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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Yes, the reason for that was how aggressive the Oilers were playing. They activated a hard forecheck and once the Leafs made one good outlet pass, they were gone. I actually think the Flames play really fast and looks really effective when teams are over aggressive on them. But sadly, teams have figured out the Flames, they know they don’t need to chase down the puck. Instead, just drop back, keep good gaps in the neutral zone and the Flames will eventually shoot themselves in the foot with turnovers. Flames seem to have no answer to this.
We’re like King Hippo in Punch Out. We have a very obvious, glaring weakness and teams are all exploiting it now. It’s like watching a slow painful death every game.
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I was going to say this when that comment came up in the thread. The Oilers are over committing on the forecheck and there were one or two guys behind the red line, so the Leafs had super easy exits. They did them fast, true. But there was a lot of open space to do it in.