Man, I'm glad they won because I was red hot that Elliott let in that goal with a minute left. Sure he had a screen, but he wasn't square to the shot and deep in his net yet again. He continues to let in at least 1 bad goal a game. It should never have gone to OT.
That being said, he was big in OT, so he is forgiven for that late goal...this time.
I remember why I hate Guy Boucher hockey. He plays a boring neutral zone/possession game with little to no attack. That game was sooooooo frickin' boring, even Noodles said so on the Sens broadcast.
The Flames did well defensively again tonight, but just so little offensively. I think they scored on the only legitimate scoring chances tonight. Still needs work. The power play has fallen apart again.
Kulak had a pretty poor game again. Plenty of key turnovers and missed/late assignments. I wouldn't be surprised to see Kevin in for the next game after the break. I also hated Brouwer's game tonight. He was brutal.
But that goal by Monahan...my god. What hands. Much awesome. Gaudreau was better overall tonight too, and he was engaged defensively, which not surprisingly was the reason they got that chance in OT. Oh, and the 4th line was pretty good tonight after getting called out the other night. Good response by everyone that needed to play better.
Now that they've won again they can breathe a little easier over the all-star break. Regroup. come back strong the rest of the way. Keep working on things. This could still be a playoff team if they pull it together soon.