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Originally Posted by N-E-B
The Flames are at a point where they will either be remembered as the best Flames team in the last two decades or as the Flames team that got upset by the Oilers and didn’t win a thing.
Let’s see which team they want to be. Haven’t inspired much confidence in me thus far. Quit looking like a team that’s happy to be here and start looking like a team that wants to win.
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I don't really see the "happy to be here" vibe from this group. They're giving a good effort (aside from last game).
What I see is a team that is at times trying too hard, and is far too often overcommitting to plays instead of checking intelligently and knowing when to lay off a little. They also need to start getting a few of the borderline penalty calls their way early so that they can be the ones to get their offensive mojo going.
If they come out hard, but collected tonight and force the refs to make some of these calls early, they should be able to get back to basics and force the Oilers to start making mistakes while playing catch up. If things don't get going quickly, I would love to see a goalie change early before the score gets out of hand.