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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
You would NOT think this was the #1 team in the west who have locked up home ice based on this thread.
Some of you need to relax in a big way. The next 5 games don’t matter. They’re completely irrelevant. Vegas or Dallas/Colorado/Arizona, doesn’t really matter. None of them are much of a threat, with Dallas being the only one who has given us trouble this season, which might make our current position a little less appealing.
Flames are in the playoffs. That right there is enough to get me through the next few. I just do not care if they stink it up for a few games.
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I sure hope the coaching staff doesn;t share your view. Vegas isn't a threat? Right.
The fact is that this team does not look great right now. The first line is a liability most nights. I don;t care what Monahan and Lindholm did back in December. April is what counts and both are playing bad hockey right now. They are also dragging Johnny down. Brodie scares the #### out of me.
The fact that the first line has been broken up days before the playoffs start should cause everyone concern. There are problems on this team right now. The power play is disgusting. The PK is also bad lately.
They have afforded themselves the luxury of being in a position to work through this stuff for the last 5 games and will probably still win the division. That is great. But, if you are not playing well going into April you will golfing by May almost every time. Just look at recent history of Stanley Cup winners. I think maybe Pitt once and Chicago once are the only examples from the last 10 years of teams backing in and still doing well.
I'm not saying panic or anything. I'm saying this team needs to play a lot better than they have since the all-star break if they are going to win even one round. Colorado is no layup. They are beating good teams right now and getting excellent goaltending. That series will be a war.