Woohooooo, Opening night of the NHL season!!!! So happy it's finally here.
We've had painful openers for years, particularly to these oilers. What i remember from those is that the oilers come out with their young skilled guys going 110% and the flames as a team, but especially their Defense being completely lost, and the flames are behind by at least a couple early in the first.
I would really like to see a boring, boring 10 minute start to this game. Lot's of whistles, stoppages. Lot's of dump ins, and the flames mucking up the puck along the boards. Once everyone's got their legs a bit, and the team not already behind, the crowd sort of quieted down, the game is there for the taking.
My biggest fear this year is how long it takes our Defense to play in an organized, shutdown way. If it takes them their usual first 20 games, it doesn't help the new goaltenders get into any kind of rhythm (is that the hardest word in English to spell!?!?) or build up any confidence. Win or lose, i'd like to see the defensive play be sharp.
Go Flames Go!
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