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Originally Posted by dino7c
its probably been said but this reminds me a lot of Flames/Ducks round 1
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That's a fair assessment. You can argue the only game of that series where the Ducks were the better team was game 4. The Flames were let down by their starting goaltender much like the Preds. Ducks capitalized on Flames meltdowns like stupid penalties and that awful five man line change much like the Predators melted down in the 1st period of game one and 3rd period last night that the Penguins capitalized on. Ducks benefitted by questionable instant replay no-goal and goal for as did the Penguins in game one. It just goes to show that it's all about goaltending and composure in the playoffs and if you don't have one or both it really doesn't matter if you outplay the opponent for large portions of the series. Maybe the loss of Ryan Johansen is too much for them to overcome but I don't think he would matter if Renne keeps playing like he has in the first two games.