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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It's a weird series to call because neither team was impressive in their first series. The Ducks were soundly outplayed by Calgary in 3 of the 4 games and were gifted a win thanks to goaltending. The Oilers found themselves against a San Jose team that played below their ability in every way, yet still had to go 6 games.
The Oilers don't really have a "game," they have McDavid and Talbot. McDavid seems pretty neutered, so if the Ducks can play their aggressive game and actually score against quality goaltending then they'll take this easily. If they have trouble scoring (which is possible, most of their goals against the Flames were gifted) then it could be anybody's series.
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You are significantly under rating both teams IMO. Both teams were impressive in the first round. The narrative of Calgary soundly outplaying the Ducks is being overplayed. No doubt with better goaltending Flames would not have been swept, no argument there. But Ducks didn't need to elevate their game either.
And Oilers showed some depth beyond McDavid and beyond one abysmal effort, looked pretty good.
Playoffs are all about the ability to win close games and both teams looked impressive in so doing.
I think the wild card is Ducks goaltending. That will determine the series.