Here is where I think the Flames have really dropped the ball so far this series, Leon Draisaitl. This was a guy coming into the series who could barely skate because of an injury and like I referred to in my pre-series keys they should have been blowing him up and taking it to him physically. Instead they have done the exact opposite, giving him time and space, not crushing him along the boards, not making him pay in front of the net because they have been so focused on McDavid. McDavid is hard to defend and hard to crush, yes they have had a few licks on him which is good but the Oilers have two dynamic forwards and they had the chance to really put a world of hurt on one of them and they haven't. Now he is starting to get more mobile by the day and looked much better last night than the previous two games because he has rested during practices and the Flames have not pressure him physically at all in the series. I don't get why someone like big Z has not blasted him. They just give him all the time and space he wants, so frustrating!
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