Chin up folks:
1. I haven't researched but I suspect 6 games is the most common series length.
2. Hands up how many people picked Flames in 5. You didn't? So why are you surprised/disappointed? If you didn't think the Canucks could pull out a couple home ice wins over 5 games, I question your analysis.
3. The Flames played a poor game. The first line was invisible - even Johnny's passes were off. The third line didn't have as much pop as usual. The defence wasn't as tight, nor were they as dangerous as before. The 4th line wasn't afactor like before. Only Hiller, Backlund, and maybe Stajan maintained their play. The power play sucked. The PK was a bit less effective. On the other hand the Canucks played a good desperate game, especially the Sedins. Yet the Flames only lost by one goal, on a very small mistake by Engelland, and were a Wideman goalpost from a two goal lead which would have killed the Canucks. In other words, the Canucks had to play their best game and the Flames their worst to come up with a win.
Home ice, last change, improved play by even a little - Flames win.
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