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Originally Posted by GS Skier
Don't care sooner or later you have to meet someone that's just as strong or stronger. If your good enough to go deep you gotta beat someone good.
Watching the "round Robins" is mind bending. No hitting....seemingly at all. I've only watched 2-3 periods tops but these aren't even exhibition game level for hits. In exhibiition some kids out to make a name. If anyone gets hit in these games its accidental, defensemen aren't pinning forwards on the boards, forwards aren't trying to nail defenders and separate the puck. Its weird almost All Star game rules. Everones just cruising past each other behind the goals, a real lack of battle!
Makes me wonder if we won't see a few 1st round upsets again with the top 8 maybe all skating well, but they may as well be playing inter squad games for the complete lack of physicality they are displaying.
Maybe I just missed the penalty filled round robin game? Was there one? I'm asking.
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You raise a very interesting point here. There's no desperation among the round robin teams due to the format. Going into the next series, the round robin teams will be facing some battle-tested qualifiers. The Flames have a nice thing going and I expect to see whomever they play to be on their heels and banged around in Game One.
There will definitely be some upsets, there always are.
Go Flames Go!