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Cleveland Steam Whistle · 10-26-2015, 08:04 PM

Another tough one. Like a lot of folks are saying in one way or another, the last 2 games haven't really bothered me. Since the Red Wings game, I think we are actually seeing the Flames we knew last year, more or less, and I've been impressed with the efforts.

The truth of the matter is, the Flames no showed the first 6 games of the year, and there is no way to get those games back. But the last 3, that has been Flames type hockey. The NY back to back road trip is a tough one, and the scores in both games actually flattered the opposition. The team is now playing well, but are losing games the same way we did last year, when the scoring just seems to dry up (mostly due to the fact we really only have one consistent scoring line). Keep playing like this, they are going to start to win some games.

Some thoughts, I think the secondary scoring is maybe not going to be there quite yet. I've actually really liked Bennett's game especially recently, but I think he's going to need some more seasoning this year before he starts to make an impact like Johnny and Mono are, which is fine, but I think folks were counting on immediate offensive impact from him to give us a legit 2nd line threat. Might need to cool those expectations.

Hamilton, still looking lost, but people need to remember he's 22 and need to look at him as an investment in long term success and a building piece, versus expectations of immediate top defender expectations. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't expecting more out the gate, but we need to be patient with him. I don't care what the system was in Boston or who his partner was, you don't put up numbers like that in the NHL as 21 year old d-man unless you are the real deal, let's not strap the goat horns on to this kid due to our desires to jump from re-build to contender in 2 short years.

Ortio looked sharp. I was dissapointed in the 2nd goal only because it looked very Hiller like. Solid play all game then a soft one, even if it went off Russel's stick. But overall, liked what I saw, certainly was just as good if not better than anything we've seen so far this year.

10-26-2015, 08:04 PM	#72
Cleveland Steam Whistle Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2011 Exp:	Another tough one. Like a lot of folks are saying in one way or another, the last 2 games haven't really bothered me. Since the Red Wings game, I think we are actually seeing the Flames we knew last year, more or less, and I've been impressed with the efforts. The truth of the matter is, the Flames no showed the first 6 games of the year, and there is no way to get those games back. But the last 3, that has been Flames type hockey. The NY back to back road trip is a tough one, and the scores in both games actually flattered the opposition. The team is now playing well, but are losing games the same way we did last year, when the scoring just seems to dry up (mostly due to the fact we really only have one consistent scoring line). Keep playing like this, they are going to start to win some games. Some thoughts, I think the secondary scoring is maybe not going to be there quite yet. I've actually really liked Bennett's game especially recently, but I think he's going to need some more seasoning this year before he starts to make an impact like Johnny and Mono are, which is fine, but I think folks were counting on immediate offensive impact from him to give us a legit 2nd line threat. Might need to cool those expectations. Hamilton, still looking lost, but people need to remember he's 22 and need to look at him as an investment in long term success and a building piece, versus expectations of immediate top defender expectations. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't expecting more out the gate, but we need to be patient with him. I don't care what the system was in Boston or who his partner was, you don't put up numbers like that in the NHL as 21 year old d-man unless you are the real deal, let's not strap the goat horns on to this kid due to our desires to jump from re-build to contender in 2 short years. Ortio looked sharp. I was dissapointed in the 2nd goal only because it looked very Hiller like. Solid play all game then a soft one, even if it went off Russel's stick. But overall, liked what I saw, certainly was just as good if not better than anything we've seen so far this year.