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Originally Posted by edslunch
I don’t think the Flames are necessarily that slow - they played at a good pace most of the season, but it was based on quick transitions and crisp passing more than blazing speed. That game completely disappeared in the playoffs. I haven’t seen so many poor passes and puck bobbles in a long time. Some of it was due to Colorado pressure but a lot seemed self-inflicted. If they played like they did before the ASG they would have been plenty fast enough for this series.
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Yeah, at their best they played like Vegas last year. As soon as they had possession, it was up the ice. But that only works when you can pass the puck out of the zone.
They only have Czarnik and maybe Kylington with exceptional wheels. But Gaudreau, Lindholm, Backlund, Mangiapane, Dube, Valimaki, Hanifin, Brodie, Bennett, Hathaway, Ryan are all good to very good skaters. Gio has dropped a step, and maybe so has Frolik, but they aren't behind the play. Andersson and Hamonic are rarely caught out of position. Tkachuk and Monahan, when they are thinking, are able to get themselves into a good spot. Neal's skating is a concern. But that's one guy.