Todd Cordell on Oscar Fantenberg's debut:
"4) Oscar Fantenberg and Rasmus Andersson looked very good in their debut as a pairing. In ~12 minutes together, they allowed *checks notes* one shot on goal and zero scoring chances. If the Flames generated literally nothing offensively with them on the ice, you'd still happily take that from the 3rd pairing. But they did. The Flames spent the vast majority of the time on their toes with this duo out there. The ice was always tilted.
I'm not saying I want Juuso Valimaki or Oliver Kylington sitting. It's also important not to overreact to one game. With that said, I thought Fantenberg's shot/chance suppressing ability would nicely compliment Andersson's offensive upside and that was certainly the case in New Jersey. Hopefully it continues moving forward."
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