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Originally Posted by Bingo
To me one of the biggest issues in this series is the Flames hesitance to play their forecheck game because they don't want to get torched by McDavid.
It's left them with only one guy deep and that's really killed the team's pressure offence.
The top line specifically does most of their damage with all three players below the hash marks, but now you usually see only one.
Maybe go back to their game and just hope that you hem him in more often than not.
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Agreed. Plus, any time the Flames have done the things to take advantage of the Oiler weaknesses everyone predicted would be their downfall it's worked. Pressuring Smith and their sad D. Physicality. A good cycle game. Pushing McDavid to the outside. It's worked every time. They just haven't done it very much.
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And the key is it just needs to be more balanced.
They had success with their system early in game 1 and game 2.
It burned them when they have the lead though.
They need to start the game more aggressive and on the attack. Then change to the more passive approach if you get a lead and late in the game.
Crazy to think but feel like Flames have actually been outcoached a little this series.