The history of this franchise will always cause me to hold back from getting excited. However, I feel oddly calm before this game. They have been the better team for most of the series. If - and it's a big if - the Flames are able to play with pace tonight, then I do not think that Dallas can keep up.
Every game has been very close and tight checking, but game 5 was a near perfect game by Dallas. That's two losses in the last period this year by Dallas to Calgary. Even though they are a veteran team, I wonder if they might start to doubt themselves or cheat a touch on defensive responsibilities to try to generate more offense. It might be tough messaging for the coach to Dallas to say keep doing the same thing as you will get results when the team hasn't been getting those results.
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