[GDT] Flames vs Marlies - Wednesday Nov 26 @ 5:00pm (MST)

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Adirondack Flames (11-6-1-0) vs Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs) (5-8-1-2)


You can never be too sure what Ortio is doing nowadays other then stopping the puck ALOT!

Game Notes:

• This is the first of 8 meetings between the Flames and the Marlies
• The Flames have won 8 games in a row while the Marlies have lost their last 7 games
• After a slow start to the season, the Flames are now only 3 points behind the Utica Comets for 1st in the North Division. At one point, Utica had a 10+ point lead on the entire division.

Roster Notes:

• Josh Jooris (F), Markus Granlund (F), Sven Baertschi (F), Michael Ferland (F) and Corban Knight (F) are up with the Calgary Flames
• Joni Ortio (G) will start
• John Ramage (D), Nathan Moon (F), Sena Acolaste (D) and Ryan Culkin (D) are scratched for tonight. David Wolf (F) is a game time decision.

Standings:

• Adirondack is ranked 7/30 in the AHL and 2nd in the North Division
• PP is 3rd in the AHL at 23.6% (21/89)
• PK is 16th in the AHL at 82.6% (71/86)

Stats:

• Ortio (G) is tied for 2nd most wins in the AHL with 8
• Thiessen (G) is the 9th best goalie in the AHL with 2.05GAA and a .933 SV% (disclaimer: He also has the least games played of those who are on the list)
• Hathaway (F) is 3rd for most PPG (3) and 1st for minor penalties (12) by a rookie

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Culkin - 1G, 6A in 6GP
• Cundari 6A in 5GP
• Elson - 2G in 4GP - Injured
• Hanowski - 4G in 5GP
• Poirier - 4G, 5A in 9GP
• Ramage - 4A in 8GP
• Reid - 2G, 2A in 3GP
• Reinhart - 1G, 4A in 6GP
• Tousignant - 2G, 2A in 6GP
• Vause - 1G, 2A in 3GP
• Wolf - 2G, 3A in 8GP
• Wotherspoon - 2A in 2GP
• Baertschi - 3A in 3GP - Recalled by Flames
• Ferland - 3G, 5A in 5 GP - Recalled by Flames
• Granlund - 3G in 4GP - Recalled by Flames
• Knight - 4G, 2A in 8GP - Recalled by Flames

Injuries:

• Sena Acolaste (Lower Body) - Close to Return
• Turner Elson (Upper Body Injury) - Day to Day

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://www.adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=111

Preview from the Toronto Marlies: http://blog.marlies.ca/marlies-vs-flames-at-7pm/

Listen Live : http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WCQL

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Whats the lines?

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Line's aren't usually released until warm-ups.

I think with the nature of the AHL, it's hard to put together lines because what you have at 10am could be totally different by 7pm depending on call-ups from the big club.

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Scratches: Reid, Moon, Culkin, Ramage, Acolatse (actually healthy!!!)

Wolf-Vause-Hanowski
Hathaway-Reinhart-Agostino
Van Brabant-Arnold-Poirier
Gillies-Tousignant-Elson

Stevenson-Yonkman
Wotherspoon-Potter
Sieloff-Cundari

Ortio

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With Acolaste now being healthy, the Flames carry 9 available defencemen on their roster.

Will be interesting to see if perhaps Ramage or Culkin get sent to the ECHL just to get some more regular playing time.

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Starters:

Ortio
Stevenson-Yonkman,
Agostino-Reinhart-Hathaway

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Crowd expected to be small tonight due to it being a Wednesday night game as well as some pretty poor weather in the area.

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Vause and Wolf with a good chance early on but Wolf shoots it over the net.

Wolf and Vause with some good chemistry. I like this pairing.

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Flames about to go on the PP.

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Flames going to get a PP early in the game as Tousignant was tripped.

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Ortio is pulling out the magic early.

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Flames defence looking a little slow. The Marlies have gotten past them twice and a couple of good rushes.

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Good pace to the game, although resembling a bit of a tennis match. It's all one end, then in the other end.

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Marlies Goal

0-1 Marlies

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Flames going back to the the PP as Poirier was interfered with

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Reinhart with a hard shot on the PP. So hard there are pieces of his stick all over the ice and probably in the rafters.

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PP isn't looking to effective. Marlies are doing a good job of making it difficult to put any good shots on the net.

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Yonkman completely levelled a Marlies player. Beautiful hit.

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Marlies do not look like a team that's lost 7 straight; Flames not looking like a team that has won 8 straight either.

Marlies dictating the pace. Flames need to pick it up quite a bit.

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Flames being pushed around in front of the net.