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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
I think the Flames will be fine once they tighten up defensively. It's part of their team identity in a Sutter system.
Play hard, play smart. Get those save percentages back up. There's a strong correlation between the Flames winning and the goalies' save percentages. But a lot of that comes to defense.
We knew that guys like Mangiapane were going to slow down in terms of production.
But the defense can be sustainable if the Flames buckle down. That's why defense wins cups.
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Agreed. And strong defence leads to offence.
If they get back to being 'stifling' rather than pretending they're the panthers who can come in waves, then they'll start to dictate games to the style they can win with again.
I think they got cocky about their game after Seattle and Chicago. Probably felt like they could go end to end with the Florida teams and leave the details behind.