Every win against Vancouver is a glorious occasion justifying celebration, but the Flames will need much better efforts on their upcoming road trip to drag themselves back into a playoff spot.
It's becoming sooo f'n frustrating to watch the Flames break out of their own zone by either (a) blowing the zone for the long bomb if they have control, or (b) just predictably chipping to puck along the boards where a defenseman can easily pinch in to disrupt the breakout. It's resulting in the Flames rarely moving through the neutral zone with speed.
I hate to say it, but the Canucks breakout as a 5 man group, with plenty of puck support, is so much more efficient and conducive to creating rush chances.
Oh, and F'N WIDEMAN
!! I must say that 10 times per game. His poor passing and penchant for meekly going back for pucks that inevitably leads to a loss of possession is infuriating. The Flames need to find a better defenseman to play with Russell.