Flames played arguably one of their best periods of the year in the 1st. Unfortunately once the Ducks tied it, they got a bit tentative and allowed the Ducks to take over.
The 2nd Ducks goal that Elliott let in completely took the wind out of their sails, and they just couldn't recover after that. When the Ducks flip their d**chebag switch on, the Flames just don't have an answer for it. We've certainly shown that we can hang in there with them for long stretches in games, and we're a little bigger and tougher this season, but we just don't have that extra ingredient to put us over the top yet. We're almost there though. Maybe next year.
Needless to say, I think we'd better pray for either Edmonton or Chicago in round 1. Hawks are a hell of a team, but I think the Flames match up much better against them than the Ducks.
F--- I hate the Honda Center so much.
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