Oh boy, it's a fragile fan base right now. And given our history of recent playoff performance and the regular season we just had, it's probably justified. But blaming the fans? And the rink? Those are new ones for me...
I'll say this: Dallas has scored ONCE in this series that hasn't been into an empty net, and now it's their series to lose? I'd say they're a bit lucky to be coming out with a split; while they've stuck to their game plan I think it's reasonable to say we've had the edge in play for the most part. Just need to get some better shots on Oettinger and maybe a deflection or bounce that finds its way onto a Flames stick.
Unfortunately, if Dallas is going to play defence first and clog up the middle of the ice, we're going to have to get used to playing these tight, low scoring games. Sutter won't mind that but it's not exactly the greatest hockey to watch...
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