Last night, the Calgary Flames had yet another preseason loss to the Vancouver Canucks. They’ll play just one more game on Saturday night to hopefully get just their second exhibition win. Something that’s worrying Flames fans is Matt Bartkowski. After having a clearer picture of who’s making the final roster, it seems like Bartkowski will be making that sixth defenceman. But that’s not a good idea.
Look at all the time and space Matt Bartkowski has to make a play. Elects to hammer it down the ice instead. pic.twitter.com/H9j9U9lXUj
— Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) September 29, 2017
Bartkowski actually had a pretty solid night breaking out of the defensive zone but a lot of the time he’d carry the puck out with possession, only to ignore teammates waiting for the puck and dump it in, which often led to easy exits for Vancouver.