Lots of positives for this game. It is a rebuild squad - they are going to give up a lot of chances, and blow some leads, but Ovenchkin had a pretty impressive game. Washington had a big push-back on the Flames, and it went their way. Lots of mistakes, but the effort was definitely there.
Still nice to see the Flames competing hard for most of the game. Jones did much better than I imagined he would. McGrattan looks like he can be a staple on the 4th line, and Bouma did very well for himself.
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