Liked Bennett's game - thought he played pretty solidly, though his chances were a bit limited. I liked what he was doing though and thought he played smartly.
Lazar floundered a bit - to be expected; not worried, and a good game for him to have like that. No shame and he shouldn't be upset.
Thought all of the D ran around a bit at times - again, to be expected a bit as they're playing a pretty robust and high-level team. Got burned by a few (a lot of?) picks and some crappy bounces. Oh well.
What did puzzle me was the change in pace from the first to the second period. The Flames started playing a different style - a little more measured and a little bit tighter. I don't actually think that did them any favours in that game. The run-and-gun of the first period was actually pretty darn good and they had a great time of it. (Yah - it's not "sustainable".....)
/ob ref rant
Crappy penalty to Gio, but can't do much about it. More peeved at the one on Hamilton which I thought was not really deserved. And the Caps and their picks. Sheesh. They just never get called.
/rant off
I liked the Flames game generally, even though they had some lousy bounces and a few sloppy bits. They had at least a chance to win, but for some (non) puck luck tonight.
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