Flames being bad off the rush shouldn't be surprising. Those stats are great.
When your D is always making an extra pass breaking out to another D, it's going to give time and space for the opposing team to set up.
To make it worse, the D in the offensive zone seems to only activate when they're down a couple goals. (Not) oddly enough, that's when it becomes a game.
This looks like an updated version of Gulutzan hockey where you don't utilize a major strength of the team: speed.
Win or lose, it's infuriating and boring to watch. At least for the first period or more of each game.
This is probably how the team feels:
