What a night! Watching the Flames down the stretch of the regular season I couldn't help but think they were running out of gas. The last 2 weeks they just didn't seem to be clicking like earlier in the season.
But man oh man, last night was the best they've played in probably a month. You could really see the Flames team speed was giving the Canucks fits, particularly in the 3rd. And just a gutsy performance by Russell and Brodie in particular on the back end.
Sam Bennett was arguably the best forward on the ice for both teams. What impressed me most was his 2-way game. Even as a winger he was battling down low in our end, first guy back on the backcheck, it was remarkable to see his play on both ends of the ice as a rookie in his first playoff game. As others have noted, we may have just injected a top 3 forward into our lineup, and it couldn't have come at a better time. What a treat of a game to watch for Flames fans. Can't wait for Friday!
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