My thoughts...
Good seeing Monahan score on the PP in his sweet spot. Guy has such a great release and ability to somehow get into those areas and convert.
Thought Dube had a ton of energy and a nice scorer's snipe on his goal with credit to Looch on the super screen.
Mangiapane looked good as did Tkachuk and Lindholm on that line.
Really liked Tanev and of course Markstrom had an excellent game.
Top line's chances seem to be on the rush and them the puck is quickly back out of the zone. Will need to work on recovering the puck when it goes into the corners better to utilize Leivo properly on the line.
I've watched all 3 of the Canuck games being in Vancouver and Pettersson has been very underwhelming and pedestrian so far. It's early and I still think he's a very good player, but it's clear how important Miller was to his game. Obviously, Virtanen isn't anywhere close to being an adequate replacement on that line, but I thought Pettersson would be able to drive and produce still.
Really happy with the execution by the Flames last might. Improved from game 1 and I didn't think game 1 was bad except for the result and giving up a 2-goal lead. They'll continue to get better I think.
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