The Flames could have better goaltendng, I won't argue that.
But they're giving up too much and that's the issue. If you're ranked 28th in the league in high danger chances against per 60 minutes you get in trouble. 16 of them last night, and last year's 15th ranked goaltender stopped 83% of the high danger chances. That's 12 giving up four, which is what he did.
The real issue is the above and the top line just getting zamboni'd every time they're on the ice. That's three of the last four games that they've been under the bus in almost every single category. Monahan and Gaudreau have to learn to play better outside the opposition's blueline. It's killing the team. You can't have 20+ minutes of fire drill.
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