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Cali Panthers Fan · 03-13-2015, 08:12 AM

Spoiler!

Flames 37-25-5: 79 points, 3rd in the Pacific, 7th in the West, 15th in NHL.

Maple Leafs: 27-35-6: 60, 7th in the Atlantic, 15th in the East, 26th in NHL.

Who would have thought that the Flames would be in the position the Leafs were projected to be in, and the Leafs would be in the basement, where the Flames were supposed to be.

Short and sweet today, I have a wedding to get ready for and help with. The Leafs are bad, and the Flames...not so bad. The Flames had a ridiculously unfortunate 4-1 loss to them earlier in the year. I still don't know how that happened, as the Flames were the better team in that game. 2 empty net goals inflated the score from a close 2-1 game that the Leafs were lucky to be leading in. The Flames outshot and out chanced them, but couldn't buy a 2nd goal.

Hopefully tonight is different, as the Flames have scored 4.4 goals in their last 5 games, en route to a 4-0-1 record. Both goalies have played strong games of late. Even without Giordano, the defense has been rock solid, especially Russell and Wideman.

Toronto comes in to begin a West Coast road trip, and they've struggled mightily in the last 2 weeks. They only have 1 regulation win in that period and it took having both Florida Panthers goalies being injured to score a couple of cheapie goals. They've given up a lot of goals, averaging nearly 4 GA/G in their last 7. A team scoring more than 4 goals a game of late, and a team that regularly gives up 4 goals a game. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Flames score at least 4 tonight. As long as they defend even a little bit they should be able to come away with the win.

Roster Notes: no news is good news, but several players were on maintenance days yesterday. No word on Byron's return yet. Hiller will get the start. For the Leafs, both Roman Polak and Stephane Robidas had season ending surgery. Nazem Kadri will be held out tonight due to suspension from management.

Flames
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler
Bouma-Backlund-Jones
Raymond-Jooris-Colborne
Bollig-Stajan-Ferland

Russell-Wideman
Brodie-Engelland
Schlemko-Diaz

Hiller

Maple Leafs
Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
Van Riemsdyk-Holland-Panik
Komarov-Smith-Booth
Lindstrom-Sill-Kozun

Gardiner-Phaneuf
Brewer-Reilly
Erixon-MacWilliam

Bernier

Go Flames Go!!!

03-13-2015, 08:12 AM	#1
Cali Panthers Fan Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boca Raton, FL Exp:	Flames vs. Maple Leafs, 6 pm SNW Spoiler! Spoiler! Spoiler! Flames 37-25-5: 79 points, 3rd in the Pacific, 7th in the West, 15th in NHL. Maple Leafs: 27-35-6: 60, 7th in the Atlantic, 15th in the East, 26th in NHL. Who would have thought that the Flames would be in the position the Leafs were projected to be in, and the Leafs would be in the basement, where the Flames were supposed to be. Short and sweet today, I have a wedding to get ready for and help with. The Leafs are bad, and the Flames...not so bad. The Flames had a ridiculously unfortunate 4-1 loss to them earlier in the year. I still don't know how that happened, as the Flames were the better team in that game. 2 empty net goals inflated the score from a close 2-1 game that the Leafs were lucky to be leading in. The Flames outshot and out chanced them, but couldn't buy a 2nd goal. Hopefully tonight is different, as the Flames have scored 4.4 goals in their last 5 games, en route to a 4-0-1 record. Both goalies have played strong games of late. Even without Giordano, the defense has been rock solid, especially Russell and Wideman. Toronto comes in to begin a West Coast road trip, and they've struggled mightily in the last 2 weeks. They only have 1 regulation win in that period and it took having both Florida Panthers goalies being injured to score a couple of cheapie goals. They've given up a lot of goals, averaging nearly 4 GA/G in their last 7. A team scoring more than 4 goals a game of late, and a team that regularly gives up 4 goals a game. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Flames score at least 4 tonight. As long as they defend even a little bit they should be able to come away with the win. Roster Notes: no news is good news, but several players were on maintenance days yesterday. No word on Byron's return yet. Hiller will get the start. For the Leafs, both Roman Polak and Stephane Robidas had season ending surgery. Nazem Kadri will be held out tonight due to suspension from management. Flames Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler Bouma-Backlund-Jones Raymond-Jooris-Colborne Bollig-Stajan-Ferland Russell-Wideman Brodie-Engelland Schlemko-Diaz Hiller Maple Leafs Lupul-Bozak-Kessel Van Riemsdyk-Holland-Panik Komarov-Smith-Booth Lindstrom-Sill-Kozun Gardiner-Phaneuf Brewer-Reilly Erixon-MacWilliam Bernier Go Flames Go!!! __________________ "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; 03-13-2015 at 08:57 AM.