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Originally Posted by Macindoc
...I was at game 2 of the Flames vs. the Avs in 2019, and we were a bounce, a call, or (especially) a timely save away from taking a decisive lead in that series. The Flames came out fast and confident, and dominated parts of that game, but after the overtime loss, you could just see the team's confidence deflate, and they were never the same the rest of the series. At the same time, MacKinnon's confidence soared, and he got in the heads of the Flames. I still think that if the Flames had won that game, they would have won the series, and could have made it all the way to the finals.
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Even after having their confidence shaken in Game 2, the Flames very nearly went on to win Game 4, and extend that series to at least six games. The margin between winning and losing in the playoffs is most often extremely thin.