Team needs talent. You can argue that they came out flat to start the game, or that Colorado just matched their effort and were essentially completely neutralizing them. Flames found a way to make it interesting. They just don't have the necessary talent, size, or speed. Loved their moxie in the third, however.
The top end of the west is scary good. Colorado has the high end talent, size (including down the middle), defence, and decent goaltending. Not sure I pick them ahead of Dallas, Vegas or Winnipeg, but I don't know if I would pick anyone ahead of Colorado either. It is going to be an amazing playoffs in the west this year.
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