Slowly but surely the Flames are looking better. The pace and aggressiveness of their play has steadily increased which is nice to see. The offense has picked up and now they just need to tighten the D a little more. You can see it coming.
I liked the lines a lot more tonight. For all of his faults Lazar plays a faster, heavier game than Stajan and the 4th line needs that. I thought they were good outside of a couple of mistakes. I would love to Hathaway up instead of Versteeg and I would be happy with the lines.
Kulak continues to impress. Kid has confidence and I love his patience and calm even under pressure in his own zone. That pass out after being hemmed in for most of the shift was a thing of beauty. Most would have slammed it off of the boards. Without a doubt Andersson deserves to be up on this club. He did not look out of place one bit and smart plays all over the ice. Buh bye Bartowski.
Top line clicking and looking dangerous almost every time they are on the ice. I also think they are playing better defensively.
Almost thinking about having another kid just so I can name him Matthew. Bloody hell he is a good hockey player. Hardly ever makes the wrong play.
Great win. Team is looking better to me. Need to tighten up a bit more on defense but more and more the ice is tilted in Calgary's favor.
And Nice work Ass Handler!
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