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TheScorpion · 10-17-2019, 07:11 AM

The Calgary Flames (3-3-1) will welcome the Detroit Red Wings (3-3-0) into town on Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m., with the hometown side looking to string two wins together for the first time in the young 2019-20 NHL season.

Winging it

Johnny Gaudreau's Flames have begun 2019-20 on uneven footing, dropping decisions to struggling teams in Los Angeles and San Jose while also knocking off more promising clubs in Dallas and Philadelphia.

In theory, Dylan Larkin's Red Wings should fall into the former category, but they currently sit just one point behind the Flames in the NHL standings. Winger Anthony Mantha has played an enormous role in the Wings' early-season success, scoring six goals (including two game-winners) in six games while playing on a high-powered line with Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi.

However, much like the Flames, Detroit has struggled with secondary scoring. While Darren Helm and Luke Glendening have both scored twice, all of Valtteri Filppula, Justin Abdelkader, Mike Green, Frans Nielsen, and rookie Taro Hirose have been held out of the "goals" column so far.

Furthermore, coming off a 30-goal season, centre Andreas Athanasiou has yet to light the lamp in 2019-20.

"Athanasiou is a real dynamic player, can make plays on his own and I think he can do a lot of things with other people," said Wings coach Jeff Blashill after his team's practice on Oct. 16. "A lot of speed on the breakout. Him and Larkin just fly on the ice."

Defenders Danny DeKeyser (mid-body) and Patrik Nemeth (illness), as well as forward Adam Erne (upper body), did not skate yesterday and are expected to be game-time decisions against Calgary.

Jimmy Howard (1-2-0, .910 SV%) is expected to start for the Red Wings after his partner, Jonathan Bernier (2-1-0, .888 SV%) suffered mightily in a disastrous loss to the Canucks on Oct. 15. Howard is in his 14th season with Detroit and will be a UFA after the 2019-20 season.

Frolik opens the floodgates?

Flames winger Michael Frolik is also a pending UFA. A founding member of the famed "3M Line," Frolik could be playing in his final season with Calgary.

Through six games, Frolik, like many of his bottom-six counterparts, boasted a stat-line of zeroes. That changed against the Flyers, when #67 in red picked off an errant pass in the offensive zone, negotiated his way through open space, and picked a corner behind the blocker side of former teammate Brian Elliott.

Frolik's 154th goal came in his 800th career game.

"It's something special, and I will never forget it, for sure," said Frolik on Tuesday. The Czech winger added that he expects many of his teammates to soon follow suit in scoring their first goals of the season.

"We can see it ourselves that there wasn't much scoring from our bottom guys," Frolik continued. "It's still start of season, some guys need a little more time to settle in. I think it's good timing that it happened tonight.

"Hockey's all about confidence, right? I think, those are the guys, they're gonna score, they're gonna build confidence and you keep building, you keep getting better every night," Frolik added.

Derek Ryan, Milan Lucic, Sam Bennett, Mark Jankowski, and Mikael Backlund are among the Flames forwards still looking for their first goals of the season. Winger Elias Lindholm leads the Flames with four tallies in seven games.

Backlund briefly left Tuesday's contest against Philadelphia after blocking an Ivan Provorov shot with his left foot. The Swedish pivot sat out on Wednesday as his teammates practised, but Flames coach Bill Peters clarified the situation later that day.

"Maintenance day today," said Peters. "Probably try it in the pre-game skate and if he's good to go, he'll be in (against Detroit)."

David Rittich is expected to make his seventh start of the season when the Flames face Detroit. The Czech netminder is 3-2-1 this year with a .910 save percentage.

- With files from Eric Francis and Dana Wakiji

Flames lineup:

Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett - Derek Ryan - Andrew Mangiapane
Milan Lucic - Mark Jankowski - Austin Czarnik

Mark Giordano - T.J. Brodie
Noah Hanifin - Travis Hamonic
Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson

David Rittich
Cam Talbot

Scratches: Tobias Rieder, Michael Stone

Projected Red Wings lineup:

Tyler Bertuzzi - Dylan Larkin - Anthony Mantha
Taro Hirose - Andreas Athanasiou - Luke Glendening
Adam Erne - Frans Nielsen - Valtteri Filppula
Darren Helm - Jacob de la Rose - Justin Abdelkader

Patrik Nemeth - Mike Green
Trevor Daley - Filip Hronek
Dennis Cholowski - Alex Biega

Jimmy Howard
Jonathan Bernier

Injured: Danny DeKeyser, Jonathan Ericsson
Scratches: Christoffer Ehn, Madison Bowey

10-17-2019, 07:11 AM	#1
TheScorpion First round-bust Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: speculating about AHL players Exp:	Red Wings vs. Retro Jersey Flames. 7:00 PM on Sportsnet 360, 960 The Calgary Flames (3-3-1) will welcome the Detroit Red Wings (3-3-0) into town on Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m., with the hometown side looking to string two wins together for the first time in the young 2019-20 NHL season. Winging it Johnny Gaudreau's Flames have begun 2019-20 on uneven footing, dropping decisions to struggling teams in Los Angeles and San Jose while also knocking off more promising clubs in Dallas and Philadelphia. In theory, Dylan Larkin's Red Wings should fall into the former category, but they currently sit just one point behind the Flames in the NHL standings. Winger Anthony Mantha has played an enormous role in the Wings' early-season success, scoring six goals (including two game-winners) in six games while playing on a high-powered line with Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. However, much like the Flames, Detroit has struggled with secondary scoring. While Darren Helm and Luke Glendening have both scored twice, all of Valtteri Filppula, Justin Abdelkader, Mike Green, Frans Nielsen, and rookie Taro Hirose have been held out of the "goals" column so far. Furthermore, coming off a 30-goal season, centre Andreas Athanasiou has yet to light the lamp in 2019-20. "Athanasiou is a real dynamic player, can make plays on his own and I think he can do a lot of things with other people," said Wings coach Jeff Blashill after his team's practice on Oct. 16. "A lot of speed on the breakout. Him and Larkin just fly on the ice." Defenders Danny DeKeyser (mid-body) and Patrik Nemeth (illness), as well as forward Adam Erne (upper body), did not skate yesterday and are expected to be game-time decisions against Calgary. Jimmy Howard (1-2-0, .910 SV%) is expected to start for the Red Wings after his partner, Jonathan Bernier (2-1-0, .888 SV%) suffered mightily in a disastrous loss to the Canucks on Oct. 15. Howard is in his 14th season with Detroit and will be a UFA after the 2019-20 season. Frolik opens the floodgates? Flames winger Michael Frolik is also a pending UFA. A founding member of the famed "3M Line," Frolik could be playing in his final season with Calgary. Through six games, Frolik, like many of his bottom-six counterparts, boasted a stat-line of zeroes. That changed against the Flyers, when #67 in red picked off an errant pass in the offensive zone, negotiated his way through open space, and picked a corner behind the blocker side of former teammate Brian Elliott. Frolik's 154th goal came in his 800th career game. "It's something special, and I will never forget it, for sure," said Frolik on Tuesday. The Czech winger added that he expects many of his teammates to soon follow suit in scoring their first goals of the season. "We can see it ourselves that there wasn't much scoring from our bottom guys," Frolik continued. "It's still start of season, some guys need a little more time to settle in. I think it's good timing that it happened tonight. "Hockey's all about confidence, right? I think, those are the guys, they're gonna score, they're gonna build confidence and you keep building, you keep getting better every night," Frolik added. Derek Ryan, Milan Lucic, Sam Bennett, Mark Jankowski, and Mikael Backlund are among the Flames forwards still looking for their first goals of the season. Winger Elias Lindholm leads the Flames with four tallies in seven games. Backlund briefly left Tuesday's contest against Philadelphia after blocking an Ivan Provorov shot with his left foot. The Swedish pivot sat out on Wednesday as his teammates practised, but Flames coach Bill Peters clarified the situation later that day. "Maintenance day today," said Peters. "Probably try it in the pre-game skate and if he's good to go, he'll be in (against Detroit)." David Rittich is expected to make his seventh start of the season when the Flames face Detroit. The Czech netminder is 3-2-1 this year with a .910 save percentage. - With files from Eric Francis and Dana Wakiji Flames lineup: Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Elias Lindholm Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik Sam Bennett - Derek Ryan - Andrew Mangiapane Milan Lucic - Mark Jankowski - Austin Czarnik Mark Giordano - T.J. Brodie Noah Hanifin - Travis Hamonic Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson David Rittich Cam Talbot Scratches: Tobias Rieder, Michael Stone Projected Red Wings lineup: Tyler Bertuzzi - Dylan Larkin - Anthony Mantha Taro Hirose - Andreas Athanasiou - Luke Glendening Adam Erne - Frans Nielsen - Valtteri Filppula Darren Helm - Jacob de la Rose - Justin Abdelkader Patrik Nemeth - Mike Green Trevor Daley - Filip Hronek Dennis Cholowski - Alex Biega Jimmy Howard Jonathan Bernier Injured: Danny DeKeyser, Jonathan Ericsson Scratches: Christoffer Ehn, Madison Bowey __________________ Need a great deal on a new or pre-owned car? Come see me at Platinum Mitsubishi — 2720 Barlow Trail NE Last edited by TheScorpion; 10-17-2019 at 10:55 AM.