Chris Tanev is fed up with the up-and-down nature of the Calgary Flames' season.
"We've been a roller coaster all year," the defenseman said following Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. "Good one game, suck the next."
He added: "We needed to win the game, and we lost to the same team twice in a week. We need to be better everywhere."
Calgary's loss dropped the club to 4-4-1 in its last 10 games and kept it at 61 points, tied with the Minnesota Wild in the fight for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference with an extra game played.
The Flames have only won more than two games in a row twice this season: a three-game streak to start the regular season and then another in early December. Last season's club won at least three straight contests five separate times, including 10-, six-, and five-game runs en route to winning the Pacific Division.
Head coach Darryl Sutter pointed to goaltending as a key reason why Calgary lost its latest appearance. Starter Dan Vladar allowed five goals on 24 shots.
"It certainly didn't give us an opportunity to win, did it?" he said.
Calgary returns to the ice Saturday at home against a New York Rangers squad riding a six-game win streak.
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