Still don't care, I think in a seven game series where the prep is all towards one team, we'll hold our own. We get a few bounces and we'll win. That's playoff hockey.
The Ducks are a good physical team, the Hawks are a great skilled team that has an edge to them.
Personally I think the theme here is if the Flames can survive the first game, and split the first two they can do what young teams do and that's seize the momentum and play with reckless abandon.
I frankly don't care who we get, I have trouble seeing this team folding their cards, or going down easy against anyone.
The Flames have to find a way early in the series to have that punch them in the mouth moment that sets the ducks or hawks back on their heels and puts a bit of doubt in their game.
Whether that's Elliot standing on his head, or Money and Johnny lighting it up early, or the Flames getting extremely physical, it doesn't matter. If we can have that moment where the belief switches from the favorite to the underdog, that's all that's going to matter.
You can't play this game angry even though you need to play it on edge. You can't play with caution or hesitation even though you need to be detailed oriented and execute your game plan.
In the playoffs its finding that cliff's edge between two much and too little. Its about latching onto that moment that one moment that happens in every game and holding on for dear life until it becomes another moment and another moment and then a water fall and then a avalanche. That's what underdogs have to do.
Look at the LA Kings in 82, they found that moment in game one and the Oilers were pretty much shaken and on their heels and even when they won games they didn't look confidence, and in the end the Oilers packed up their tents, got their a##es kicked in game 5 and waived the white flag. We have to give the Ducks or the Hawks the reason to look at the white flag, say that can't win, unwrap it and waive it.
So I honestly don't care who we get. Just for Christ sakes lets get going.
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