[PGT] Calgary plays Game 2 and loses by a score of 3-2 in regulation

[SkunkyJosh]

Originally Posted by Resurrection

Lol @ all the people giving up on hockey and the NHL.

Business like customers like you who stays with them no matter what. Keep giving them your money, don't voice your opinion and go get a tattoo done on your heart the NHL logo on it. That's how you sound like right now.

[TurdFerguson]

3 if the ducks 6 goals have come off a flame stick/skate. Another one was a 3 on 0. Lots of bad puck luck. Hopefully it balances out over a long series. Flames could easily be sitting up 2-0, even with the lack of discipline.

Very frustrating but not like we're being dominated.

[flameester]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

It's not a curse. Just very stupid players and a dumb coach who doesn't know how to manage lines in the playoffs.

Bartkowski isn't an AHLer. Just terrible. And Hamilton now with back to back terrible games. Cost us the game. Idiot

You are dilusional. the Flames get screwed every single game by the NHL and officials.

[smiggy77]

Originally Posted by Love

Man, I am one of Sam Bennett's biggest fans (and he played a fine game tonight), but it would have been so nice to get William Nylander in that draft. His skating, puckhandling and shot make him such a dynamic - game breaking talent.

You'll be regretting this post in a few seasons. Let the kid develop for #### sakes.

[dammage79]

Win 2 at home. Push them to the brink in game #5 and maybe they'll break. But please. Put Lazar in for Bouma please. This team needs more heart. 2.2m a year Bouma doesn't have heart. What happened to Bouma of two years ago that earned him that stupid contract. We need that.

As for reffing, I don't know why so much energy is being wasted on whining. 30 teams deal with it, 30 teams have to be able to play through it.

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by expatflame

Lou thought he was one of the best players on the ice tonight

I like Lou but he thinks everyone is terrific. He's the IGN of broadcasters.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by pylon

Can people stop talking about 'the curse'. It's called 'You're the inferior team, and have been for a decade, and that's why you consistently lose'.

It's not a curse.

And there he is. Mr Men vs Boys. Doesn't say a peep in the game thread for the first 2.5 periods when we were manhandling the Ducks and should have been up 5-0 instead of being tied 2-2. Then of course he shows up at the end when the Ducks take the lead.

Well you might as well just cheer for the Oilers because this is the core you will be seeing on the Flames for the next 5 years.

[Snowman88]

I can't understand how Bouma keeps getting dressed when he has been crap all year. Gotta insert Lazar and Freddie, Bartowski was awful as well but who do you insert?

[2macinnis2]

If they hammer the Ducks in game 3 (like 5-2 or something) the tenure of this series changes dramatically. And I see that as very possible.

[shogged]

that loss hurt so bad. team came back against the odds and then ended up with another dumb penalty to suck the wind out of their sails late in the third. hurts

[flamesfever]

I'm beginning to think that the Ducks know what to do to get Hamilton to take a dumb penalty.

[MisterJoji]

So apparently when the refs did the goal review, they reviewed 2 separate things (puck crossing line and goalie interference) which isn't allowed. They're only allowed one situation at a time. Obviously in that play it was to review the puck placement (obviously in) and THEN if Carlyle challenged they could look and overturn based on interference. Hope they lose their ####ing jobs, morons.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by Dion

Why the nit picking?

You have something against the Scorp?

Not at all, go through my threads and find one negative thing I have said about him. I just thought "Calgary stupids" was just a little over the top. Scorp is cool. Go check my threads and show me where i have something against him?

[Rejean31]

Originally Posted by TheFlamesVan

Doesn't matter if you think the Brodie call was a penalty or not, TJ HAS TO KNOW they are going to call that. Brutal.

How is Brodie supposed to know they will call that? Rakell did the EXACT same thing to Gaudreau at the end of the game but that wasn't called!! Between the non-goals and penalty calls against, it would just be nice to see what would happen if the Flames got a level playing field from the officials. It hasn't been a level playing field since the Wideman incident.

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by nik-

If anyone is mad at anyone other than Brodie for skating towards a player already on the ice, while he was out of the play and the puck was moving up ice, to throw another cross check into him, then I don't know what to say

Can't we be mad at Brodie and Hamilton? Those were two bonehead plays.

[TBone290]

What a BS night

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

It's not a curse but it's not about being an "inferior team" because for some of those years, they weren't. 28 losses in a row in one building is mind boggling. Hell even if it was about being an inferior team a putrid team would win 2-3 of those on pure luck alone.

I don't know what it is, but chalking it up to being a crappier team makes as much sense as there being a curse. Too many games over too many years with too many different players and coaches to chalk it up to that.

"Chalking it up to being a crappier team makes as much sense as there being a curse"

You can't be serious.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by zamler

How about for once you take your, "I'm a better fan than you" crap and shove it.

Hahaha knives are out in this one. EVERYONE IS TURNING ON EACH OTHER

Seriously, though, the Ducks managed to gut out a solid road win... in their own building. I suspect there will, at least, be another chance at taking down the curse, and if the Flames do what they did tonight they've got a better than even chance at it.

[calgaryblood]

Three straight losses to the Ducks where we beat ourselves. When are the Flames going to learn?

We can't keep just feelimg good that they are competitive games. They need to start winning and playing smart.

[oldschoolcalgary]

time to start using the ignore button...

some criticism is fine but jeeez... the way some people act, its like we lost 5-0 in both games...

i'm going to remain optimistic - otherwise whats the damn point of watching a game if you think they are going to lose...