Well, tonight made me a bit more of a believer in stats.
The 44th best goalie in the NHL was indeed better than the 45th best goalie.
As for the game - I wanted to beat Toronto because I hate Toronto, but also because of Kadri and the non-stop Oileresque talk about how Toronto is building something special, and Nylander is like the best player in the NHL already at his age.
Meh.. have to look at the positives. Better draft pick. Maybe even get to rub it into Toronto by drafting the better brother. Anyways, I digress. Flames lost on a back-to-back and by trying to do right with Hiller and give him an opportunity to shine on hockey's biggest stage, at a time when the international scouts are looking. Hiller didn't reciprocate, and that's fine. In the end, it is probably better off swallowing this loss anyways if you think big picture.
But yeah, I hate losing to the Leafs.
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