The Flames were down a goal and the last 6 minutes they were hammed in their own D zone for a prolonged period of time. The lacks of intensity and skills were were apparent. I noticed the Oilers skated freely in the neutral zone and when the players accelerated they were in no man’s land. On the contrary the home team was playing stationary and hardly generated any speedy entry. Playing scared seems to be one thing, but the lack of skills make it worst.
I enjoyed Valdez’s clutch saves and weegar’s goal. Other than that I saw a very tentative team trying to play a safe game with mediocre players. The result is not unexpected.
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