Merry Christmas yall
Just beat by a better team honestly, but I don't think that was either club's best stuff. Lots of guys looked ready for a break in this one. Flames are not good enough to be carrying a 10.5 million anchor around, that they're even within sight of a WC spot is kind of amazing.
Good : Blake the Snake. 3rd D pair was our best tonight, both guys looking more and more comfortable the more games they get. Backlund was also quality. Didn't see the first goals but no issue with Markstrom this game, I think some people's goaltending expectations have gone all out of whack. Sharangovich had the puck a lot, kind of sad they have to use him as a PP qb but I didn't hate him up there.
Not bad : Rasmus didn't see his G but was looking to make plays, proactive rather than reactive. Lindy was around it, he's just not skilled enough to consistently generate offense. Thought Ruz had one of his better games in a while. Mangiapane? played definitely? Saw him in the middle of the ice and he drew a penalty when he fell down once so that's good. Greer didn't look out of place with a promotion, which I'm not sure is a good thing lol
Not good : Kadri line wasn't especially good tonight, but weren't too bad either. Thought Zary struggled a bit trying to do too much at times. Hanifin even before getting dusted by Byfield was putting passes into skates or into Kings sticks.
Bad : Weegar was really bad, fumbling pucks, horrible clears, awful. Tanev wasn't much better. Very sick of Dillon Dube, complete nothing. Please sit.
Huberdeau go down to South Beach on the break, do a bunch of coke and bang some strippers, do whatever you gotta do man because your head is simply not in the game.