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Originally Posted by blankall
Allowing guys like McDavid, Kane, Draitsaitl, and even Hyman to skate into the zone at will is going to destroy any goalie's stats. These guys are some of the very best in the world at burying pucks.
And then you've the psychological affect of the poor defence. Goaltending is very much a position of rhythm. The Oilers smashed any kind of rhythm the Flames had.
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It’s not one or the other, it’s not even one causing the other
It was both.
The Flames were running high in game 1 and for whatever reason Markstrom decided stopping goals was not important
That gave the Oilers all kind of confidence and the defense collapsed. By that time Markstrom was already dead.