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TheRealPepman · 03-11-2022, 12:24 PM

2018-19 Record through 57 games:
34-16-7 (Home: 17-5-5 Road: 17-11-2)

2021-22 Record through 57 games:
35-15-7 (Home: 17-5-5 Road: 18-10-2)

2018-19 Lines:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Bennett-Jankowski-Neal
Mangiapane-Ryan-Hathaway

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Välimäki-Andersson

Smith
Rittich

2021-22 Lines:
Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk
Mangiapane-Backlund-Coleman
Dubé-Ružička-Toffoli
Lucic-Monahan-Lewis

Hanifin-Andersson
Kylington-Tanev
Zadorov-Gudbranson

Markström
Vladař

2018-19 Highlights:
* Emergence of Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm as top line (Lindholm acquired prior to season with Hanifin for Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland, and the rights to Adam Fox)
* Career highs in goals, assists, and points for many players
* A million in-game comebacks
* 2nd-best Flames team ever, record-wise (50-25-7 or 50-32 in the end)
* #1 in Pacific Division, #1 in the West
* Giordano, the Norris winner
* Strong award cases: Peters for Jack Adams + Gaudreau for Hart
* Jarome Iginla's jersey number retired

2021-22 Highlights (so far):
* 10-game winning streak
* 11 straight wins at home
* Emergence of Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk as top line
* Markström with league-leading six shutouts
* #1 in Pacific Division
* Strong award cases: Sutter for Jack Adams + Lindholm for Selke + Gaudreau for Hart
* Made a major in-season trade for once, acquiring Tyler Toffoli

This 2022 team is more disciplined and more talented. And they actually have an elite coach and a consistently excellent starting goalie (Sutter and Markström vs. Peters and Smith). And they're the kind of team that emphasizes strengths and logic well. For example, they don't really emphasize winning extra period games or they're always on the wrong side of comebacks. And that's fine. They'd rather ideally play with clear roles and structures in mind for 82 games straight. It's rare that they screw up the plan. I like them for sure but I'm cautiously optimistic because of what happened vs. Colorado. I hope for the best for our boys though.

2019's team had some 2022 players that were younger though so there was that.

I'd love to know your thoughts on the last two great Flames regular season teams. Maybe there's something you'd like to share that some of us haven't thought of. I'll say this though: I thought the Flames peaked after 2019. Little did we know, they had more in the tank.

(I hope I didn't jinx lol. I'm just curious. GFG!)

03-11-2022, 12:24 PM	#1
TheRealPepman Scoring Winger Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: 403 Exp:	Comparing the Flames of 2019 vs. 2022 2018-19 Record through 57 games: 34-16-7 (Home: 17-5-5 Road: 17-11-2) 2021-22 Record through 57 games: 35-15-7 (Home: 17-5-5 Road: 18-10-2) 2018-19 Lines: Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik Bennett-Jankowski-Neal Mangiapane-Ryan-Hathaway Giordano-Brodie Hanifin-Hamonic Välimäki-Andersson Smith Rittich 2021-22 Lines: Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk Mangiapane-Backlund-Coleman Dubé-Ružička-Toffoli Lucic-Monahan-Lewis Hanifin-Andersson Kylington-Tanev Zadorov-Gudbranson Markström Vladař 2018-19 Highlights: * Emergence of Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm as top line (Lindholm acquired prior to season with Hanifin for Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland, and the rights to Adam Fox) * Career highs in goals, assists, and points for many players * A million in-game comebacks * 2nd-best Flames team ever, record-wise (50-25-7 or 50-32 in the end) * #1 in Pacific Division, #1 in the West * Giordano, the Norris winner * Strong award cases: Peters for Jack Adams + Gaudreau for Hart * Jarome Iginla's jersey number retired 2021-22 Highlights (so far): * 10-game winning streak * 11 straight wins at home * Emergence of Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk as top line * Markström with league-leading six shutouts * #1 in Pacific Division * Strong award cases: Sutter for Jack Adams + Lindholm for Selke + Gaudreau for Hart * Made a major in-season trade for once, acquiring Tyler Toffoli This 2022 team is more disciplined and more talented. And they actually have an elite coach and a consistently excellent starting goalie (Sutter and Markström vs. Peters and Smith). And they're the kind of team that emphasizes strengths and logic well. For example, they don't really emphasize winning extra period games or they're always on the wrong side of comebacks. And that's fine. They'd rather ideally play with clear roles and structures in mind for 82 games straight. It's rare that they screw up the plan. I like them for sure but I'm cautiously optimistic because of what happened vs. Colorado. I hope for the best for our boys though. 2019's team had some 2022 players that were younger though so there was that. I'd love to know your thoughts on the last two great Flames regular season teams. Maybe there's something you'd like to share that some of us haven't thought of. I'll say this though: I thought the Flames peaked after 2019. Little did we know, they had more in the tank. (I hope I didn't jinx lol. I'm just curious. GFG!)