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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Fear and adrenaline.
Colorado did not will themselves to their best performance at the right time last year; these things just happen. If it was as simple as deciding when to play their best hockey, then every year the most skilled team would win. By the same token, once a team loses the momentum, it is extremely difficult to wrest it back over such a short period of time.
I have said it all along and I continue to believe that the biggest problem for Calgary last year was psychological. Too many of the Flames best players allowed Colorado to get into their heads, and I also think the coaches weren't adequately prepared for how things unravelled, and how quickly it fell apart—not just in the series, but from game-to-game.
I think everyone will be better prepared this year.
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Those are all fair points, so maybe I just don't understand what you meant by how much of that was out of their control? Is there anything more within your control than preparation?
Or you're saying that none of it was the Avs doing and so there is nothing to learn for other teams?