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Originally Posted by boogerz
Flames in 7 games.
We can laugh at how terrible Dallas has been this season, but they're underachieving and shouldn't be taken lightly.
The Stars have a good first line, Benn/Seguin are good second liners, the bottom six has a couple players with the potential and ability to surprise (i.e. Gurianov, Namestnikov, and Radulov), the overall talent level of their top four D is on par with or better than the Flames' top four, and Oettinger is a good goalie that's only getting better.
The only real weakness with Dallas is their coaching...Bowness is possibly the worst HC in the NHL.
They might be a worse team than the one that made the SC finals two seasons ago, but it's not necessarily because of the talent level of the team. The Flames will still need to come out of the gate hard and play their best to win the series
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Totally agree.
They have not been bad at all in the second half of the season. Based on the last half, they would be on pace for 5th in the conference. Not a top team, sure, but not terrible. It wouldn't be crazy for them to pull off an upset.
They have some players that really underachieved this year, but the playoffs are a different beast. Some players wither and some ramp it up. Dallas isn't a team to sleep on if guys like Seguin, Benn, and Radulov get going.
Honestly, Dallas makes me nervous and I don't think for a second that they are going to be a pushover. I still like the Flames chances, but I don't think it will be a quick or easy series.
7 games is my prediction.