I'm not going to live in the past with this question.
However:
I HOPE THE FLAMES (AND COACHES!) ARE WATCHING **HOW HARD** EVERY TEAM IN THE PLAYOFFS IS WORKING!!
In the various games I've watched some of, mostly out of curiosity, I've noticed a couple of things have been highly evident .. regardless of the series (first or second round, east or west):
- next to no "floating" or huge swoops, glides and waiting for pucks to arrive. It's been straight at the puck carrier, and through him if possible.
- very little in the way of "lite" checking. They've been hitting. Hard. A lot.
- no vision for goalies. Lots of guys in front, lots of tips, lots of blocks.
- shoot from everywhere any time you get a chance - especially late in the game or OT.
- relentless pressure
While not every team on every shift, I haven't seen much letup at any time. The Flames fell FAR short of this mark. And lost as a result.
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