[djsFlames]

The team was rock solid outside of the third pairing and in goal.

They came at the Bruins in waves.

Czarnik and Ryan look to have chemistry together, are lightning fast and bring more skill than most people were likely anticipating. They were arguably the best of the newcomers. Talk about a pleasant surprise.

Lindholm is really good. Great at holding on to the puck. Neal looks opportunistic and can set up plays at a high level too.

Bennett and Janko can make a very good 4th line, especially if they take another step.

Monahan is an absolute beast. Gio hasn't lost a step. And Brodie looks solid on the right side, no scary moments from him. Just carrying the puck well. We saw 2015 Brodie tonight (thank goodness).

Hanifin doesn't have the offensive game of dougie (yet) but skates the puck better I think. Just more possession added to a team that looks like it'll have the puck a lot. Drawing 8 penalties (though small sample size) is an indication of that.

Bill Peters shortened the bench and used a time out (!?!) resulting in the flames tying the game. That's really all that needs to be said to inject hope into the hearts of the faithful.

This season is going to be fun.