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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Well then if that’s the case and we’re asking “what if the Flames showed up in the playoffs” then the answer is obviously yes they would beat San Jose and likely win the Stanley Cup given how Tampa fizzled out.
But unfortunately they didn’t show up so we’ll never know. I still say no though. Even if they managed to beat Colorado they wouldn’t have beat the Sharks. They just didn’t have it this year.
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You never know though. I've seen some teams that looked bad in round one, but squeaked through and then dominated the rest of the way. I've seen teams that looked unstoppable in round one that then looked like they forgot to play in round two. And it was pretty incomprehensible as to why it happened.
The Flames in 1989 didn't look very good against Vancouver. But they got through due to Otto's skate and they sure looked great from then on.