[D as in David]

Originally Posted by flame4life

It is game 2 .. breathe everyone. There is NO TEAM that is firing on all cylinders at game 2, so the hyperbolic over reactions are comical as always on here. For the better part of two games, Flames have looked good. There were a ton of bad bounces in tonight's game that happen over an 82 game schedule. There is no other team that had to open back to back on home openers with crazy travel, and add an afternoon game on game 3. That is some wicked scheduling and we all know it takes a couple of weeks of real games to get to where you are comfortable in saying the mistakes and habits are what need to be corrected.

If any of you think that Cooley would have been the savior in last nights game, I suggest you see a doctor. I can comfortably say it would likely have been an 8-1 score with him in there. There is a reason the coaches, management, and others made the decision to play Wolf on back to back, and likely three in a row come Saturday. A couple weeks of Proz in the AHL and I fully expect them to be reversed or management bringing in a capable backup goaltender.

Take a deep breath people. I was hoping for a 2-1 record through three games, and we are still on track for that and we are on the cusp of seeing Parekh start. No, he is not going to be the savior, but it is exciting to get him in the mix since Gridin has done great to start the season in his minutes. Both will have ups and downs, but it is exciting at the youth movement that is being infused. And, what a great two day stretch for Parekh to watch the games. He saw how the team made adjustments, battled hard and got the points needed against Edmonton. He saw the lucky bounces, the missed opportunities, and things we could do better in the game last night. Now he gets to go out and do it.

I'm in total agreement with your overall post but Montreal's schedule had them playing two away games back-to-back to begin, along with cross-border travel.