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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Who said they cheated? Just more about how close they were to losing.
If the purpose of the comment was only to identify injustices perpetrated by the officials, well then I misunderstood. The Vancouver series in 1989 was determined in OT of game 7. I'm pretty sure the Flames had an iffy call go in their favor somewhere along the way in that series. Same with Vancouver in 2004.
I guess I'm not in the camp that thinks questionable calls only ever go against my team.
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I agree with you on the last point, but yeah, the comment was about questionable calls IMO. But even if it's just about close series, while the first round in 89 was close, but really shouldn't have been (and Smyl's shot was a muffin). After that I never actually got nervous in a series. I don't think many teams have won a cup with any less difficulty over the entire POs. And in 04, we are not just talking about a blown call. We are talking about a blown call on a goal which would have put Calgary ahead in an elimination game with almost no time left. And then a trip leading to an OT win for Tampa. Some calls are bigger than others.