Calgary
Flames are 6-1 in their last 7 Wednesday games.
Flames are 5-1 in their last 6 games following a loss of 3 or more goals.
Flames are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. Western Conference.
Flames are 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
Flames are 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Flames are 5-2 in their last 7 overall.
Flames are 12-5 in their last 17 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation.
Flames are 2-5 in their last 7 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.
Flames are 15-38 in their last 53 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Flames are 3-9 in their last 12 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Flames are 0-5 in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest.
Detroit
Red Wings are 47-10-1 in their last 58 Wednesday games.
Red Wings are 62-20 in their last 82 games following a win.
Red Wings are 39-13-2 in their last 54 games playing on 3 or more days rest.
Red Wings are 226-82-16 in their last 324 home games.
Red Wings are 43-16 in their last 59 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Red Wings are 41-16 in their last 57 overall.
Red Wings are 66-30 in their last 96 vs. Western Conference.
Red Wings are 35-16 in their last 51 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Red Wings are 40-19 in their last 59 vs. a team with a winning record.
Red Wings are 37-18 in their last 55 vs. Northwest.
Head to Head
Over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings in Detroit.
Home team is 12-3 in the last 15 meetings.
Flames are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings.
Flames are 0-7 in the last 7 meetings in Detroit.
Recent Meetings
11/22/08CAL 2 - DET 5
02/22/08 CAL 1 - DET 0
11/27/07 DET 5 - CAL 3
11/01/07 CAL 1 - DET 4
10/10/07 DET 4 - CAL 2
04/22/07 CAL 1 - DET 2 (OT)
04/21/07 DET 5 - CAL 1
04/19/07 CAL 3 - DET 2
04/17/07 CAL 3 - DET 2
04/15/07 DET 3 - CAL 1
Injuries Calgary Flames
Wayne Primeau C 12/09/2008 missed Tuesday's game against Montreal - foot
Brandon Prust RW 12/06/2008 is out indefinitely - broken jaw
James Vandermeer D 11/11/2008 is on injured reserve and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks - broken left ankle
Rhett Warrener D 10/09/2008 is on injured reserve - shoulder
Detroit Red Wings
Chris Chelios D 10/03/2008 is on injured reserve - broken right tibia
Kirk Maltby LW 12/07/2008 is questionable for Wednesday's game against Calgary - bone bruise in left ankle
Darren McCarty RW 11/28/2008 is out indefinitely - strained groin
Tonight's game is as close to a garenteed loss as there is. This is the perfect game to start Curtis M. as no point in letting Kipper get shelled coming off a night where he got outplayed by the other teams backup. If Keenan starts Kipper and keeps Bertuzzi on the top line Sutter is going to have to do something as player management this year has been abysmal.
Tonight's game is as close to a garenteed loss as there is. This is the perfect game to start Curtis M. as no point in letting Kipper get shelled coming off a night where he got outplayed by the other teams backup. If Keenan starts Kipper and keeps Bertuzzi on the top line Sutter is going to have to do something as player management this year has been abysmal.
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Another 4-1 loss. The puck possession style exposes Calgary's slow footed D-man. Another no show for the top 6. Bert trys at least one behind the back pass that leads to a turnover.
Have you observed how the Flames play in Joe Louis? It's not just that Detroit is the better team it's that the Flames usually play an undisciplined, poor overall effort like they don't expect to win from the opening faceoff. So if they don't expect to win why should I expect them to?
Plus the Flames struggle against good skating/stickahandling teams and Detroit happens to be the best at that.
Another 4-1 loss. The puck possession style exposes Calgary's slow footed D-man. Another no show for the top 6. Bert trys at least one behind the back pass that leads to a turnover.
Given that Bertuzzi prefers to play on his backhand, perhaps he should get a stick that's curved the other way?
Given that they just got to DET at 4 am, this looks like a blowout... which probably means they'll surprise with a win. I really don't know - I am 50/50 on 6-2 loss or 3-2 win. I already feel sorry for Pardy in this game.
Have you observed how the Flames play in Joe Louis? It's not just that Detroit is the better team it's that the Flames usually play an undisciplined, poor overall effort like they don't expect to win from the opening faceoff. So if they don't expect to win why should I expect them to?
Plus the Flames struggle against good skating/stickahandling teams and Detroit happens to be the best at that.
Not saying it aint gonna be tough. Do I think they will win?? Probably not, but I'm not willing to write them off 8 hours before the game starts. And if you believe that they are gonna get killed, what purpose does it serve to put Mcelhinney in net?? How is that good for any kind of confidence for himself and the confidence that the team would have in him??
And don't give me this they don't expect to win garbage....are you in the dressing room?? Are you in the players heads?? No, so that point is ridiculous.
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Given that Bertuzzi prefers to play on his backhand, perhaps he should get a stick that's curved the other way?
Given that they just got to DET at 4 am, this looks like a blowout... which probably means they'll surprise with a win. I really don't know - I am 50/50 on 6-2 loss or 3-2 win. I already feel sorry for Pardy in this game.
no doubt... is he the early favorite for the horns tonite? My vote goes to Sarich.. He manages to play himself to a trade tonite.
As Erik said, this is a guaranteed loss. Flames suck against Detroit, suck in the Joe, played last night while Detroit sat at home and ate bon-bons, and didn't get to their hotel until 4am. Chalk it up now, the Flames lose in a blowout. 6-1 sounds about right.
I hope I'm wrong, but I just don't see it. This team is pretty quick to look for an excuse to not play well, and there are many built in excuses for tonight.
Wow during a winning streak it's all rainbow and buttercups, after one loss the trade talk starts again, the talk of no confidence, and so on and so forth. Rather silly wouldn't you think?
I've got no expectations of this game, I thought they'd get 4 points on this trip, and they have, anything above that would be fantastic.
That being said the team is playing very well lately, but they got into Detroit at 4am, so let's see if that affects them at all.
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Holy crap, the Wings are the Edmonton of last year! We actually have one more win than them? If it werent for the abundance of loser points we'd be looking good....
Wow during a winning streak it's all rainbow and buttercups, after one loss the trade talk starts again, the talk of no confidence, and so on and so forth. Rather silly wouldn't you think?
I've got no expectations of this game, I thought they'd get 4 points on this trip, and they have, anything above that would be fantastic. That being said the team is playing very well lately, but they got into Detroit at 4am, so let's see if that affects them at all.
Dont forget, as a team they've ingested nothing but poutine, cigarettes and Molson 'Export' for the last 48 hours....ah ze poutine, she is a fickle miztrezz...I wish there a moustachioed smiley but there isnt so:
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Holy crap, the Wings are the Edmonton of last year! We actually have one more win than them? If it werent for the abundance of loser points we'd be looking good....
Same goes for Montreal, after their win last night they have as many wins as the Flames do.
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"There is, only one Tunnel of Death." --Adam Pardy
I don't think it's going to be pretty tonight, unless Detroit really doesn't show up. We better trap like we've never trapped before, or our D is going to get pantsed on every rush.
On a side note, I had a dream that we traded Phaneuf for Lecavalier. It was a crazy dream. (Bet you all wanted to hear about that one )
GDT - Flames VS Red Wings - 5:30 (TSN-HD)
