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Originally Posted by flambers
Flames look like a team that is missing the chemistry element.
They have the effort, but have limited offensive ability
GM really needs to find another winger, has to be a top 6
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Theres clearly more to it than just that, and its not necessarily a 'new personnel' thing.
They are terrible right now.
Fumbling pucks, passes into skates or behind the skater, rushing plays leading to turnover after turnover, passing too slow, standing around on the PP or PK, shaky goaltending.
All of this is fundamental, and once these things start eroding then the puck starts bouncing off people, you're not getting timely saves to bail you out of mistakes and then the snowball just starts rolling down the hill and the rest of the basics start going out the window as sticks get gripped and nerves get tighter.
In my eyes, this is fundamentally mental.
These are not a bunch of scrubs whose hockey skills evaporated over the summer, this collection of players should not be a clown-show.
So whatever the hell it is, they'd best screw their heads on tight and get to work, because this season is rapidly circling the drain.