That's the most frustrating series I have ever watched.
I didn't expect them to beat the Ducks, but I certainly expected the Ducks to earn the wins more than they did. I don't think they make it past the second round.
It's weird, other than goaltending, I really don't have a problem with anyones play. I do think that more youth has to be injected into the bottom six..need more crash and bang.
Really didn't like the officiating in the first two games (and parts of the 3rd game) and I really think that it had an effect on the Flames mental game. They should have won game two and they knew it. Then, when the refs blew the high sticking call in game 3 and Elliott suddenly started handling the puck like a grenade, the team just imploded. It was just too much for them to handle.
I thought Gulutzan did a good job this year, but his inability to react quickly really hurt the Flames in this series. Elliott should have been pulled after the second goal in game 3 as 4 of the last 5 goals scored against him were terrible...you could see he was losing his confidence. Just a really bad decision to leave him in there.
Will Gulutzan learn from this? maybe, but I don't think he gets more than half a year next year to figure it out.
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