NHL

"We saw some good flashes," Hartley said. "Can I say that one of those young players was outstanding to a point I felt every game he was one of our dominant players? I'm not ready to go to that extent, but we saw some good flashes." The team's record (19-25-4) means a fourth consecutive season without the playoffs, which shouldn't be acceptable considering the Flames were big spenders in each of those years and constantly loading up on veteran players.

MacDonald battled the flu during the Flames' road trip. The Flames had a nightmarish 2013 and their season is over. MacDonald, however, may be a keeper for Fantasy owners. Scouts suggest he has plenty of upside.

Butler was drafted by the Sabres in 2005 and spent parts of three seasons with Buffalo in a limited role before moving on with the Flames. He's not expected to have any fantasy value in standard leagues next season.

It's hard to be taken seriously when your team's goaltender is MacDonald, but tonight was not a terrible outing. Look for MacDonald to serve as Calgary's backup next season or split the goaltending duties with one of the Flames' young netminders.

Hudler has 10 goals and 27 points in 42 games this season. His season got off to a good start, but he ended up being somewhat streaky in 2013 and never remarkably good. This is season one of his four-year, $16 million contract.

Baertschi has enjoyed a late-season scoring streak, notching three goals and six assists over a seven game span. Jiri Hudler drew the only assist on the marker.

The Flames are simply playing out the string at this juncture so not much can be drawn from the result. Look for MacDonald to serve as Calgary's backup next season.