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Teacher's Notes:
-Team played 4 games this week, 3 of them on the road. They played exceptionally well each time, winning 3 of 4 games. -Rookie Mikael Backlund played his first breakout game against Detroit, scoring 2 goals in the first period. In other games he showed leadership and displayed extra effort, increasing his SOG average per game.-Rene Bourque, just recently back on the ice after suffering a minor injury, is this week's star player, recording 6 goals in 3 games.-Henrik Karlsson made his team debut and proved to be a worthy backup for Mikka Kiprusoff. His presence in net was large and only allowed 2 goals in 22 shots.-Mikka Kiprusoff reached his 35th and 36th career shutouts this week and showed no sign of slowing down.
Teacher's Notes:
-Team started the week off on a bad note; defense just wasn't there and players were not keeping traffic up in front of the opponent's net.-Mikka Kiprusoff was not at his best during the first game but improved his goaltending during the second, making 27 crucial saves.-Brendan Morrison and Alex Tanguay once again were playing to prove their worth to the team, both contributing goals and assists in the game against Edmonton.-Captain Jarome Iginla needs to lessen the pressure he is putting on himself and allow himself to just play. Too much thinking is affecting his positive impact on the game.
Teacher's Notes:
-Team started off the season with lackluster playing, need to improve in the areas of speed and aggresiveness-Goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff appeared to be shaky in the first game, though his goaltending is not expected to be a problem for the remainder of the season, as he often demonstrates saves that make him one of the number one players in the team
-Second game proved to be better but the team still did not play as fast and hard as they should at the beginning of the season-Newly signed Brendan Morrison is working hard to show that he is a good addition to the team and is on his way to achieving this with 2 assists in his first game as a Flame
Teacher's Notes:
-Much improvement over the summer.
-The team has noticeably put more effort into their playing and are obviously working hard to build chemistry between linemates.
-The (re)acquisition of Alex Tanguay proved to be a smart decision on Darryl Sutter's end, as he has been a big difference maker in the preseason.
-Rookie Mikael Backlund is showing great promise as he is geared to replace Matt Stajan on the permanent roster. Would like to see him work on his stamina on the ice.
-Backup goalie Henrik Karlsson needs to quicken his movements and stay more alert when in net.
