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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
They were fine with Ward in the bubble, what’s changed? They even started pretty good this season 2-0-1. Played well against Toronto, but lost a couple close ones. They gave Montreal their 1st regulation loss. All that accomplished without the team firing on all cylinders too.
I think a big part of the problem at this very moment at least, is this team bought into their hype after the Markstrom signing. They thought they were a Stanley Cup contender and now that it’s clear to them they’re not, they’re playing with no confidence. I’ve personally have always liked this team as an underdog instead, they play harder, they don’t give up when they’re down, they’re the find away Flames.
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I dont think they were fine. They beat a very badly injured Jets and got sh*t kicked by Dallas. They won the first game because Dallas was stone cold, no play-in games to shake the rust off. And let's remember, in that game the Flames had a 3-0 lead and got curb stomped in periods 2 and 3 to end up a very tight 3-2 win.
The second win was a shutout where the Dallas coach threw his arms up during the post game. Had no words to explain how you can lose a game having dominated like they did. It was an absolute steal by Talbot.
As for this season. They had a great 1st period vs the Jets in the season opener. The jets owned them periods 2 and 3.
The 2 Vancouver wins were very up and down play as well. Markstrom held them in. Neither game was really that good. They were good enough to win, but not really great.