[direwolf]

Flames are learning the hard way that if you try to chase McDavid, you're gonna get burned. By all means, hit him and get in his grill when you get the chance, like Lucic did in game 1. But the real key to stopping him is to play strong positional D and take away the passing lanes. Cover the other players on the ice FFS and stop trying to go out of your way to chase him around the ice like a fool. If you continue to do that he's just gonna find that one open guy and boom, it's in the back of your net.

Good news is that the mistakes the Flames keep getting burned on can be fixed. If they can tighten up the defensive coverage and just play smarter, they'll win this series in 6 games or less. And for god sakes, stay disciplined and don't get sucked into the extra-curricular shenanigans. The Oilers want PPs and 4 on 4 as much as possible. If you can keep things even strength for longer stretches, the Oilers have nothing.


Last but not least, if you get a lead, don't stop skating. Put the hammer down, play smart, and keep coming at them in waves.