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Originally Posted by Bingo
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I see the Pittsburgh game as getting dominated, not a Hiller issue at all.
Thought they were great against San Jose
Awful in LA
The better team against Vancouver (played the night before)
Outclassed in the Boston game until the Bruins felt they had it on ice.
They get a lot of credit don't get me wrong, but lately teams that were supposed to be contenders (LA, Boston, Pittsburgh) seem to have the ability to turn up the pace and leave Calgary behind.
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Just to address the bold, even great teams get dominated once in a while for no good reason. Anaheim recently lost 6-2 to Florida when the Panthers had been struggling to score goals and win games. This is why they play the games and don't just chalk it up in the standings.
And they were definitely NOT outclassed in the Boston game, but you could see that Boston was very desperate for a win. Rask had to stand on his head for the first two periods to keep us off the score board. We had a couple careless turnovers that ended up in the back of the net, and then a poor goal on Ramo. The Flames still played much better for the full 60 minutes than Boston did, and the score showed that.
Just not sure if you're expecting the Flames to be a dominant team. They're not. They are a good team that will almost 100% be in the playoffs.