That game was so frustrating. One soft goal by Elliott, one unforgivable rebound by Johnson, and there's the end of the series.
It also looked like for most of the game the Flames were attempting some new-fangled offence where there is no one in front of the net. It did not work. Gibson was solid, but not nearly pressed enough.
On the upside, unlike in 2015, IMO, despite the sweep, it feels like the Flames took a step in the right direction in terms of being able to hang in with the Ducks game in, game out and that had a few things gone a little differently they could have won, or at least taken it to 6 or 7.
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