The Flames have been looking for a true #1C. They had one for this playoffs. Backlund.
There is not a lot of improvement that the Flames could get from their top 2 Centres.
Do the last 2 years on Backlund and Lindholm become another window for going all in?
Sutter made adjustments for the last 2 games. The Flames as a team managed and limited McDavid.
Even on the series winning goal it was not a great play. No cross ice pass, no one-timer, no screen, no rebound no deflection. He just sort of flicked it at the net and missed the goalie's centre mass. Not a laser, picking a corner, a shot that should have been stopped.
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