Flames just have no finish these days. PP sucks. Guys are holding sticks too tight. Aside from Tkachuk, they don't seem to attack the net enough. They are not being creative enough.
After getting up 2-0 on them, they should have been able to keep them down. They are losing to teams that are themselves rattled and playing terrible - LA, Buffalo and Edmonton. That is definitely worrisome.
I liked Lomberg though. Backlund I thought was just awesome in the 3rd. Tkachuk had a really strong game. Disagree a bit with Brouwer being terrible. He was just 'fine' - not great, not terrible.
Hopefully they find a way to regroup after this break. They haven't looked good since the last break ended.
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