Anglesmith
Setting up the play?
The Markstrom stuff is such BS.You act like they all didn't have legitimate reasons for being whipping boys. Kadri literally quit on Sutter and played like he didn't give a f***. Huberdeau's contract doesn't match his talent and it never will. Hanifin is still the same vanilla defenseman who's playing better in his contract year and Markstrom shit the bed last season almost every game by letting in the first shot.
Their 20 game pace does not change who they are as players.
Almost every first shot goal last season was because the defence was sleeping on coverage early in the game and allowed an odd-man rush or uncontested shot from the slot.
I would really love for there to be a supercut of every goal scored on Markstrom last year. It would be an absolute comedic spectacle of defensive play. The Flames maintained decent possession, but when they broke down they broke down hard. His numbers reflected that. It was obvious to those not stat-watching that he was going to bounce back once the team removed their heads from their asses, and here we are.