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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This is just not true. Yes, for some weird reason the Flames struggle with the Oilers, but they have been consistently winning games against the Ducks and the Kings—teams with whom they are more likely matching up in the playoffs. When they were fighting tooth-and-nail with the Blackhawks for playoff positioning before the New Year, the Flames beat them. When they were in a dead heat with Minnesota in the first week of January, they beat them.
Of course, the team is not going to win all their games against teams in their weight-class, but it is disingenuous to suggest that losing "big games" is a pattern. Losing to the Oilers has become a pattern, but that is something entirely different.
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I'm talking about something a little different than "big games" in the standings. I'm talking about games where there there is a lot of juice in the stands, especially at home. MTL, TOR, EDM, VAN. They seem to play too tight in these games.