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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
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.
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Im doing the opposite. Both teams won their series while playing fairly underwhelming hockey because they encountered teams with a critical fault, and both teams are capable of playing significantly better than they played.
It takes one team to play to their ability, and that team should skate to the win. Based on the last series I think it'll be the Ducks.
To suggest the Oilers and Ducks were impressive in the first round is what would be considered significantly under rating them. They were both sufficient, that's it.
Nashville and Pittsburgh are teams you'd call "impressive" coming out of that first round.