Ageless Tina Turner performed Friday night in the same building where the Flames and Phoenix Coyotes will clash tonight.

   Two things for sure.  The soon-to-be-69 year-old Turner drew a bigger crowd than the hockey game will and the building will be much colder tonight.  Whether the Flames and Coyotes can match the entertain excitement as “The Queen of Rock and Roll” remains to be seen as well as who will be “The Best” tonight.

   The rock show’s highlight was when Turner sang her big hit “The Best”, the capacity crowd sangalong and roared its approval in the heat of the Arena.

    The NHL contest this evening will be played in a cold building where the air conditioning will be turned up full tilt to maintain good ice for the players to skate on. The Jobing.com Arena won’t be filled will fans, either.

    When the Flames and Coyotes played in Phoenix twice late last season there were more Flame-jersey-wearing fans in attendance than their were fans of the desert team.  Calgarians haven’t hibernated south yet so that will greatly affect attendance.

   The Flames seek their 3rd straight win without centreman  Matthew Lombardi. He was injured in Thursday’s win in Naashville with an undisclosed “upper body” injury. He’s sidelined day-to-day. No one will be called up from Quad City since Eric Nystrom and Andre Roy, who did not play against the Predators, are both available.

    Wayne Primeau will be remaining in the line-up after logging his greatest amount of ice time with a solid effort in Nashville.  Curtis Glencross, who played just over 3 minutes, will need to pick up his play to impress coach Mike Keenan.

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