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Calgary Flames forward Ryan Lomberg didn't mince words when asked about his thoughts on the Tampa Bay Lightning.

As the clock ticked under a minute remaining in the first period, Nikita Kucherov’s pass attempt on the power play bounced off a defenseman’s skate in front of the Calgary net and slipped through goalie Dustin Wolf for the 1-0 lead.

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers and the Calgary Flames take the ice in an out-of-conference matchup. Florida is 36-21-3 overall and 18-10-2 at home. The Panthers have gone 19-5-3 in games they convert at least one power play.

One-third of the way through a tough six-game road swing, Flames GM Craig Conroy was asked if his team’s performance over the next week could affect his trade deadline plans. Eric Francis got the answer to that and more in a Q&A.

The NHL trade deadline is just over a week away, though it should be a pretty quiet one for the Calgary Flames.

The Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to seven games on Thursday, wrapping up a three-game homestand with a 3-0 victory over the Calgary Flames. Nikita Kucherov scored the opening goal late in the first period for the Lightning, and teammate Erik Cernak made it 2-0 in the third period. Brandon Hagel’s empty-net goal sealed the win.

Ryan Lomberg spent the last four seasons with the Florida Panthers before returning to the Calgary Flames, his original team, as a free agent last summer. Lomberg and the Flames were in Tampa Bay to play the Lightning on Thursday. It was the team's first trip to Florida this season so Lomberg was asked about about his return before the game.

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!

Saturday afternoon promises to be an emotional day in Sunrise as the Calgary Flames visit the Florida Panthers.

When: Mar. 8, 12, 14, 25 and 27. Various times. Visit the Calgary Flames website for times.