[GDT] Flames vs Red Wings - 5:30 - SNet-W

[3thirty]

Flames win 4-2

Iggy x2
Backlund
Cammy

[calgaryred]

Detroit wins 4-2 just a feeling

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by JayP

This is a line that Hartley needs to keep together and start matching up against other team's best lines. Those three guys are our three best puck possession players and they showed obvious chemistry against Chicago. They basically dominated play every time they were on the ice. It's a good fit as Backlund doesn't look like he'll ever be a good finisher at the NHL level, but he is a solid playmaker and fits well with two guys who can score.

The Flames desperately need a line that can face top lines and manage to control the play in the offensive zone.

He shows the talent in other circumstances. His problem in the NHL is he is too panicked. If he can just relax with the puck and trust himself, like he does playing for Sweden, etc., he could be a decent producer.

I really thought his confidence looked higher playing with Baertschi - maybe a combination of youthful enthusiasm and a if-you-can-do-it (at 20) so can I kind of thing.

[Weiser Wonder]

I wonder how many chances Cammalleri gets with top line minutes. He's been consistently below average.

[Fischy13]

Irving see's some minutes tonight. With comments coming out on the Fan that Calgary is the only team in the NHL this year to have only 1 goalie play all the teams minutes, Irving is bound to go in, way to ensure Kipper gets lit up and pulled......

[MissTeeks]

Calgary Flames ‏@NHLFlames

#Flames defenceman TJ Brodie - who hails from Chatham, ON, - will have 50 family members and friends in the crowd tonight! #CGYDET

[ignite09]

Originally Posted by MissTeeks

Calgary Flames ‏@NHLFlames

#Flames defenceman TJ Brodie - who hails from Chatham, ON, - will have 50 family members and friends in the crowd tonight! #CGYDET

So BigBrodieFan is going to the game tonight I take it?

[Roof-Daddy]

Flames out shoot, out chance, and out play the opposition once again, only this time they capitalize on some of their scoring chances, and over come some questionable goaltending to win 6-4.

It also starts a 10-3-2 run over the next 15 games, which puts the Flames right back into the mix.

[MissTeeks]

Kevin Gibson ‏@TSNResearch

CGY: 0-2-4 past 6 on the road, back to last season, scoring 9G DET: won 3 straight at home, scoring 14G

[Enoch Root]

^ really? Do games last April offer any information at all?

[dammage79]

Hopefully the Flames come out with a continuance of their performance against CHI.
If they can do that this should be a win. Lets just hope its not another three point game.

[Komskies]

Kipper sporting the worst Save Percentage in the entire league. Not expecting that to improve tonight against a hungry Detroit squad.

5-2 Wings.

[kermitology]

I'm going to guess they give up points right near the end!

[Yoho]

3-1 Flames. Hudler gets one. Iginla and Stajan Fan favorite TooToo gets the wings goal

[EddyBeers]

Originally Posted by MissTeeks

Kevin Gibson ‏@TSNResearch

CGY: 0-2-4 past 6 on the road, back to last season, scoring 9G DET: won 3 straight at home, scoring 14G

Ya the road games do not matter for sure, that was when the pressure was on last year. There is not as much pressure early in the season, so totally different circumstances are at play in my opinion.

[JayP]

Originally Posted by AR_Six

That's a bit harsh, no? Maybe he's not a future #1C, but no chance he'll be a good finisher? I don't know about that.

I just don't think he'll ever be more than 15 goal guy (and that's coming from a fan of his). That's okay though since his playmaking ability looks very good this year so I think he could still top out as a 15 goal, 50 point guy if everything breaks right. With his ability to drive puck possession that's a solid 2nd line centre and valuable asset to any team.

[Neeper]

Flames continue their stellar play and this time they get the bounces to go their way. 5-1 Flames.

[seattleflamer]

Flames take this one. Wings are battered and riddled with injuries. Besides we have Hudler and they don't.

4-2...Las Llamas.

[SebC]

It just looks odd playing Tanguay at C and Cervenka at LW.

[Henry Fool]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Hartley needs to understand and accept that Cammalleri and Iginla aren't his top line players. Guys like Cervenka, Hudler, and Backlund are all deserving and should be getting top line minutes.

Backlund, who continually creates scoring chances, sit at less then one minute of powerplay time per game.

If guys like Cervenka, Hudler, and Backlund consistently got Iginla's matchups, they might not look as fresh as they do now. I understand the coach here. You have guys who have played those minutes all their careers, and then you have two unproven players and a career secondary scorer.