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Originally Posted by Duffalufagus
I'm not all that jazzed about playing Colorado right now. They look really good and Grubauer is playing out of his mind (.955% last ten games). Hottest goalie in the league heading into the playoffs. I have been watching them lately and they are a good club with top end talent.
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As pointed out already this doesn't seem to be especially meaningful. Grubauer was among the hottest goalies heading into the playoffs last year as well, and while he has played sparingly against Calgary he has never won a game against them.
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Also, they have 14 loser points. That is bananas. That is 14 games that go into 5v5 OT in the playoffs. They are not as bad as their record makes them look.
Still think we beat them, but this series is going to be a war.
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But for all those games in extra time Colorado has still won only 33 in regulation time. The Flames have won 45. This remains probably the best matchup for the Flames—not because Colorado is not good, but because they are a team that the Flames play consistently well against. The Avalanche have an average blue line and a pedestrian bottom six that allows the Flames to play with speed and possession. This sort of game really favours Calgary.