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Originally Posted by OzSome
I tend to disagree. Flames did not lose the series because of Anaheim is bigger. Flames lost because they were undisciplined in the last two games. Getting a penalty with no time left in the 2nd period burned them. Also, Anaheim have so much depth in their lineup. They have 4 lines who can scores compare to Flames with 3 lines or even 2 1/2 lines. You also have to remember their best players Getzlaf, Perry have been good for a few years already. Even if you shut out the first line, they have the 2nd line who can also score.
It's not like the smaller Flames just folded against a much bigger Ducks. Flames gave them at least 3 tough games. If it wasn't for those two bad penalties that resulted a couple of important goals for the Ducks, we wouldn't know what could have happen.
Flyers, Sharks and Kings were bigger teams too but looked what happened to them... all 3 missed the playoffs.
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Why were they undisciplined? Because their regular hits had little or no impact.
Hartley had the Flames avoiding as much contact as possible to change the game to a skating game. Even with Hartley totally outcoaching Boudreau size still won out . The only way to stop the Duck cycle with the non-contact Flames was for Ramo to make a great save or ice the puck.
The Ducks top 6 scoring forwards . Getzlaff, Perry, Marroon, Belesky, Kesler and Silfverbeg. Silfverberg was the smallest at 6-2 197.
The Flames top line with 2 small guys and a big no-hitter had 23 pts in 11 playoff games (33 man-games) does not sound too bad but taking out the Vancouver 7-4 game 6 and where they got 11 of those points leaves them with 12 pts as line, 6 goals in 10 games.
They scored nicer goals than the Perry/Marroon 3 footers but style points don't make them worth more.