I'm not too worried about game one.
I think there was a span in the first period we saw what the Flames will look like. Fast, offensively dangerous and a puck possession team.
I think the wheels kind of came off with the real softy at the end of the second; and then they were forcing play a bit too much. I thought they were the better team for most of the first and the second; then kind of just stopped. I also don't agree with Bollig's fight in the first period, we were pushing the pace and skating well... that fight was boring, took a long time and killed the flow of the game. The Flames lost momentum after that.
Wideman looked horrendous last night; including his own goal. I think it just points to the fact that we truly need Brodie in the lineup. Engelland, while I've been a supporter of his over the past year, barely looks like an NHL defenseman. Kulak played okay for a bottom pairing rookie. Dougie I thought looked okay, he's definitely meaner than we've been led to believe. His skating is crazy good too; I look forward to how he progresses... because last night it looked like he had all the tools to be a #1, but had a pretty 'meh' game.
First line looked okay, Hudler had a nice goal but was pretty pedestrian. I thought Frolik looked as advertised. Backs had a pretty bad game. Bennett looked good and was actually great at the dot for a 19 year old.
Ramo wasn't great, and when you face 44 shots... you better be great.
Just one game, I'm not overly worried. I think Hiller goes Saturday, and Calgary collects themselves.