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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Except they have not.
Even though the outcome of this series is not what I had hoped for to this point, as a fan I am pretty happy with how the team has played, and how they look heading into the future. I honestly don't think that there are many major changes to be made: most of the improvement will continue to come from within the organisation.
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Agreed, Ducks have certainly not controlled the series yet we are down 3 to nothing to a team with a very undermanned defence. So its not all roses either.
In terms of what Flames can control, we have been poor at:
1) goaltending
2) lack of finish/poise/killer instinct in close games
Fix for number one probably doesn't come internally next year. Unless you just roll with Elliott again and hope for more consistency.
You hope number two comes with more experience. But that is no guarantee.
I guess the other part is that our PP has been excellent and really driven our offence. So 5 on 5 against a depleted D, are we totally happy with how Flames look? If and when the series is over, we've really got to think on that IMO.
But for crying out loud, law of averages says Flames should win game 4.