So I guess Feaster was correct after all last year. According to him Ramo was the best goaltender not playing in the NHL
Ramo is getting better and better. He used to give up bad rebounds at the beginning of the season that led him into trouble. Lately his rebound control was so much better. He's been consistently good since he came back from the injury.
When the Rangers scored 3 goals in a row and the Flames started running around like their heads cut off, I was hoping Hartley would put the 4th line to energize the team. I mean between Gio's mistake on the first goal and the unfortunate bounce on Wotherspoon's body on the 2nd goal, it looks like the team was down and Grats or Westgarth just need to win a fight. To my surprise, Westgrath scored a goal instead to lift the guys spirit.
I must have dozed off in the first period because I didn't see Smid getting hurt. How bad was it? Will he miss some games on the road (5 vs Eastern teams)? As for Agostino, did he get hurt or Hartley just stapled him to the bench? I noticed Byron was moved to Monahan and Colborne line then Bouma and Stajs double-shifted taking turns as a centre for the 4th line. I don't mind Agostino's play because he's very responsible defensively BUT I still want to see if he contribute offensively.
Anyways that was awesome win. Never doubted they are going to make the game interesting especially late in the 3rd period. They've been doing it the last few games already. I don't care much of our drafting position in 2014, all I want to see is the team's effort to try to win every single games. This is different from the past few seasons where they tend to start playing well before the end of the season then missed the playoff. Those years were consisted of veteran players. This season, it is more helping the young guys experience how it feels to win against good teams. It is a learning experience for most young guys and learning to be competitive would be beneficial for the Flames in the future.