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Originally Posted by sureLoss

Aaron Portzline ‏@Aportzline 1m Eight days of moderate tempo practices, spent mostly on special teams, did nothing to prepare #CBJ for tonight. Couldn't match #Flames pace.


Shawn Mitchell ‏@smitchcd 50s
#CBJ D James Wisniewski said he'd give himself a 'C-'. Said speed caught him off-guard. "We have to be a lot better, especially myself."




Speed kills

Plus, if there's anytime for a back to back, it's when the team is as healthy out of camp as it can (Hi Matt and Mike!), and sick and tired of scrimmages, its game 1 and 2 in the season.

Mix that into a team's opening game, at home and all the leadup and media attention that CBJ has been building up to. Those teams (Flames too, in the past) have come out flat when the first game is a home game, and they're playing a game against a team who has already played and doesn't have those first game and/or home opener jitters.