https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/oilers-leaving-flames-behind-battle-alberta/“Edmonton officially passed Calgary Saturday night, in both the macro and micro sense of the word.
The Oilers moved nine points ahead of the Flames in the standings and will not be caught by their rivals this season. In the bigger picture, Edmonton is where Calgary was supposed to be by now, well on their way to being a top-10 National Hockey League team with an long and bright future.
Calgary has been the better franchise for many years. They are not anymore, and are firmly in the chase position from this point forward.
“We had a chance to close the gap a bit,” said captain Mark Giordano. “There was a lot riding on this game.”
The Flames are stalled for now, trying to figure out how to be any good in front of sub-par goaltending, wondering if leaders like Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan are the real deal, truly able to carry this team beyond its current state.
On a Southern Alberta Saturday night, Edmonton handled the Flames on Hockey Night in Canada the way a steer wrestler handles a skinny calf. Up, down, tied and time.”
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This post was edited by StayPositive on Jan 23 2019 09:24am