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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Rhett Warrener a few minutes ago dismissed the win.
He claims that Anaheim showed in the first two periods that they can impose their will, control the game, and the Flames couldn't handle their size and strength along the wall and in the corners.
Interesting. Can we then counter argue that in the third period the Flames showed that Anaheim can't contain their speed and puck movement from the backend, through the neutral zone, and in the middle of the ice?
I found myself thinking after the second that the Flames were not big enough nor strong enough to play with the Ducks. In the third period, they made it look easy. I am starting to think that "getting pushed around" in the big, heavy Western Conference is not going to be much of an issue for this team.
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That is basically what I thought when I heard it. Ultimately, it's going to take some time until the frame of reference around this team shifts into a new context.
Case in point: instead of saying that the Flames were pushed around for 40 minutes, we could also say that Anaheim needs to learn to play 60 minutes.
Or better yet, against an elite team like the Flames, Anaheim needs to play a full 60 if they want the win.
Obviously that's not the synopses we're getting. Right now most people are intrinsically accepting the Flames as inferior, and letting those biases enter into their appraisals. I expect this stance from outsiders to continue well into next season.