Not the worst game for the Flames. Could've easily won, but let down by goaltending, some typical defensive breakdowns, and bad special teams. Flames were the better team overall, I thought.
Ah well. Just counting down the days until the deadline.
If only Joe could have scored that "Gretzky like goal" lol
Johny seemed to be fighting it a bit but I feel a few guys are now trying to do too much to make up for other guys and it's not helping.
Nakladel was quite impressive. Seems comfortable with the puck and the short handed goal against wasn't completely his fault. He could afford to stand the guy up as he had back up and his goalie needs to stop that.
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Better team for the second straight game. Life without Russell would be pretty great if Hiller could make a damn save. Ah well, Matthews/Laine points never hurt.
Play of the game was Bennett's pass to Brodie that led to the Backlund goal. That's gottabe the first successful cross-crease pass all season.
Most of the goals against weren't on Hiller. It's more on the defense.
With that said, Hiller doesn't look comfortable at all, and making routine saves look more difficult than it should be.
What do you have to lose in giving Ortio the next game? If Flames are gonna keep losing, at least give him a shot to see if he can find some of that form from last season. Can't do much worse.
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