Those Edmonton and Vancouver games may be the two biggest games of the season so IMO it's imperative that Hartley goes with the Hiller/Backstrom tandem. That bad angle goal Backstrom let in was like slow motion as I knew as soon as the player shot from that angle it was going to go in because the guy seems lost in the crease. Just bad and I think we can all understand now why the Wild weren't even dressing him.
On a different note while that was without a doubt the worst goaltending tandem to ever play a game for the Flames the defensive coverage around the net was amateur from the first goal where the Ducks player was all alone by himself to take his time and out wait Hiller to the last one where two Ducks were perched in front of the net with Brodie and Hamilton just standing there looking up ice. Is anyone on the coaching staff in charge of defensive zone coverage? It's part of the reason the PK has been so awful as they always seem to leave players all alone at the side of the net. I hope the next goaltender the Flames sign gets himself a really nice payday because he's going to look bad some nights because of the way this team hangs their goaltenders out to dry.
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