'TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT'

When Nick DeSimone got the call summoning him to San Jose, he was ready.
The defenceman, in his second year with the organization, has been through this before. Earlier in the year, he skated in four games with the team during his first recall in November. He's settled in with the coaching staff and his teammates with the Flames and with the NHL and AHL clubs playing the same system, he knows what will be asked of him in games.
"I think that always helps, knowing the guys a little bit more and day-to-day things are easier, I'd say," he said after the Flames' optional morning skate. "Every time you do it, it gets a little easier.
"It's the same game, right? No matter what league it is. It's just little things that are different and you try and focus on the details, what you can control, and take it from there."

The call comes on the heels of Sunday's game against the Sharks which saw Dennis Gilbert leave the game after a fight and Nikita Zadorov exit after blocking a shot. Gilbert has been placed on the Injured Reserve, which triggered DeSimone's recall.
"We're best buddies," DeSimone said of his fellow blueliner.
"I hate seeing that, especially him, I hated watching it, but he's doing well. He's happy for me, I'm happy for him. We're so close."

DeSimone has played a big part in the Wranglers success, scoring four goals and 15 points in 20 games this season. He's second amongst defencemen in scoring, trailing Jeremie Poirier by two points, and leads all Wranglers blueliners with a plus-seven rating.
The Wranglers are third in the Pacific Division with a 16-7-1 record and 33 points and have seen the likes of Matthew Phillips, Radim Zohorna, and Gilbert recalled this month.
"When you win in the American League, it helps everybody. Everybody reaps the benefits of it, so it helps. Guys are getting some opportunities and that's what you want to see out of that league, it's been good down there."
With the Flames holding an optional morning skate, a projected lineup has not yet been determined. Zadorov and Chris Tanev, who has been out of the lineup since he took a puck to the face in Montreal on Dec. 12, both skated this morning but their statuses for this evening's match-up has not yet been released.
If he does end up getting into the lineup tonight, he's ready.
"Every time I play, no matter where it is, I play the same way - just try to move my feet, skating is my asset so try to use that and move pucks quick, (play) a checking game in my zone, and just do what I can to help out.
"I'm confident in my game and if the opportunity happens, I just try to take advantage of it."