Good win for the Flames and it might be the break they needed. Gaudreau been playing in the past few games actually this season so far but I noticed Sam Bennett, Jooris and Michael Frolik is starting to get comfortable and started picking up their game. TJ Brodie is just awesome and I hope his game start rubbing off on struggling Kris Russell. Our defensemen including Giordano are having a bad start and this win might be the tonic for them. Still need to get Hamilton going though. Tough start for the Flames is not helping to him having to learn the Flames system and struggling. I guess easing him up and playing the 3rd pairing will do him some good for now.
As for the game, I thought the first two periods the Flames were skating really well even though ref keeps calling the borderline penalties against them. Gaudreau got slashed in the hand and no call. Then when to the other side and an Oiler player went down and out goes the penalty. Third period I thought they went on a panic mode and start making mistakes. Bennett's line did a great job against the McJesus line all night. Karri Ramo did well I thought. Maybe I fault him with one goal but the puck hit Russell's skate and puck went to Purcell for an easy goal. Hall's goal was a tapped in while Davidson blast was not that easy to save. I heard it was 96 miles/hr. Good bounce back for him though.
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