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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
The way the Wild have been slipping lately, there is a real chance they could meet the Flames in the first round. And they are clearly aware of it. So they are trying to match the Flames' physicality.
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I doubt that's what is uppermost in their minds. When their game plan obviously isn't working, teams often try to compensate by trying to hit everything in sight.
Coaches keep chanting the mantra, ‘Outwork the opposition,’ but it's never that simple. Working harder doesn't help unless you work at the right things. Chippy physical play certainly looks and feels like hard work, but if the other team is better at it, it won't get you where you want to go.
So I agree with you about what's happening, I just don't think a possible playoff match two months from now has a lot to do with it.