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Originally Posted by Jason14h
We played the exact same game as vs Dallas expect we didn't go 0/2 on the PK.
This is how the Flames/GG will/want to play. It is what it is!
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There was a big difference between the past two games, and I am wondering if this is part of the reason why the Flames have struggled so far at home. When I watch them on home ice, it seems to me that the puck bounces ALOT, passes are missed, and Sam Bennett is always falling down. To me, this was a big difference between the Dallas and the Washington games. The play on Friday night was disjointed and it looked to me like it was preventing both teams from sustaining any sort of offensive pressure. The Flames lost that game because Dallas scored on the power play and they did not. It was a bad game to watch because at even strength neither team could get the puck to stop bouncing.
Last night was a good game. The Flames moved the puck ALOT better, they sustained pressure in the offensive zone for MUCH longer and more consistently, and there were far fewer missed passes and plays. There was still more play between the blue lines that I don't think the Flames were happy about, but I am thinking more and more that the poor ice quality at the Saddledome is affecting the games. Maybe this is part of the reason behind historically slow starts—maybe it takes the players time to adjust to ice issues in the Saddledome.