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Originally Posted by ComixZone
To me I don't think it was an outlier, I think that was largely what the Flames have been all season.
- Goaltending was outstanding.
- 1 even strength goal
- 2 PP goals
- Work ethic was there
- We gave up lots of quality chances that Toronto just didn't execute on
- We won against their 3rd string goalie
It just so happened that Rittich stood on his head, and that Toronto missed a LOT of shots. Toronto doesn't go 0 for 7 on the PP most nights.
I think the win on Monday was largely due to the randomness of hockey. Yes, we were opportunistic, but the better team also did not execute in the offensive zone to their level.
We'll see what happens tonight.
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100% agreed. The Leafs were without:
- top 2 goalies
- a top 4 defenseman
- 2 top 6 forwards
- a bottom 6 forward
And still could've easily come away with the W if not for Rittich. The Flames were fantastic on the PK and opportunistic on the PP, but Rittich had to bail them out countless times on shorthanded opportunities early in the 2nd period and overall at 5v5, the Leafs completely controlled play despite being very shorthanded (Flames were only missing their starting goalie and a bottom 6 forward).
Yes, the Flames shutout the best team in the Division, but overall, that wasn't a performance that should excite fans and all of a sudden make them confident in the team.
Now, if the Flames can somehow come out today and put together an excellent performance where they control play and don't rely too much on Rittich, great.