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Originally Posted by timbit
IMO, the absence of many key players’ mental toughness has been the proverbial dagger in the Flames’ heart for a long time.
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I’ve never wanted to believe it, but it’s hard to argue.
And I am not referring to a lack fo what I think are performative shows of emotion like getting excited over goals or engaging in a lot of scrums. I mean they don’t react well to adversity. Backlund out destroyed them against the Canucks. Any early penalty takes the wind out, even if they kill it. They don’t push back after a goal, and when they do score to make a game closer or even tie it, they relax (and get scored on).