Team has looked way better this season in my opinion, especially outside of the first two games. They have been in every game, and really are better then a 1-3-2 team.
Game by Game:
Sharks: Adrenaline wore off after a strong first where they didn't bury their chances, in the final two periods the Sharks took the game to the Flames.
Ducks: Terrible start, fought back to tie the game but then the Butler-Bouwmeester pairing reared it's ugly head.
Canucks: Both teams started slow, Canucks dominated the second but the Flames somehow escaped the period 2-2. Flames dominated the 3rd and OT but once again couldn't find a goal.
Oilers: Dominated all 60 minutes, Kipper had some misses that allowed the score to be close.
Avalanche: Flames dominated even though they lost 6-3. Loss in 100% on Kipper letting in bad goals at inopportune times.
Chicago: Best game the Flames played in 3 years, dominated from start to finish. Unlucky not to have a better fate.
Two things concern me: 1)Flames are having a hard time burying their scoring chances, they should be scoring many more goals. 2) Bad teams find ways to lose games they deserve to win...this was the goal with 2 seconds left Saturday and the Collapse against the Avs Thursday.
One thing that makes me optimistic: 1) Iginla, Cammy, & Kipper need to break out of their haze at some point and if the rest of the players continue to play well this team could be decent.
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