The Oilers played the Flames/Sutter hockey. They were better in every regard. Flames played like a typical Oilers defenseless style hockey. I really don’t know how you can win games against a team that continually beat you to the boards in addition to not even getting a body check in the end zones! It’s frustrating watching the dmen always looking behind to see where McD/Hyman/Drai is at all times instead of just taking the bodies. Guys like Yamamoto keep hitting guys like Gudbranson on a puck chase - are you kidding me! Flames were definitely outplayed and outworked for 3-1/2 games. Markstrom is really not to blame except for some if the stupid gials he let in, especially on the glove hand sides. He’s totally overpaid as an average goalie, really. Playing Vladar might have changed the complexion of the games but the D and the non-existent forechecking faied this team’s playoff drive.
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