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Originally Posted by Meers

I'd say the Flames are most reminiscent of the 2012/13 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 2013/14 Avalanche - the two teams from recent seasons to experience surprising regular season success despite horrible underlying statistics in 5v5 Corsi For (CF)% and Fenwick For (FF)%. (And let's not kid ourselves, the Flames are bottom three in the league when it comes to possession.)

Those two statistical anomalies went up against strong possession teams in the first round, and both lost in seven games.

Now, fortunately, the Canucks aren't world beaters in the possession department, but they're still stronger than the Flames - ranked 20th in CF% at 5v5.

So, I'd guess the Nucks have an ever so slight advantage - but it's going to be close, with most games being decided by one goal (just like the regular season series) and it'll probably go to 7 games. So, it's a coin flip one way or the otherand will likely be decided by a flukey bounce.

But, no matter what team wins this series, you can rest assured they will get killed in the next round.

And neither of these teams makes the post-season next year.