I find it troubling that Monahan/Gaudreau have played in four playoff series during their careers, and in three of them they have bowed out in 5 games or fewer.
Van - Win in 6
Ana - Loss in 5
Ana - Loss in 4
Col - Loss in 5
Something is rotten in Denmark. Losing in the 1st round is one thing. Losing to a lower seed is one thing. Losing in 5 as the #1 is unacceptable under the best of circumstances, but it defies explanation that you could lose in 5 games with the goaltending they got.
Hey Mony. Just a suggestion. When you're down by three goals in the 3rd, and down 3-1 in the series, and you see Tyson Barrie handing your meal ticket his lunch, feel free to beat the #### out of him. You have three inches and 15 lbs on the guy. Lose your temper. Show us you're not Jay Bouwmeester reborn a centre.
While we're talking, if you're going to be softer than old kelp, you don't need to be 205. Stop deadlifting, get your ass down to 190, and pick up a step so you can actually keep up with your wingers.
It boggles the mind that Bob Hartley has more playoff wins than any Flames coach not named Sutter this century.
Neal must be bought out. I'll take the cap hit of $1.9 over the next eight years in return for not having James Neal on the ice at all for the next four.
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