Some pretty weak penalties on some of those calls. Flopping and diving at the slightest touch. Pathetic to see. Still, the Avs play a speed/attack game that's hard for the Flames to counter. Unfortunately they are one of those teams who seem to have our number.
Lucic was awesome. As others have said, he did more this one game then Neal did the entire season with Calgary. Not a fan of his salary. But for what he brings on the ice vs what Neal brought it's an automatic upgrade on our side, likewise for the Oilers and Neal. The punch to the face of Zadarov was worth it for all the debating that went on over the summer about the trade. Flames lucked out that Lucic somehow managed to get Zadarov to take matching penalties on that play.
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