From watching this game a few things stuck out at me, the first being that the Flames were unable to deal with any adversity. As soon as a few calls went against them (I don't think that the Bennett hit was a penalty) they folded and started playing stupid taking undisciplined penalties and it spiraled down after that. Missed defensive assignments and when playing against an elite player it will cost the team every time.
The unfortunate part is that I think this does have the potential to be a very good team but I doubt they realize their potential.
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