I thought Backlund did a credible job against Getzlaf, who finally got through for the GWG. Burke was hard on Backlund on his miss, but I suspect Burke never liked him much. I see those misses every night in the NHL. The Ducks missed a few nets too.
In fact, I thought every skater had a decent night. There was the odd mistake - Brodie had a bad giveaway, Peluso got a bit stuck on the boards, the rookie D each made a couple mistakes, none of which cost anything. The team D was bad on the GWG, but damn, they had equal chances or better at the other end and just had bad luck or Miller made a good stop. But I saw no goat skaters.
Funny thought - have the Flames lost with Hathaway in yet?
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