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Originally Posted by Ducay
Just looking at highlights of the beating Ana laid on Chicago, I'm even more convinced we need to drop tomorrow's game vs SJS. I'd rather a tougher round 2 matchup in the Central than deal with Anaheim to start.
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Chicago didn't dress their top players, they likely knew it would be a goon fest as it always seems to be with the ducks. I wouldn't use this one game as a measuring stick.
The flames are in tough no matter who they face in the 1st round unless it happens to be the Oilers (highly unlikely) because historically they haven't had the success against these power house teams. That being said I think the series against the ducks in 2015 will look nothing like this years series if we play them and I hope we do. The Hawks are just too good, better than the Ducks and most teams in the league. The flames don't really match up well against the ducks if we play their style as everyone has said but we will have to play their game to beat them on some level. The coaches need to focus on the games the ducks lost this year and why, for example our game in December when we kicked their asses and the 4 losses they had at home this past season, focus on what those teams did.
I hope MT, MF, and our 4th line can maintain focus but walk that fine line and agitate just as well as the ducks can. There is no way we can stick to just our style of play and win, we have to be able to adapt and play our style and theirs to beat them. Sometimes we won't have a choice because the ducks are that good, beat them at their own game (at particular moments) and we have a chance.
Ducks in the first round over the Hawks for sure.