The Flames never found their mojo against the Aves. They never really had that event that they could rally and build off of. Instead anytime they manged to gain any traction, they failed to play with the any confidence.
I still think if Hathaway scores to make it go up 3-1 when the net was empty in game 4 it helps the team rally and helps feed that 3rd period mojo that they had in the regular season.
To answer the question, I think yes they would have had a real chance because teams that get to the second round, chances are they are playing how they need to.
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