I feel like a lot of playoff series can tilt on a few key plays. By outplaying your opponent you increase your odds of getting more cracks at it.
The Flames are 4 and 16 in the playoffs since beating Vancouver, yet you can look at each of those series and find reasons why they should have been closer.
I guess the record just speaks for itself at this point. They lost to good teams but at least until this year, none of those teams were good enough to get out of the West.
So I’d say the gap is pretty wide. Big enough to be closed by a star center, a star goalie and an accomplished coach? That would put them in the mix I’d think. Add Trotz, Mackinnon and Vasilevskiy to this roster and we’d be a favorite.
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