WCQF: PAC(1) Calgary Flames vs WC(1) Dallas Stars | FLAMES WIN SERIES 4-3!

[cannon7]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

If they want rough and tumble I introduce you to a team that's got its share of Stanley Cup Champs too so bring it stars .....bring it.

Who are the Cup winners on the Stars? Holtby?

[metal_geek]

Flames get goalied in game 2 and lose 3-2 in OT on 50+ shots for. Rest of the series is not close. Flames close out the series at home in game 5 with a 6-2 win.

[mile]

Nice little video from @Str8OuttaCGY

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Michael Backlund come on down.

I wonder if the Flames try to match up Backlund with them or go top line vs top line.
If we do that and win that battle, all of the other line matchups we win easily.
If they go the Backlund route, it opens up our top line against weaker lines on Dallas.

Anything can happen in the playoffs, but I see no way Dallas matches us tactically speaking. If I was their coaching staff, I wouldn't even know how to plan it.

[EVERLAST]

Originally Posted by mile

Nice little video from @Str8OuttaCGY

Wow......great job!!!!

[mile]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1520457215517224960

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by cannon7

The lines Dallas has been rolling with:

ROBERTSON-Hintz-Pavelski -- 105G 232PTS +42 combined
Benn-Seguin-Gurianov -- 53G 126PTS -32 combined
Kiviranta-Faksa-Glendening -- 15G 42PTS -43 combined
Raffl-Namestnikov-Radulov -- 14G 43PTS -38 combined

Suter-Heiskanen -- 12G 68PTS +4 combined
Harley-Lindell -- 5G 25PTS even combined
Hanley-Hakanpaa -- 6G 18PTS -12 combined

Oettinger -- .914SV% 1SO
Wedgewood -- .913SV% 1SO

Klingberg is day-to-day.

Klingberg has the team's worst +/- at -28.

It is clear this team survives on special teams with those +/-.

Anyone who thinks the Flames are a one line team just needs to look at this group.

If the Flames can shutdown the Hintz line and stay out of the penalty box, Dallas has few weapons left.

By comparison...

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk -- 124G 301PTS +182
Magiapane - Backlund - Toffoli -- 67G 143PS +39
Dube - Jarnkrok - Coleman -- 46G 95PTS +18
Lucic - Lewis - Ritchie -- 19G 41PTS -16

Hanifin - Andersson -- 14G 98PTS +57
Kylington - Tanev -- 15G 59PTS +69 (nice)
Zadorov - Gudbranson -- 10G 39PTS +26

Markstrom -- .922SV% 9SO
Vladar -- .906SV% 2SO

1st line: Calgary ++
2nd line: Calgary +
3rd line: Calgary +++
4th line: Calgary +

1st D: Calgary ++
2nd D: Calgary ++++
3rd D: Calgary +++

G1: Calgary ++
G2: Dallas +

[activeStick]

The two big threats for me are Pavelski and Robertson. Both are really good players.

[NegativeSpace]

I had to look up the Stars lines from 2020.

DALLAS STARS (via NHL.com)

Jamie Benn — Tyler Seguin — Alexander Radulov
Mattias Janmark — Joe Pavelski — Denis Gurianov
Joel Kiviranta — Roope Hintz — Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano — Jason Dickinson — Blake Comeau

Esa Lindell — John Klingberg
Jamie Oleksiak — Miro Heiskanen
Andrej Sekera — Joel Hanley

Anton Khudobin
Jake Oettinger

Khudobin caught lightning in a bottle in those playoffs and the top line was better than it is today. That may be compensated for by Hintz and Dickinson being better players. I remember Perry being a problem and Heiskanen being a huge surprise. On the whole I do think Dallas is a worse team today.

The Flames aren’t as prone to wild swings in their game this year and they’ve shown the ability to come back against Dallas. The coach has seemed happy with the players despite ending with a two game losing streak. Probably best not to have them win straight through so they have more focus. Better secondary scoring and team defence.

These are the Flames. My head says Flames in 5 but my history cheering for this team thinks a nail biter in 7 games.


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[CliffFletcher]

Was hoping for a Nashville matchup as Dallas have a better record over the last 30 games. The Stars top line is the real deal and they have an underrated D. This will be a close series - Flames in 6.

Still, this does set up Flames Revenge Tour ‘22

Stars
Oilers
Avs
Lightning

[Macman]

The Stars do have a decent regular season record, only 4 fewer wins than the Flames but I think the Flames are overall a better and deeper team and why I think they’ll win this round.

I guess there’ll be a big screen down at the Dome so I’m looking forward to going down there!

Go Flames!

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by Macman

The Stars do have a decent regular season record, only 4 fewer wins than the Flames but I think the Flames are overall a better and deeper team and why I think they’ll win this round.

I guess there’ll be a big screen down at the Dome so I’m looking forward to going down there!

Go Flames!

But Calgary has 13 more regulation wins (44-31) and 7 more ROW (48-41).

[Hackey]

Dallas is one of the weakest teams in the playoffs, so the Flames should be able to take this. But I guess that's why you still play the games.

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by cannon7

Who are the Cup winners on the Stars? Holtby?

Seguin with Boston

[Spinach]

Team offence - advantage Flames
Team defence - advantage Flames
Goaltending - advantage Flames
PP - even
PK - advantage Flames

Other than that, there's not a lot to choose from between these teams, but those are sort of kind of a little bit important. Anyway, what have the Romans ever done for us?!

Aside from the Flames' past postseason demons and Pavelski being a playoff beast, the intangibles in this one are kind of hard to pin down... oh wait, that's why they're called "intangibles."

I'll call Flames in 6 and then change my mind depending on what actually happens.

[dammage79]

I got the Flames in 6.

[Ferarri]

Love the optimism in this thread! Excited for the playoffs to get going. Got to admit I’m not as confident as others. This franchise hasn’t exactly lived up to high expectations in the past.

Hope it’s different this time around with Sutter steering the ship. I get chills when I hear him say there’s unfinished business.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by jg13

bring on the dallas stars chocolate pucks.

IMG_2524 by bc-chris, on Flickr

[Phaneuf_Phan]

Dallas is the perfect match up for us. They're the least penalized team in the NHL. We've always had trouble with more physical teams in the playoffs (when the rules change). Although we are tougher now than past years.

[Strange Brew]

In some way this is my least favorite time of the season as it is rife with predictions and analysis. All of which get thrown out as soon as the first team scores a goal.

I can't wait for the games to start. Tuesday going to be a lot of fun.