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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
The bold part is a big reason why a large part of me says that unless the Flames find that mojo from the first 3/4 of the 2018/19 season, Treliving should do a quick tear down if the right deals are out there.
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I have noted this several times already, but I continue to think that playing in front of an empty building bodes well for this Flames team, who appears to struggle with expectation and emotion. Because of the circumstances these playoffs will be much more about skill and structure than they will be about adrenaline and desire.
I am guessing that teams who play great on the road will be the ones who play best under the current conditions. No team will be able to feed off of the rabid crowd as Colorado was able to do when they played the Flames in their own building last year. No team will be crushed by the expectation and anxiety that the crowd presents as the Flames were in the tinder-box of fan-fuel that suffocated them in the Saddledome.