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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
That 2005 season could be very analogous.
Lost a 1st round heartbreaker when they couldn't score enough goals. They were the class of the league defensively, but didn't have enough finish up front.
The Flames and Ducks both scored 17 goals in the series. Iggy scored 8 points in 7 games, 5 goals!, but it wasn't enough. Yelle, McCarty, Amonte and Kobasew couldn't get it done.
That year the ducks added Friesen and Sean O'Donnell at the deadline. They combined for 3 goals in the series.
The Flames can definitely score goals this year, they are probably as close to the opposite team formulation as that 06 group. The question for me is, can they score ENOUGH goals. Kipper lost that series with a .923 sv%. Would an .896 sv% be enough to sink this roster in the first round? Scary thought.
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If you get an .896 save percentage you aren't winning any playoff series no matter who you added at the trade deadline.
Also very different circumstances on the team's you are comparing.
That Flames team scored the third fewest goals in the NHL with 218 goals.
This years Flames scored 225 goals so far - third most in the NHL.
The offensive ability of both teams is not at all comparable.