Another season, another opening stinker. Of all the teams in the league the Flames should have been prioritizing a good start and this was simply an embarrassment. Gulutzan's puzzling defense groupings and fondness for Grossmann clearly blew up in his face tonight. Elliott was every bit as bad as Hiller last season. This I'm not so concerned about but long term but I feel he had been fighting the puck since the opening period and Gulutzan should have pulled him after the 4th goal.
At the end of the day it's a really disappointing night for this franchise and one game doesn't mean a season but this habit of handing over points early in the season is going to have to end or more people will be getting fired.
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