Another good road game. Good to see Rittich continuing to play solid.
A lot of negativity again about the 3rd period. It was mentioned on the broadcast the team didn't get in until after 4am the day prior and didn't practice as planned. That, and there's a ton of parity in this league. A stat said the Devils were 9-3 at home as of late. They were down, got a power play goal and made a hard push. It's not the slight on the Flames some are making it.
Just as there's been a lot of doom and gloom in January despite us playing at a 0.750 win percentage since after Christmas.
No teams are going to dominate start to finish and run .900. The expectations and what it will take to satisfy some fans is grueling to read.
This was a fun and exciting game to watch and glad to see we got the win. This team has really put it together over the last eight weeks in terms of tightening things up and playing solid defense. Hamonic and Brodie have quietly rebounded nicely from a slow start to the year and the entire team looks on the same page.
If they can fix the power play and add or get some secondary scoring from within, this team could be scary down the stretch and into the playoffs.
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