Losses, even blowouts, happen to all teams. I didn’t like that there were a lot of old habits though - the slower start, the lack of pushing the pace, bad puck management, crumbling when down.
Counting the good Flames - one hand. Tanev, as always. Hanifin. Dube. Lucic except for the bad giveaway to start it all. I thought Mangiapane wasn’t as good as he’s been lately, Kylington had it rough, Ritchie was not effective. Backlund wasn’t good. Johnny and Monahan weren’t as bad as some claimed all game, but they didn’t get it done. Tkachuk was bad even with 2 points.
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