Flames Players' Seasons As Christmas Movie Classics

The NHL's holiday pause is upon us, which means Christmas Day is near. With no hockey to watch, many will be gathered to watch some classic holiday movies. Let's look at a few Calgary Flames players and which of everyone's favorite movies are the most similar to their seasons.

Home Alone: In this classic movie, a young boy finds himself left by his parents as they leave for Christmas vacation. When burglars target his house, he creatively fends them off, defending it for his family. Similarly to young Kevin McCallister, Dustin Wolf has been strong in defending his home crease. The rookie goaltender is 9-1-1 at home with a .935 save percentage. He has been a huge part of the team's solid home record (12-4-3) this year.

The Year Without A Santa Clause: The 1974 film is a story about Santa Clause feeling sick, and potentially being unable to deliver gifts that year. Much like Santa, Andrei Kuzmenko doesn't look to be delivering nearly as many presents as last season when he was first acquired. When he first joined the Flames, the winger scored 14 goals and 25 points in 29 games. This year, he has just one goal and nine assists in 28 games. Hopefully for Flames fans, like Mr. Clause in the film, Kuzmenko will feel like his old self quickly.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas: Many know the Grinch as the meanest in Whoville. The image of his devilish grin staring down those watching is much like Rasmus Andersson's mean look he's been giving fans in opposing jerseys this year. Videos of him scoring and skating over to the opposing fans with a glare have been aplenty. The Grinch's heart grew three sizes in the film, and so would Flames fans if GM Craig Conroy could get Andersson re-signed.

A Christmas Carol: A story about finding the true meaning of Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge visits many versions of himself including past, present, and future. Like Scrooge, Flames fans have seen a few versions of Jonathan Huberdeau. The past version scored only 27 goals and 107 points in his first 160 games as a Flame. The present version, however, has 25 points in the first 34 games. He also surpassed his goal total of last year already, a big step in the right direction. Huberdeau has struggled to produce at a rate that his large contract would dictate of him. Calgary will be hoping the future version of the forward, continues this current bounce back.

While these Christmas classics all have happy endings, the Flames season is at risk of not. After a hot start, they are now in a tight race for the final wildcard spot. They will need to find another level after the holiday break to avoid a Nightmare AFTER Christmas for Conroy to deal with.