That game was pretty competitive and entertaining.
The good:
-Wolf was spectacular. He looked as confident as I have ever seen him.
-Kadri finished really well and won a lot of battles, really good showing for what he can still bring
-Whitecloud is a solid defenseman. Such a good skater and a strong guy
-Weegar had one of his better games too
-Farabee looks like a guy who can actually help a team won. I'm not a big fan of Frost but I think the Flames have something in Farabee
-Zary was making plays and winning puck battles too. I might have written him off in my mind too quickly
-Klapka was a force out there. Too bad he hit the crossbar on the play where he stripped the puck off a Shark and powered through the slot. Would have been a great goal.
-Flames PK was solid as usual
The Not So Good:
-Flames powerplay... After being spoiled watching Team Canada enter the zone with ease, it was kind of jarring to see a team struggle just to set up an attack, much less to create chances.
-Parekh wasn't very good in my view last night. He was sat down when the game got close for good reason... He looked timid in the D zone. Before and after the Flames goals in the third he had shifts where he could have skated to pucks but he held back in what looked like a decision to avoid contact. Maybe the coaches have told him to do that if he thinks a big hit is coming but it's kind of exactly why there was concern about developing in the NHL.
Overall though a good game by the Flames with a lot of encouraging signs and really good showings from Kadri and Coleman at a convenient time.
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