The Anaheim Ducks were largely favored to take out the Calgary Flames in round one of the Stanley Cup playoffs, but you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who had money on them holding a commanding 3-0 lead.
Conventional wisdom held that Anaheim’s injuries, paired with the Flames’ friskiness, would keep things interesting in a close series.
All of those initial predictions have turned out to be fairly on the money. A major caveat, however: they haven’t been reflected on the series scoreboard.
Even the most orange-blooded of Ducks’ fans couldn’t argue that Anaheim has come anywhere close to dominating in this series.