Honestly the Flames didn't look good last night but 5-on-5 they were still better than the canucks and by a fair amount. They had the bulk of quality chances but my god they couldn't hit the net to save their lives (there was one shift in the second I believe where they had 3 or 4 good chances right in a row and every shot missed the net). And when they did Markstrom was there for the save.
The game was one of two very sloppy teams. One of those teams managed to win both the special teams and goaltending battles.
Pettersson is still raw and he made some mistakes in terms of puck possession by forcing play in the neutral zone but wow he's a talent.
Also impressed by both Dube and Valimaki on the flames. I thought they had strong games and was confused that with a clearly struggling PP why Valimaki wasn't given a chance in the third. Interesting to see some good new blood on both teams.
Last edited by ernie; 10-04-2018 at 07:50 AM.
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