Flames aren't that bad, they are playing textbook over pressured hockey. Chase too much, hold on too much in the offensive zone, bad penalties. This is not a bad team playing badly, it's a good team playing god awfully because of:
1. Unsettled goalie situation
2. Several injuries to big parts of the team.
3. New line combos for a lot of players.
It's not a surprise we've been playing like crap so far, they need to settle down and get back to basic hockey. They have the raw physical ability and more than enough talent to win they just gotta stop extending themselves when they shouldn't, it's very common for a team to feel like they're chasing all the time and when that happens mistakes start happening all the time. They need to relax and let the opponents start making some mistakes.
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