I got to watch most matches since they started to late (like 4-5 in the morning here).
1) It was a collective team effort loss. One or two goats every game (usually goalie + one random)
2) Best players weren't best players, surprise. Monahan scored some goals, sure, but Hamilton, Elliott, Gaudrueauuauauuae et. al. were missing. Brodie? What happened to that guy, can't complete a pass or receive one, nor get a shot through.
3) Coaching. Randy says Hi Glen! I'll just clog this neutral zone up and ##### up your whole transition game - GG GG
Sooo. It was a good learning experience. They got schooled, good teams find ways to win and Anaheim's veterans lead the way. They chirped, chipped and got the Flames off their game. Didn't hurt to have Gibson in net either.
It was massive improvement on last season so perhaps this was a good thing in the long term view of things.
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