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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
I agree with Markstrom that the Flames are better, but they won't get past the oilers if he continues his sub par play against them again next season.
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He needs to be better, but I'm not worried that he's simply unable to play against the Oilers - his 5-5 numbers against them in the regular season were very good. It was the PK where they did the bulk damage and that is as much a team fault as it is the goaltender with the weapons that team has.
There's no doubt his play declined in the second round, but that had a lot to do with the team losing it's structure and playing into the Oilers circus style as it did his own slippage.
This improved defensive core and depth down the middle is going to go a long way in ensuring the Flames can handle matchup problems or injuries.