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When this team is playing the "system", they have been dominant. The problem is when the players deviate from they system or when they get lazy. There is a lot of laziness in the Flames game these days and there is no better evidence of this then in the penalties they take. You hook, slash, hold because it is easier than skating hard and overtaking your opposition. It takes less energy to swing your stick than to push your legs. I can't stand hooking, slashing and holding penalties because it is just pure laziness. Skate hard and push the puck carrier off the puck; that is how you are suppose to defend.