Lance Bouma injury was a blessing in disguise. I think Ferland would have been in rotation for healthy scratches if Bouma didn't get injured. Hartley tried him out on Stajan and Jones and connected right away. This series pretty much solidify his spot in the 2015-16 Calgary Flames roster. That goes for Sam Bennett too. I wish whenever the young guys gets an opportunity, they take the challenge and run with it.
Clean slate with Anaheim. The past is forgotten and they start from scratch. I think Hartley will stay with Jonas Hiller as a starting goaltender even though Karri Ramo played well in his relief. Hiller played very well in this series except for Game 2 and he was okay on Game 5. Hartley made a switch tonight not because Hiller was playing poorly. He followed his gut instinct and hoping that the goalie switch will change the game and he was right. The game would have been different if the Ferland did not score in the first period. I am sure a lot of people/media will look at Flames record vs Ducks at Honda Centre and just say Flames do not have a chance to advance the 2nd round. I have no problem with that because Flames just keep proving everyone wrong anyways. I'll be happy with at least a win on the road and Flames do the same thing like the 1st round..win-lost-win-win-win...win in game 5 or 6.
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