Should be a fun game. Flames-Canucks games are always a little bit more heated than your average game, even if the rivalry has died-down somewhat from what it was for a while. With the Zadorov storyline, it brings that much more emotion to the game, so I am going to expect a good one tonight.
I am hoping for 10-0 tonight.
As for Zadorov - no need to bash him. He is an 'elite' 5th defencemen - that means he can move up in case of injury without looking terrible, but he isn't a mainstay in the top 4. He has all these tools, but that doesn't make him either a crappy player, or a superstar. If he was able to make use of all those tools consistently, he would be a #1 defencemen. He just isn't, and that's ok. He is hardly crappy. If it wasn't for his contract demands (which then turned into a trade request), I would be happy having him on the Flames. No need to trash this guy on the way out - he played well for the majority of his time here, and he also provided us fans with a lot of entertainment.
Looking forward to the Flames exposing Vancouver for what they are - just a lucky team right now. They are good and I did expect a lot of improvement from them, but they are by no means a contender, and hopefully tonight, the Flames do their part to help expose that.
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