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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
That's the part that I get worked up about. At least the Avs had MacKinnon and the Flames could say they got outclassed by a top-3 player in the game.
But these Jets are mediocre, at best. They're missing two of their top players and all of their defense. But the Flames played to their level, and even below it, today.
The Flames were constantly behind the play and spent ten minutes at a time stuck in neutral in their own end. Against a team stacked with elite players? OK. Against the Jets?? That's a bit worrying.
That's what makes me nervous about Game 3... the Flames need to come out actually playing above the level of their opponent, or, odds are, they go into Game 4 down 2-1 and the odds are really stacked against them. Maybe the Flames take control of the momentum tomorrow and force it their way, but I have yet to really see this core do that in the playoffs, so I would be surprised. But happy.
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Yep. Our top line and top D pairing should be owning these guys. It was supposed to be Hellebuyck saving the day as that team was getting crushed all season in advanced metrics. If the balance of play 5on5 is even close to even that’s a big win for the Jets.
Gio is a competitor and I love the guy. I know plus/minus is frowned upon but he is a pretty huge minus in his playoff career. It’s weird and disappointing all at once.
Anyway now we’re back to one bad bounce, missed call or hot goalie away from real trouble. Against a very thin team.