Really nice to see a game where we don't white-knuckle it to the finish.
I know a lot of posters gripe about powerplays, or the ability to keep a lead but my personal gripe of the season is how the players play out the last 5 minutes of a game in general.
Calgary has a mobile defence, a puck-moving goalie, and no shortage of scoring ability; while they lack a speedster, in no way are the Flames a sluggish team (excluding Jagr). So where is the urgency?
The jump, the ability to execute, whether it's playing comeback hockey or reliably scoring an empty-net goal, is completely missing this season. When the team is down by 1 (or two) with ~5 minutes to go, it's a foregone conclusion that they can't tie it up. If they're up 1, it's no guarantee because they always throw hail mary shots from inside their own zone, miss, and get called for icing. There's no system in place where the players look like they have a chance of maintaining a lead or tying the game, and it's a big part. Most of the time it's impossible to assume the team will be up 2 heading into the third - there has to be a better commitment to finishing the game strongly in all situations.
A decent OT record isn't good enough and isn't an excuse.