Just rewatched the game to focus on what they were doing...
Sutter talked about a good start and doing the things they wanted to do. In the first 26 minutes, MTL had 7 shots - 3 of them were essentially dump-ins (wristers from the blueline), and the other 4 were all from the perimeter. Just completely shut down.
Meanwhile, the Flames weren't just playing defense, they were getting to the front of the net - and getting the puck to the front of the net - much more than they had been doing under Ward.
It's only two games, but so far so good, as far as the way they are playing goes.
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