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Originally Posted by ricardodw
The Flames play a high risk system where the goalie is not going to look good on a lot of nights.
If the Flames are serious about making the playoffs they have to get the defense to play both ends of the ice.
Usually there is resistance to talented forwards working hard in the defense zone but on the Flames system the defense has to back check a lot harder than they currently do.
I thinks that if you look back the Flames goalies are better when Engelland plays 20+ minutes. Not saying that Engelland is a great d-man but it helps the goalies having D-men getting paid to defend rather than score.
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That's true and all but that's also been posted a hundred times over the course of the season by various posters. As long as Hartley is the coach this isn't going to change.