The thing about playoff hockey is the longer you play, the harder it gets.
Minutes after dispatching the Vancouver Canucks in six games thanks to a rousing come-from-behind 7-4 win at the Saddledome on Saturday, the Calgary Flames quickly turned their attention to the Anaheim Ducks.
And the Honda Center.
It’s been a house of horrors for the Flames, who haven’t won in Orange County in the regular-season since 2004.
They did pick up a win at The Pond in the playoffs back in the ’05-06 season, but lost that series in seven games.
“Thanks for reminding me,” quipped Flames winger Jiri Hudler, whose sensational two goal, two assist performance in the clincher helped book the date with the Ducks.