I am going to bring a bit of positivity to this thread. Yes officiating was bad. Yes we did not score enough.
But man,that might have been the best loss I have seen the Flames play ever.
I was at the game and it was super entertaining. Oilers were coughing up pucks left right and center especially in the third. Their D is absolutely atrocious. Skinner is going to worn out by March at this rate especially if Campbell continues his subpar season and plays much less.
16-6 in high danger chances and 3.5-1 in shot toward net advantage. No Woodcroft we weren't just shooting from the red line. We dominated your defense.
If we clean up the dumb offensive zone penalities and Markstrom continues to trend toward even 910 SV% we should have a great second half. Huberdeau is starting to feel it. Not sure Lucic is the right winger for him but will give Sutter a bit more time to see if it could work.
If Woodcroft thinks that was a good game plan and his team was fine. The Oilers will be the least of our concerns come the post season.
I won't be a bit surprised if this game is just the kind of game that finally gets the boys to really believe in what Sutter is trying to sell them. That sure looked like the style of play that wins playoff games!
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