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Originally Posted by Weitz
I think a more pressing concern should be how much the Ducks seemed to let off the gas after the 4th goal.. and still dictated the play and scored 2 more goals.
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You keep trying to present this as some kind of damning omen.
Yes, the Ducks took their foot off the gas - but so did the Flames. Hudler and Ferland were out, so down to 10 forwards. Gaudreau didn't play in the 3rd and Monahan only played a tiny bit. SO 8 forwards, all from the bottom 9. Wotherspoon and Schlemko were the busiest defensemen.
In other words, Hartley managed the bench.
Saying that the Ducks took their foot off the gas is entirely disingenuous because, if anything, the Flames did more.