Not a bad game! Solid amount of Flames fans in the arena as well. Kings didn't give their crowd a lot to feed off from, it felt surprisingly deflated from the get-go (compared to the CBJ game a week or so ago). Not even "Los Angeles" by blink-182 just before the third could really ignite the crowd. Love that song.
Hamonic was obviously very good defensively. Impressed with Hathaway and Bennett as well. Also, Brodie's skating really stands out in person, he's just so smooth, so effortless. Not impressed with: PP zone entry (they really forced their plan A), Ryan. Rittich actually looked a little shaky to me for what it's worth.
Lastly: Dion Phaneuf. Man. What a shell of a hockey player. Who could have guessed after the 20-goal rookie season. A long time ago, obviously, but, still.
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"And when the moment came -- they ran away from the word of dishonor, but on the battlefield their feet stood fast, and in an instant, at the height of their fortune, they passed away from the scene, not of their fear, but of their glory." - Thucydides, the Peloponnesian War
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