I don't miss Brodie, except that I feel like he is one of the only guys in the league that can kinda sorta control McDavid because of his speed and skating ability, and I hope that doesn't show up in the Flames vs Oilers games this year. At the same time, his two-a-game "whoopsies" I will not miss at all.
Should be a good game, Flames rested (too rested maybe) and Leafs finding some stride here. I think the Flames are better, but I'm not sure how fair of a demonstration today's game is. Schedule is so weird.
But I feel vastly different going into every game this year, I feel like the top 4 D is very good, and the goaltending will be there, and the re-slotting of the forwards is just a huge improvement. Backlund at 3C makes him dominant, Monahan at 2C makes him dominant, and hopefully Lindy can just keep the other team's top line at bay, and I think he can.
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