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Originally Posted by GioforPM
That wasn’t what happened here IMO. The Flames just weren’t good form the get go.
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The Flames absolutely dominated the Oilers for the first half of game 1. Shots were something like 40-10, and the only scoring chance the Oielrs had was the one play from McDavid.
Then Markstrom gave up those two weak goals to Hyman, and the Oilers' entire bench came to life, and the tone of the series completely changed.
The Flames, to their credit though, got off to another great start in game 2. But another comeback, and the Oilers knew the series was theirs for the taking.
When your goalie costs you a game in the playoffs, you need your goalie to then win you a game back. Not only did that never happen, but he was the second best goalie in each of the remaining games.
Was losing the series 100% on Markstrom? Of course not. But your narrative that he was only bad in game 1, and wasn't a significant factor in them losing the series, is just baffling. He gave them life. And then he never did anything to change the momentum back. He was a huge factor in the loss. Not the only factor, but a huge one.