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We may have enough by Monday to call someone up from the farm, but we don't have a free roster spot. Yikes.

Down a D. And no cap to bring anyone up for Saturday. Stone is the wrong hand, so no a great replacement.

It was a dangerous play, hope he is ok. Not really the other player's fault, but it looked a little dirty.

Shilly might be injured

I hate when they put Hanifin out with the 2nd unit. Not a lot of great plays

We are out of sync tonight.

2nd unit not great without Gaudreau

Man, was Lucic ever mad after a shift in the 2nd period. Yelling at the team. Can't say I blame him for that.

Stage 1 Complete Begin Stage 2

I mean that he was staying on for the 2nd unit.

Gaudreau on 2nd unit. Beat Cal.

She's a D from Team Canada women. Years past. Her brother was a Flame for some time. Maybe a season?

I mean give LA all the credit, they have outplayed us by playing a trap game. We just look like we don't know where to go. Drop pass at the blueline when there is 3 guys there, including a LA player.

Time to switch the lines up. Top line doing little. Dube playing well. Toffee is strong. Backlund back to softie. Lindholm really quiet. Tkachuk choppy skating, no flow.

Did we suddenly forget how to play defense?

Can't believe we are being shut out. LA pitching a shutout.

We seem to be the cause of our own problems. We get a bad change or a bad clear, and it's in. Last game that was the difference. We don;t seem to get those breaks when other teams make mistakes. Petersen with the shutout.

Tea Pot gets a nice chance.

Really bad change. They look like they aren't ready to come on. Or they have 6 guys on. That was a poor play by Gaudreau, but the guys changing not looking at the play.

Blocker side low. Begin stage 2.

Unfortunately, the only guy seeming to be in a position to feed him the puck is Lucic. Winning draw. Good defensive play. Just not getting the set up.

Holy Hanna. Lucic looks like he played 3 nights in a row. Not much going on, but he doesn't doo much for Monahan or Lewis. His best shift was the last of the period. Need to conserve his energy for the playoffs. Cuz he looks cooked now.

No doubt you and I have less skin in the game. Sutter has one line that is the best in the NHL and only deviates from it under extreme circumstances. Right now, he is trying to get the team to the Pacific division winner. That is first goal. He can switch it mid game, because he has it in his back pocket. Or do it for a specific game, where he reviews the tapes from previous games. That is not to say that he won't try out different combos once he feels comfortable with out position in the Pacific. But Sutter also believes that players that have gone cold are not going to the right places. Like Mangiapane for a long stretch of games. Or Monahan. Or Lindholm/Tkachuk last game. But mostly the guys that have gone cold. Dube, Backlund, Tkachuk, Lindholm, Johnny have been going to the slot. Odd game not, but mostly yes. Toffoli is scoring from the perimeter a lot.

The LA-EDM game was a study in how not to play a team like LA. They have a lot of younger players due to injuries, but they have some speed on attack. And they play a good possession/cycle. Only reason they lost was lucky goaltending by EDM, as well as some really good saves. We shouldn't be as leaky defensively as them. And we don't base our entire offense on the rush. EDM still has the same issues with how the forwards backcheck. Once it's in the D-zone, the Oilers rely on the D. If they touch the puck, they take off.