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Originally Posted by bubbsy
not sure what people are so negative about the game for. Think back at the whoopings at the hands of the nucks over the past 5 years. Yesterday was a ok game by the flames. They got good goaltending, played a 'bend but don't break' type defense other than a few breakdowns, and destroyed a nuck also.
this is a rebuild, the nucks are a much better team pretty much to a man. The fact the flames kept it a 1 goal game for the most part was admirable.
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Great post. While this team is harder working than any of the Flames' sides the last 5 years, the truth is that the Flames are just not a very skilled team, overall. It's easy to shut down our top skilled guys because there just isn't any secondary scoring--Galiardi, D. Jones, Colbourne simply don't score.
I sat 2nd tier in the corner last night, so I had a pretty full view of the Canucks' 1-2-2 trap that they used a lot. Loubo and Steinberg were talking about how Torts has got them committed to defense this year, so, I guess that means "the trap". It still won't be enough to take them far in the playoffs though--the Ducks, Sharks, Kings, Blues, Hawks are just so much better. Scary how deep the West is this year.