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Originally Posted by JackIsBack
It was clear to me that Edmonton was in Markstrom's head... going back into the regular season... he let in 5 and 6 goals against them in Calgary wins, and the only reason we won those was because we got 9 goals ourselves in both. He was cheating in the net - like I've never seen him do before, sunk in, where he let in a few goals over the pad and under the glove because of it.
I think we needed to start Vladar and was hammering for Sutter to do that, but he never did... Vladar played solid against Edmonton and Edmonton had Markstrom's number - it's as simple as that... I think the team would have responded positively too to a goalie change and it would have been a different series.
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I don't think this was ever an option, nor do I think it is a viable solution. If and when the Flames beat the Oilers it will be with Markstrom in goal, and it will be because he has played great. Even if he has got a mental block hindering him against that team, there is no reason to think he can't get over it. It's a small thing, but it is a place to start: people forget that he was air-tight in the Flames's first win v. the Oilers last year; that's how the whole team will succeed against them.
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