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Originally Posted by SeanCharles
- Simon with that give away on the first shift was just a blatant example of why he doesn’t belong there. How do you go from being a regular scratch to being in the top 6?
- I thought that 2nd goal set the Flames back a bit as they were really building some momentum in their play and taking it to the Canucks. After the goal that momentum dissipated. Markstrom shouldn’t have made that play obviously but we did recover, although briefly.
- The line juggling isn’t helping things IMO. Tossing the lines in a blender every game is getting tiresome to watch and I’m sure the players aren’t big fans of it either.
- Everyone who was wondering why Nesterov has been a scratch, look no further than the 5th goal. He has had some poorly timed pinches quite a few times this year and it’s cost us. I like him but also have no issues cycling Mackey, Nesterov and Kylington in the #6 spot.
- I would like to see Andersson and Valimaki as our two PP quarterbacks moving forward. Let Gio get his ice time at even strength and on the PK as he isn’t as effective as he once was and although Valimaki doesn’t quite look comfortable in that role yet it’s just a matter of time so he needs more opportunities to adjust.
- There are a lot of calls that Ward makes that are driving many of us crazy. I really don’t know what the solution for this is as I don’t see the organization firing him. Tre blew his get out of jail free card but none of us know what is going on behind the scenes.
- We need to solve the top 6 RW problem. This is just getting ridiculous.
It’s getting so annoying watching this team, but watch I will...
Go Flames Go!
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It's a process.
Agree with Simon and other taxi riders that find their way on the top line. It just makes no sense and it must be demoralizing to others on the team. These guys should be rotating in and out of the 3-4th lines.
Maybe Ward does it to show the team that there are consequences for poor play. Have a bad game, you sit the next one.
Meanwhile Matthew Tkachuk takes a nap on the 3rd goal, is way out of the play on the fourth and is there for the first shift of the 3rd period.
Being down 4-1 this was the perfect opportunity to send a meaningful message.
Put Ritter in, sit Tkachuk and one more "star" and play the 3rd and 4th line half the period. The game was already lost.