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Old 05-29-2022, 12:53 PM   #196
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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy View Post
Probably, so you have to ask yourself why they lost their structure so badly.

1. McDavid, guy is hard to contain, especially with frequent 4 on 4
2. Key injury to our best defensive Dman Tanev
3. Key injury to our biggest, most physical defensive Dman Zadarov


No way to fix any of those issues. Just a generational talent and some piss poor luck.
It’s what happens in a 7 game series. I think our personnel were exploited where in an 82 game season it doesn’t happen the same.

Anytime the flames play teams that play with pace it was a problem, and a quick in series adjustment by the oilers had the team reeling and playing out of structure.

Getting quicker and steadier on the back end would be a priority from my vantage point this off-season. I think the forwards can score enough and win with Sutter’s structure, and more depth is on the way from Stockton to make our bottom 6 a bit more potent.

I think this team is formidable with a bit more pace in their bottom 6 and D that are less error prone and more mobility.
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