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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I think there were a few things that affected how the game transformed into the tight checking affair it became.
Mainly, both teams losing their top offensive defensemen after the 1st period likely played a role. Both players are pretty significant catalysts for generating offense. Not too mention, the shorter benches likely impacted the overall endurance of the backend. It seemed to me that both teams were getting tired near the end of the game from the earlier physical play and all the penalty killing, plus being a player down on the bench. If Andersson and Klingberg stayed in the game, I think the dynamic would have been a lot different. It is really trashy that Klingberg could instigate the fight and both players were ejected for it. We should get the 4th line instigating secondary fights after the whistle against Dallas's top players to get them ejected if that is the rule.
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I think it greatly affected the Flames transition game too with all the foreign defense pairs.
The Flames use the D to D to move from strong to weak side often, but that needs some communication.