The Flames are not a hard team to prepare for. They have too many soft players who do not want to engage physically.
The Flames style is outside the norm and catch the opposition off guard when they only see them twice a year.
The more often a team plays against the Flame the better they are able to deal with Gaudreau and Monahan.
see the Ducks (2015, 2017) playoff game plans: Gaudreau 9 games 3 assists. and the Avs 2019 playoffs 5 games 1 assist.
When a team concentrates on shutting down the Flames they start with shutting down Gaudreau and are able to do it.
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