Result was better than expected IMO. Usually this is a four or five point game for each of McDavid and Draisaitl and soul crushing blowout. The Flames managed to not throw up all over themselves when the superstars were on the ice and let the Oilers role players beat them. Better result than expected, so small victory there.
Some observations on players. As feared, Coronato was the wrong player to put with Zary and Kadri. That line was neutralized by the loss of the big body in the mix. Klapka was probably a better fit. Lindholm continues to be a hot mess out there. Move him ASAP. His GAF tank is empty and you don't want that rubbing off on others. Same with Mangipane. Find a taker and move the hell on. I don't know who is the more useless player on the Flames right now, but Mangipane is giving Dube more competition than necessary. I'd be happy if they both were moved for what ever you could get at this point. On the other side of that coin, Vladar gives the Flames options in goal and whether they want to make a move of either goaltender. If that big package comes available for Markstrom you might survive with a tandem of Vladar and Wolf. Overall, not a terrible performance, but enough to say it's time to begin the purge.
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