It's very odd. All year long the Flames were resilient, and good at holding leads. All year long the key to the Oilers was to get up on them and they'd chase the game. Calgary was too stubborn or too dumb to play conservatively when up by 2 goals. Or even 3. I mean, who keeps on giving up odd man rushes when defending a lead against a team that loves transition rush attacks. Why all the pucks turned over up high? I don't believe for a second that's Sutter's game plan. It's a bunch of players, both forwards and D, making bad bad decisions all over the ice. Bad pinches, bad pass decisions, and poor urgency when the puck was up for grabs. Hat tip to the sucky Oilers for finding a gear in their game I guess.
Go Avs Go.
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