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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
This is not the same team that went thru that cold patch a couple weeks ago. They have defensively turned a corner. It's undeniable. Tough break on the winning goal.
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It's not the same team, I agree. I would agree the number of defensive breakdowns is much lower. Similarly, I don't get the same sense of overwhelming dread when the Flames are down a goal. They at least feel capable of making up deficits (contrast the Oilers and Flyers games where you could pretty much shut it off when they fell behind).
That said, I think team needs to keep moving. The leak threatening to sink the ship is now under control. It's time to turn to smaller matters. The powerplay is anemic and I would welcome the option to decline and run the clock down 2 minutes. There's also something vastly different between the home Flames and the road Flames. One is capable of playing much better than the other and there needs to be a reason why.
Certainly the team is better. A bunch of warts from that garbage fire of a team still persist though.