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direwolf · 03-06-2017, 04:08 AM

I think the Flames could potentially beat any of those teams, but I'd prefer either Minny, Edmonton, or Anaheim.

-Minny because we seem to match up really well against them and we won the season series.

-Edmonton because I think the current version of the Flames would destroy them. Sure they swept the season series, but the Flames were playing their worst hockey of the season at the time. It's pretty obvious that they're a different team now. My only real concern with playing those guys would be the favoritism towards McDoofus and biased reffing. I just have a bad feeling the Oilers would be gifted a ton of PPs over a 7 game series, particularly if things get chippy and McDickhead starts diving all over the place.

-Anaheim because f--- that team and f--- the Honda Centre. I want to see us finally get that monkey off our backs. Flames have more size and grit than they did in 2015, and they've proven in recent games that they can be competitive against some of the bigger/tougher teams (I thought they physically dominated the Kings in that last game). And seriously, how much fun would it be to watch Ferland and Tkachuk irritate the hell out of Perry and Kesler.

03-06-2017, 04:08 AM	#65
direwolf Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Vancouver Exp:	I think the Flames could potentially beat any of those teams, but I'd prefer either Minny, Edmonton, or Anaheim. -Minny because we seem to match up really well against them and we won the season series. -Edmonton because I think the current version of the Flames would destroy them. Sure they swept the season series, but the Flames were playing their worst hockey of the season at the time. It's pretty obvious that they're a different team now. My only real concern with playing those guys would be the favoritism towards McDoofus and biased reffing. I just have a bad feeling the Oilers would be gifted a ton of PPs over a 7 game series, particularly if things get chippy and McDickhead starts diving all over the place. -Anaheim because f--- that team and f--- the Honda Centre. I want to see us finally get that monkey off our backs. Flames have more size and grit than they did in 2015, and they've proven in recent games that they can be competitive against some of the bigger/tougher teams (I thought they physically dominated the Kings in that last game). And seriously, how much fun would it be to watch Ferland and Tkachuk irritate the hell out of Perry and Kesler.