It is amazing just how thoroughly Oiler fans feel that the refs have stolen this series from them.
It's one thing to be upset with calls, and Flames fans were pretty upset with some calls in round 1, but that is different than blaming the entire series on it.
Once it was over, Flames fans were pretty universal in the view that goaltending is what lost the series. Sure the calls didn't help, but at the end of the day you have to fins a way to overcome, and they couldn't. Despite arguably outplaying the Ducks for the most part, fans still look internally for blame.
Oiler fans? Nuh uh. Outplayed most nights? Irrelevant. Outshot 207-152 for the series (by 11 shots per game on average)? Irrelevant.
The refs have stolen this series from us!
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