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Old 03-12-2019, 02:12 PM   #21
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It's tragic Gio has 8 playoff GP given his stellar career. He missed the 2015 2nd playoff run or it would have been in the 20s.
He'll get his 20s this year.
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Old 03-12-2019, 02:37 PM   #22
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Vegas probably looked quite similar before their run last year. The 20 games they played are probably the majority of their experience (save for Engelland and Fleury)
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Old 03-12-2019, 02:43 PM   #23
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Old 03-12-2019, 02:49 PM   #24
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IMO playoff experience matters more for coaches. I've rarely seen players who play better with more playoff experience, but I seem to always see coaching come to the forefront. Last year Trotz was better than he was in 2016.

In 2017 Gulutzan got clowned by Carlyle.
In 2016 Gallant got outcoached by Capuano, but in 2018 Gallant seemed to have a better feel for the playoffs almost right away.
In 2015 Desjardins got crapped on by Hartley.

So if Peters can show he's not green (and I think his time as Quennville's protege and Babcock's assistant will help) I like our chances.
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Old 03-12-2019, 03:33 PM   #25
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Where experience will be the biggest hurdle for the Flames will be in the bottom 6, and the 3rd pairing. A if good experienced can exploit those match ups then it will put extra pressure of the top lines to perform.

It is hard to know what to expect from this group. The likes of Bennett and Hathaway have potential to be real important in the nitty gritty. At the same time we don't know how DR of Janko will respond.
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Old 03-12-2019, 03:35 PM   #26
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Where experience will be the biggest hurdle for the Flames will be in the bottom 6, and the 3rd pairing.
Actually they have experience there. James Neal & Oscar Fantenberg
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IMO playoff experience matters more for coaches. I've rarely seen players who play better with more experience, but I seem to always see coaching come to the forefront. Last year Trotz was better than he was in 2016.

In 2017 Gulutzan got clowned by Carlyle.
In 2016 Gallant got outcoached by Capuano, but in 2018 Gallant seemed to have a better feel for the playoffs almost right away.
In 2015 Desjardins got crapped on by Hartley.

So if Peters can show he's not green (and I think his time as Quennville's protege and Babcock's assistant will help) I like our chances.


You need to look harder then.
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Old 03-12-2019, 03:39 PM   #28
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Actually they have experience there. James Neal & Oscar Fantenberg
Will James Neal be back for the playoffs?

I hardly consider 4 games as experience.
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Old 03-12-2019, 03:41 PM   #29
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Neal will be back, and hey its experience. Beats no experience. And it was tough minutes against the Knights so if that comes to pass, its good to have.
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You need to look harder then.
More playoff experience.

Obviously players get better with more NHL experience. But a dozen or so playoff games don't really make a player suddenly find a new gear they never had before. There are vets who played their best playoff hockey at age 20 or 21 and then never again repeated that l level of play.
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