Calgary Flames blueliner MacKenzie Weegar called the club’s recent six-game road trip the toughest of his career, and now he’s looking forward to playing meaningful hockey down the stretch as the team continues its quest for a playoff spot.

The blueliner and his teammates are relishing the importance of the remaining 19 games in 37 days to close out the season, including a potential four-point swing on Wednesday at the Saddledome versus the Vancouver Canucks – a squad the Flames are fighting with for that final wild-card berth.

"It's probably one of our biggest games of the year," forward Jonathan Huberdeau said. "Every game from now till the end of the year will be like that. We've got to focus one game at a time, and Vancouver's the biggest one."

“You start the year wanting to play meaningful games down the stretch, and we are doing that right now,” head coach Ryan Huska said.

Huska said there’s a buzz in Calgary with what the team has accomplished so far this season.

“I love it,” he said. “I think our players have done such a good job at putting themselves in the mix right now and people........

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