The Flames are soft. Nothing to do with fights and scrums, and everything to do with puck battles, cycling low, breaking up the cycle, clearing out the net area and general physicality. There is a reason they consistently struggle with teams like the Blues, Ducks, etc. Just need to get a bit bigger on F and D, which is exactly the plan Treliving has indicated. Even since the trade deadline, I think the D is playing tougher. Monahan has also raised his game in that regard, and it helped him on the scoresheet as well.
It's not all bad, as they are a skilled team. They are able to score off the rush, which many teams struggle with.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
Last edited by Fighting Banana Slug; 03-28-2016 at 08:02 AM.
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