Author of the article: Wes Gilbertson The Calgary Flames’ Blake Coleman scores a goal against Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Photo by Ronald Martinez /Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Doesn’t everyone arrive in Las Vegas thinking, hoping anyway, that they’re on the brink of a lucky streak? Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Except in Blake Coleman’s case, this isn’t about throwing dice, coming up with the perfect mix of face cards and aces at the blackjack table or getting the right bounces on the roulette wheel. The Calgary Flames’ summer signing snapped out of a lengthy scoring drought Friday in Anaheim. And … “It’s one of those things that has come in waves in my career,” Coleman had mentioned hours before that slump-busting snipe, his first since late October. “I usually get hot and stay hot for a little bit, and then I have little spells like this. Just have work my way out of that. “But fortunately, the team has been winning. That’s what is most important.” For Coleman, Friday’s result must have been twice as nice. The Flames prevailed again, extending their remarkable…
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