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Originally Posted by GioforPM
After their very slow start (they had a 0-9 run), I distinctly recall it being shown that they were a plus .500 team in the second half of the season. Then they finished 10-3-1. And the schedule was heavily unbalanced. Ottawa weren’t through a two-three week period where they had less than AHL quality goaltending, and a couple teams (Edmonton for example) got to play them a lot during that period. Then they figured it out and Calgary couldn’t take advantage.
Yes, that’s Calgary’s problem. But it’s also a fact that Ottawa went though a really bad period and Calgary didn’t get to play them then.
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Maybe if they had played Calgary at the start they would have gotten off to a very good start.
Calgary played Montreal when they were very weak, with Price out.
But at the end of the day, it is a foolish excuse to raise, is it seems so petty. Calgary missed the playoffs because they played very poorly when it mattered most. They couldn't beat teams when it mattered, in the worse division in the NHL.