[Crumpy-Gunt]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

What you are seeing with the Flames is the full blown impact of them breaking the RGI rules...

They have 7 regulars who are playing like they are playing non-contact beer hockey:

Hamilton 6 games 3 hits
Gio 6 games 3 hits
Backlund 6 games 2 hits
Monahan 6 games 1 hit
Mason Raymond 4 games 1 hit
Gaudreau 6 games 0 hits
Hudler 6 games 0 hits
Kulak 6 games 0 hits

Kulak is playing like a less talented Derrick Smith.


Frolik, who has been a pleasant surprise for me, who over his career plays a non-contact game has enough residual grit and sees the need to make some physical contact left over from the Jets has 5 hits in 6 games. He looks to be trying and is upset with the Flames being outplayed.b

Picking and dressing Kulak as the #6D man on this small passive team is enough to question what the heck is Hartley thinking. If BT does not have at least one aggressive #6/7 d-man in the organization we are in trouble longterm. Is Sieloff as #6 going to cause the Flames to lose more??


I hope that the Flames basically getting swept in the first 7 game segment does not have them back on the golf course.

The next 7 games the flames need to get 8 points or the season is over and they should tank......

Playoff style hockey coming up? or has Hartley totally lost the room?


PS Montreal considered the smallest least physical team in the league and is off to 7-0 have only 4 regulars with 3 hits or less

I agree with ricardo