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Cali Panthers Fan · 10-11-2014, 07:22 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen, the many faces of Jay Bouwmeester

The Flames are fresh off a gutsy 3rd period effort against a discombobulated Oilers squad, scoring 3 to take a 5-2 win. Mason Raymond's hat trick and Joe Colborne's 3 assist night were overshadowed by a poor team performance through 2 periods forcing Karri Ramo to play lights out to keep the team in it, ending up with 38 saves in the win.

The Blues are stinging after a late bad bounce off a stanchion led to a game winning goal by Nash with less than 2 minutes to play. The Blues had a couple early season defensive lapses in an otherwise strong game, and Elliott was average though his numbers look much worse than that. However, Schwartz and Tarasenko had strong games, and Stastny scored a goal in his first game as a Blue, so the offense is as advertised so far.

The Blues dominated the season series last year, going 2-0-1 against the Flames, and they've improved their lineup so don't expect that to record to get much better this year. However, Elliott seems to be the weak link in a team that is likely destined for the playoffs. The Flames will have to shoot often and from every angle to get the Blues out of their precision defensive positioning and Elliott moving laterally. Even then, Elliott has been known for the odd weak goal.

It's possible that Gaudreau will sit as a healthy scratch tonight for two reasons: 1) to get him a bit of time watching the flow of the game from up top and 2) to allow Setoguchi some game time to see what he can offer. You can guarantee McGrattan will draw back in against the rough and tumble Blues. Also, Stastny suffered a quad contusion against the Rangers and is a game time decision, along with Patrick Berglund, but both are likely to play. Don't be shocked to see backup Jake Allen, who is more than capable, in net against a weaker offensive opponent in the Flames.

Starting lineups are based off the most recent practice/game. Lineups will be updated following the morning skate:

Flames
Glencross-Monahan-Hudler
Raymond-Colborne-Bouma
Gaudreau-Backlund-Byron
Bollig-Stajan-Jones

Byron Monahan Setoguchi
Glencross Backlund Bouma
Raymond Colborne Gaudreau
Bollig Stajan McGratttan

Giordano-Brodie
Russell-Engelland
Smid-Diaz Wideman

Ramo Hiller

Blues
Steen-Backes-Oshie
Schwartz-Stastny-Tarasenko
Berglund-Lehtera-Lindstrom
Ott-Lapierre-Reaves

Pietrangelo-Bouwmeester
Shattenkirk-Gunnarsson
Jackman-Leopold

Elliott

Go Flames Go!

Edit: Flames lines are now updated to what we will likely see.

10-11-2014, 07:22 AM	#1
Cali Panthers Fan Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boca Raton, FL Exp:	Flames @ Blues, 5 p.m. MT, SN360 Ladies and Gentlemen, the many faces of Jay Bouwmeester The Flames are fresh off a gutsy 3rd period effort against a discombobulated Oilers squad, scoring 3 to take a 5-2 win. Mason Raymond's hat trick and Joe Colborne's 3 assist night were overshadowed by a poor team performance through 2 periods forcing Karri Ramo to play lights out to keep the team in it, ending up with 38 saves in the win. The Blues are stinging after a late bad bounce off a stanchion led to a game winning goal by Nash with less than 2 minutes to play. The Blues had a couple early season defensive lapses in an otherwise strong game, and Elliott was average though his numbers look much worse than that. However, Schwartz and Tarasenko had strong games, and Stastny scored a goal in his first game as a Blue, so the offense is as advertised so far. The Blues dominated the season series last year, going 2-0-1 against the Flames, and they've improved their lineup so don't expect that to record to get much better this year. However, Elliott seems to be the weak link in a team that is likely destined for the playoffs. The Flames will have to shoot often and from every angle to get the Blues out of their precision defensive positioning and Elliott moving laterally. Even then, Elliott has been known for the odd weak goal. It's possible that Gaudreau will sit as a healthy scratch tonight for two reasons: 1) to get him a bit of time watching the flow of the game from up top and 2) to allow Setoguchi some game time to see what he can offer. You can guarantee McGrattan will draw back in against the rough and tumble Blues. Also, Stastny suffered a quad contusion against the Rangers and is a game time decision, along with Patrick Berglund, but both are likely to play. Don't be shocked to see backup Jake Allen, who is more than capable, in net against a weaker offensive opponent in the Flames. Starting lineups are based off the most recent practice/game. Lineups will be updated following the morning skate: Flames Glencross-Monahan-Hudler Raymond-Colborne-Bouma Gaudreau-Backlund-Byron Bollig-Stajan-Jones Byron Monahan Setoguchi Glencross Backlund Bouma Raymond Colborne Gaudreau Bollig Stajan McGratttan Giordano-Brodie Russell-Engelland Smid-Diaz Wideman Ramo Hiller Blues Steen-Backes-Oshie Schwartz-Stastny-Tarasenko Berglund-Lehtera-Lindstrom Ott-Lapierre-Reaves Pietrangelo-Bouwmeester Shattenkirk-Gunnarsson Jackman-Leopold Elliott Go Flames Go! Edit: Flames lines are now updated to what we will likely see. __________________ "You know, that's kinda why I came here, to show that I don't suck that much" ~ Devin Cooley, Professional Goaltender Last edited by Cali Panthers Fan; 10-11-2014 at 03:20 PM.