What a ride, what a game. Such a relief to be clearly the better team and to have the results to show for it for once. Oettinger put in an all-time great performance and couldn't beat the Flames. This series has really given me a healthy hatred for the Stars. Did anyone catch Tkachuk saying that the vets called this the hardest series they've ever played? What a test.
Credit to Markstrom to keep battling, he made some big saves after Dallas put up 2. Credit to the team too not to fold and to stick with the plan. Flames teams in years past would certainly have collapsed before game 7, or at the very least after the first minute Benn goal, or after Dallas scored immediately after the Flames tied it up.
Here's hoping they keep it rolling into next round(s). Their odds are good if they can put up 45+ shots and limit the other team to under 30 every game.
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