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Originally Posted by djsFlames
I actually think it expires when he's 35, which is even better. Blaster was just trying to make himself feel better by pretending he'll fall off a cliff at 32.
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Also want to add. We saw over the last two games what goaltending does.
First game: Holtby played fine. First goal was impossible to stop. Second goal was bad crease management and the third was bad rebound management. None he should've had, but could've. An elite goalie would stop one of those two and it's a 2-0 game (which the Flames have a history of blowing those leads).
Second game: At best, Demko had a mediocre game. First goal was a bad post seal. Couldn't find the puck on the second. Third was impossible. Hamonic can take the blame for the fourth goal, but Demko was not sharp and didn't get his feet set. He was guessing.
If you contrast that with Markstrom, the only goals that beat him were shots that changed direction (both which the Flames essentially scored, lol). That's literally it. Also, Markstrom's rebound management down low has been stellar.
Mind you, I've also noticed the first couple games he was late to shots (probably a little bit of rust. You can see it with his feet getting set a little late) and still managed to pop a shutout.
The Flames skaters played well, but goaltending was a huge component for those wins. The Canucks have downgraded that position similar to the Flames Talbot/Rittich combo from last season. We all know how that went.