Maple Leafs 6, Flames 2 post-game embers: Not as bad as it looked

It’s not that often you could say the team that lost by four goals may very well have been the better one overall. But… well…

Feel of the game

The Flames came ready to play. Unfortunately for them, so did Frederik Andersen, who seemed to have little problem fending off wave after wave of attack. Still, the game started exactly as you’d think a game between two of the top teams in the NHL would: fast and aggressive, with both getting their chances. The Leafs struck first with Johnny Gaudreau sitting in the box for a defensive zone slash, but again, you had to just think: whatever, they’re the Flames, they’ll probably get it back.

The end of the first period didn’t do much to soothe that notion,…