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Originally Posted by Weitz
A big change this year is I think teams will push the Flames even when they are winning. I think a lot of the struggles the Flames had last year was when teams pushed hard up the ice and fore checked.
I don't think anyone will be taking the Flames lightly this year after last year.
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No one took the Flames lightly last year.
Every single coach, and every single team, came to town and said: we know they are a very hard working team and if we don't match their intensity, they'll embarrass us.
You can play that down as lip service, but every team pre-scouts every other team. There are no surprises anymore.