The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Calgary Flames 6-3, capitalizing on Calgary's defensive lapses and forcing turnovers. Flames coach Ryan Huska attributed the loss to Calgary's forced offense and lack of preparedness for Toronto's aggressive play style.
Feb 05, 2025 at 02:01 AM ETThe Calgary Flames , tied 2-2 with a Toronto Maple Leafs team that has more talent on paper, had the puck in the offensive zone midway through the second period. Jonathan Huberdeau feathered a pass towards a pinching Tyson Barrie looking to give Calgary the lead in a game that could have served as a statement victory.
Huska used the term “forced offence” more than once to describe a night in which the Flames had four high-danger chances at five-on-five to Toronto’s 10, per“Their last three goals before the empty netter all a result of us forcing offence, which is something we typically don’t do against a team that’s got skilled forwards. You can’t play that game.”“It felt like at any moment there could be a three-on-two or two-on-one at some point,” he said.
The Flames are without one of their top blue liners in Kevin Bahl, who has been sidelined since last Saturday. The club had played well in the games since, but on Tuesday it was clear that the extra minutes had taken their toll on the back end.
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