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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Ugly loss. I can't believe some people think we'll match up well against the Ducks in the playoffs. 14 years of them beating our ass almost every game, and some people still don't get that they are literally the worst match up in the entire league against the Flames. Starting on the road vs Anaheim is a recipe for a quick 4-5 game series loss. Give Chicago any day of the week instead of the Ducks. Some teams just have the other teams' number. Pitts has it vs the Caps. The Sens have it vs the Leafs. The Habs have it vs the Bruins. You know exactly who is going to win those series every time. Anaheim is no different against us.
When the Flames play the Ducks, the Ducks get us off our game more then anyone. You can see how the players lose their positioning. The passes are no longer crisp. And we often come out on the bottom in the physicality department. No team throws the Flames off their game more then the Ducks. The Flames try to play Anaheim's style, rather then imposing our will on them and forcing them to play ours. And that's always a recipe for a loss.
It will be nothing short of a miracle if we win at Honda Centre Tuesday. But that's wishful thinking.
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I agree with pretty much all of this, except for the ugly loss part. I thought the Flames played really well in this game. But it's obvious the Ducks are simply not a good matchup for the Flames. Not just because of how good they are, but also because of the dark evil forces that f--- with our mojo every time we play them, particularly in their barn.
At least we've won a few games against the Hawks over the last few years. As good as Chicago is, I'd say the Flames have a better chance of upsetting them in a 7 game series than they would against Anaheim.
We'll beat the Ducks eventually, but it likely won't happen until Getzlaf, Perry, and Kesler are close to retirement.