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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Flames looked pretty good for the most part until Eat Bread was unable to execute a simple play getting the puck out his zone. Turnover, goal against, and that's that. A shame when preventable plays turn into turning points of a game. The 3 things I'd like to see them clean up in a hurry on this road trip:
- Giveaways
- Making simple plays to get the puck out of their zone
- Missed assignments
Thankfully those things should be pretty easy to fix. Just two games in, go get the next one. Great to see Markstrom play very well again.
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This is my assessment as well.
The good: Markstrom, their ability to cause turnovers and pressure the other team's defense.
The okay: defensive zone structure and PK were better in limiting chances, but still some breakdowns. Creative plays in the offensive zone were better than last year, but still reverting to the Sutter training of "get it on net". Work in progress.
The ugly: zone breakouts and turnovers...oh my god, both teams were guilty of so many turnovers in the second. Pittsburgh cleaned it up, we didn't. That's the game story.