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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Game 2 and 4 the Flames had the lead with less than 3 minutes to play and the Avs tied each game with the goalie pulled. Those were winnable games. Games 3 and 5 the Flames were absolutely decimated. Cale Makar also made an immediate impact when he debuted in game 2.
I think the Flames looked like far more of a contender in 22 than 19. In 19 they had 5 players over 70pts and Gio being one of them got the Norris. In 22 they had the best line in hockey and both Lindholm and Markstrom were runners up for the Selke and Vezina, Sutter was coach of the year and Gaudreau finished 4th in Hart. Both of those teams won 50 games.
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I agree with Keenan87 on this one. The Avs were skating circles around the Flames in the offensive zone. The Flames did not have players that could match up with the Avs star forwards. It was brutal to watch, and I remember the metrics matching.
The Oilers were also much better than the Flames.
Neither Flames team was close to matching up in the playoffs. That's my point.