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Originally Posted by blender
Mangiapane was fine in the playoffs.
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Barely.
Tkachuk injury I am sure detailed tomorrow. Never the same after Game 3 Dallas and the fight. Like last year, more words then actions, at least in playoffs.
Johnny and Lindy fine, I guess. Hard when your linemate isn't able to keep up like that line functioned chemistry wise all season.
Dube? Need Gaskals Swiss horn to find him.
Will give credit to Backlund tonight.
Gudbranson and Zadorov pretty good..Punching above their salary all season and chewed a lot of minutes and pretty solid all series and both series.
Andersson Hanifan and Kylington were beyond terrible and played scared this whole series.
Jarnkrok, decent. Solid defensively, not sure who would've done that role of we didn't have him.
Will give Backlund credit the last few games. Played well once he had some terrible games vs Dallas.
Tanev a warrior
Toffoli looked out of gas this series, Sutter trusted him a lot in Dallas series.
Lucic and Lewis and Ritichie excellent in Dallas series and first two games this series.
Markstrom below average. Hung out to dry Game 3 and 4 though. Won us Dallas series though, people forget.
Again, anyone of these players could've easily stepped up and redeemed themselves in game 6 and or 7. We weren't playing Colorado or St L or Minnesota or Dallas...we were playing a schizophrenic team with a wild card goalie, a team and organization who are unliked, for many reasons, and on ice are a one dimensional team.
That cinderella run in capitalizing on most all Flames mistakes wasn't going to last. Lose game 6 at home and Game 7 would be a Flames blowout...but league refused to let it get to game 6.