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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
And if it was as difficult as you are suggesting, they would be the best team in the league. They aren't. Yes, they beat us in the playoffs last year. Full stop. The Flames have been the better team in the 2 games this year, but with a bit of puck luck on their side, it's 1-1 with 6 goals scored each. Hardly the mountainous hurdle you've been making it out to be.
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Matchups matter in sports. Just because team A is better against team B doesn’t mean that team A is better against the league. I think the Flames under Sutter play a solid disciplined brand of hockey that translates well to beating most of the teams in this league. But they clearly struggle to apply that same pressure or results against Edmonton. I think that is why most of us are passionately arguing in this thread two days after the game. We want to figure out ways that Calgary can improve this matchup. Obviously that really doesn’t matter since it’s not like we have a line to Sutter. I’m just getting a bit tired of the excuses for why we are losing and would you know rather just beat our rivals. I have a friend coming in from Edmonton tomorrow and am not looking forward to him teasing me about the last game.