawes-Moss managed a goal, and although