Earlier today, I felt the need to rain on the parade a bit. Historically, the Calgary Flames haven't been the best at closing out playoff series.
However, this season's edition of the Calgary Flames have shown a fairly well-established killer instinct. When they have had the opportunity to put a team away or to keep a team down, they have done so.
KEEPING PACE
The Flames have often said that they've played at a playoff pace all year. To be frank, that's probably true, as their record got them into the playoffs and is by definition a "playoff pace.