I feel like people aren't grasping just how bad Markström was exactly, and how much of an uphill battle the rest of the team had here.
Markström allowed on average 1 goal in 6 shots.
Smith allowed 1 goal in 11 shots.
To win the series, the Flames would have needed on average to double the Oilers in shots, and even then this series would likely have gone to seven. The Flames are a better team, which is why the games were mostly close despite that disparity, but that goaltending difference is why we lost four straight and only won the first game because we managed to score 8 goals (plus an empty netter).
The rest doesn't really matter. The team did not have a realistic chance in this series with this goalie. Oilers had one actually good game in them throughout the whole series.
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