Comparing the offenses of the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames

Let’s face it, the Battle of Alberta between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames has been quite entertaining these days.

With the competitive amount of skilled players on both sets of teams, the battle has indeed taken off with certain animosity.

Also, the fact that it is a masterful display of coaching ethics vs the player’s luck on the ice makes the game more enjoyable in my opinion.

How did the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oiler’s offenses shape up?

As I was watching the game, I decided to write a layout comparing offenses: Edmonton Oilers vs the Calgary Flames and the style of gameplay.

This was quite interesting, to say the least, because of the different styles of coaching between the two teams.

The chemistry of the player’s on their respective squads had taken the game to another level, keeping the gameplay in close proximity and incredibly competitive, as I reiterate.

The scoring was close to the nail in the wall as well, but, that is until McDavid scored a fluke goal off the wall. McDavid’s crazy goal got the Oilers back into the game once again.

Their gameplay was well-rounded, more organized, and had the speed to keep the Calgary Flames offense from being a threat at times, rather working on their defense.

The Oilers were established as a unit and combined for a team effort.

Their gameplay was unique to Calgary’s, who were in for a battle against themselves, even though they had the lead during some parts of the game.

I like the fact that the fort check was relentless at times, and that they were able to clear the puck in the neutral zone within time, providing the team with the defensive pressure to reassure the win in their column.

The Flames’ game was somewhat similar to Edmonton’s, but I did say there was a difference in coaching style.

Calgary knew how to work the man and cycle the puck in the defensive zone, including the forwards, before clearing the puck and getting a couple of good breaks. Capitalizing on One play.

Calgary had a brute force to reckon with, giving them the edge for most parts, even though Edmonton’s competitiveness was the story.

I liked the way the Flames shuffled the puck in the offensive zone and cycled back to the defensemen when on the forecheck.

The Flames have all the capabilities of making quite the run and respectably dismantling their opponents. The Edmonton Oilers are a fantastic team as well, but they must work on defensive cycling.

Overall, however, this game was the punch in my Gatorade.