SNAPSHOTS: Sutter blames blue-liners after loss in Columbus yyc flames
“Other than Tanny, our defence was not even close to being in synch or in the compete part the game,” he said, sparing alternate captain Chris Tanev. “You know, these guys have roles and they all play different types of games, so they have to maximize it, right? They obviously didn’t prepare for that tonight. The big guys thought they were wheelers and dealers, and the guys who are wheelers and dealers wouldn’t touch anybody. So … that’s the way she goes.
Only a minute after the opening faceoff, Patrik Laine slipped behind Noah Hanifin, raced in all alone and sizzled a shot inside the post on the glove-side. “We hung our goalie out to dry a little too much, I’d say,” Stone said. “I mean, we gave up way too many really good chances. Breakaways, two-on-ones, everything.Added Weegar: “I think it just starts with our focus and preparation. It happened in the first period — right off the start, we gave up a breakaway. You know, as a D core, as a unit back there, all six of us have to be a lot better. It starts with myself.
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