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Originally Posted by N-E-B
The game ended 6-2 and the third period was atrocious.
But let's be realistic here, the Flames were the better team BY FAR until the 4-2 goal when they folded. It's tough to get motivated to play when your goalie lets in his first two shots of the period and 3 of the first 5 shots. Gaudreau and Bennett looked awesome. I think Hamilton is finally starting to come around. Monahan played good. I don't think Giordano was as bad as some of you thought he was. This is the second straight game our goalies have allowed 4 goals on their first 18 shots. It's a joke. There is absolutely no one else to blame in my mind. The weak (and in tonight's case, WEAK) goals are so deflating.
The first few games this year was a team effort. Now it looks as though everyone except our goalies have turned the corner.
Also, to any season ticket holders on here, please never sell your tickets to Habs fans ever again. I don't care how much they're willing to pay for them, they are the most annoying people on the planet outside of Oiler and Canuck fans.
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Agreed....this was all on Ortio. After he gave the game away, then the walls came down. I don't jump to blame early, but the goaltending has been weak all year, and this game was the worst. The flames would've won the last 2 if they had even decent goaltending.
I was hard on Hamilton after the first 5 games, but he has stabilized once he was taken off that first pair. And as you said, most of the rest of the team has turned the corner and is playing well, but tonight it was completely sabotaged by the weak goals. We would be fine with goaltending like last year, and probably well above .500 if we had elite goaltending. Instead we are getting worst in league, and the record reflects that.
Wonder if Kipper is still in shape...