I disagree, respectfully, on fatigue
Losing Tanev hurt. A lot. He is a top defender in the league, in case anyone has forgotten. Not just on the Flames. The entire league. He also reads plays well and helps markedly with the transition
Losing him made everyone a lot wrong and revealed how much he sheltered Kylington
* Also, **** Raffl.
Him returning to the lineup with a dislocated shoulder made the team look a lot better in terms of limiting 97’s success on the rush
Zadorov playing with broken ribs completely killed his physical game
You could argue the Flames didn’t have the depth on D that they needed
I really didn’t see obvious signs of fatigue, myself
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