Flames didn't do what they needed to do to counter the 'nucks defence. The collapse to the net, get sticks in lanes and generally just get in the way style of play reminds me so much of the old Minnesota games. Blech. But they won doing it.
That said, that style of play for the 'nucks is not sustainable. Miller can't be that good every night, so eventually they'll have to pay for it.
Tomorrow the Flames have to grind the goal - they were horrible at that tonight - and they need to get better passing. They were the better team, had crappy puckluck and ran into a hot goalie.
Shrug and move on. And change your style for tomorrow.
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