I don’t think that anyone really expected the season to end this quickly. I know I didn’t. Yet here I am writing a season-ending piece in April. It isn’t fun and it does not feel good. The Calgary Flames have now been eliminated in the first round 12 of their last 14 trips to the playoffs. *sigh*
Wrapping up the playoffs
The Colorado Avalanche came into the playoffs one of the hottest teams in the NHL, winners of eight of their last ten games. After game 1, confidence was running high, as Mike Smith was in vintage playoff form and the Calgary Flames controlled the play, winning 4-0.