For Weegar, scoring is not necessarily part of the job description — but zero goals in his first 36 games as a Flame had been gnawing at him
Because before he buried his first of the season, a game-winner to boot, he called his shot.
According to his longtime teammate — they were together for six campaigns in Florida before both being traded to Calgary as part of a summer blockbuster — and close friend, Huberdeau wasn’t“We were just joking around in the car — I said, ‘If I get one, maybe I’ll get three tonight,’ ” Weegar said, sharing his own recollection of that lighthearted conversation. “And he said, ‘Yeah, that’ll be a miracle.
He admitted as much while chit-chatting with Sportsnet’s Ryan Leslie prior to a Dec. 28 matchup with the Kraken in Seattle, raving about his relationship with defence partner Chris Tanev but adding at the end of that answer: “I think the next step for us two is to maybe get a goal or two.”Article content
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