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bigpete · 10-31-2018, 03:18 PM

Flames finish October with a 7-5-1 record. It seems like the Flames are always slow starters (maybe it just seems that way since Iginla was always such a slow starter?), so all in all I'm pretty happy with those results. It's certainly been a roller coaster so far.

Game 1 - Oh no Flames lose to bottom-feeder Canucks, what a disaster!
Games 2 - 6 - Flames look awesome, love the new players and coaches, Stanley Cup contender!
Games 7 - 10 - Sky is falling, Smith sucks, we have no heart or passion!
Games 11 - 13 - Yay we are good again, love this team!

I'm curious as to what others think...are you satisfied with the first month? Expected better? Worse? For comparison, here are the past few years of Octobers:

2017-18: 6-6-0. Went on to get 84 points and miss the playoffs.
2016-17: 4-5-1. Went on to get 94 points and make the playoffs, getting swept by Anaheim in the 1st round.
2015-16: 3-8-1. Went on to get 77 points and miss the playoffs.
2014-15: 6-4-2. Went on to get 97 points and make the playoffs, losing to Anaheim in the 2nd round.
2013-14: 5-5-2. Went on to get 77 points and miss the playoffs.

A few of the major storylines with this team in October:

- Rittich has played incredible, Smith has struggled (inconsistent at best)
- Rookie blueliners not looking out of place
- Lindholm racking up points on the first line
- Bennett having a bounce back year although still not getting bounces
- Already had a few exciting comebacks and lots of scoring in the 3rd period has made for some good entertainment
- Other newcomers (Ryan, Neal, Czarnik, Dube, Hanifin) not producing offensively yet
- Power play is still bad
- Flames as a whole giving up too many high danger scoring chances
- Brodano back together with mixed results. Giordano having a great start but Brodie has been either really good or really bad

Love to hear everyone's thoughts on the the good the bad and the ugly with this young season so far.

Edit: Also worth noting is that of the Flames first 13 games, 5 have been at home and 8 have been on the road. Also 10 have been against teams currently positioned in a playoff spot and 3 have been against non-playoff positioned teams.

10-31-2018, 03:18 PM	#1
bigpete Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Apr 2006 Exp:	Another October in the Books Flames finish October with a 7-5-1 record. It seems like the Flames are always slow starters (maybe it just seems that way since Iginla was always such a slow starter?), so all in all I'm pretty happy with those results. It's certainly been a roller coaster so far. Game 1 - Oh no Flames lose to bottom-feeder Canucks, what a disaster! Games 2 - 6 - Flames look awesome, love the new players and coaches, Stanley Cup contender! Games 7 - 10 - Sky is falling, Smith sucks, we have no heart or passion! Games 11 - 13 - Yay we are good again, love this team! I'm curious as to what others think...are you satisfied with the first month? Expected better? Worse? For comparison, here are the past few years of Octobers: 2017-18: 6-6-0. Went on to get 84 points and miss the playoffs. 2016-17: 4-5-1. Went on to get 94 points and make the playoffs, getting swept by Anaheim in the 1st round. 2015-16: 3-8-1. Went on to get 77 points and miss the playoffs. 2014-15: 6-4-2. Went on to get 97 points and make the playoffs, losing to Anaheim in the 2nd round. 2013-14: 5-5-2. Went on to get 77 points and miss the playoffs. A few of the major storylines with this team in October: - Rittich has played incredible, Smith has struggled (inconsistent at best) - Rookie blueliners not looking out of place - Lindholm racking up points on the first line - Bennett having a bounce back year although still not getting bounces - Already had a few exciting comebacks and lots of scoring in the 3rd period has made for some good entertainment - Other newcomers (Ryan, Neal, Czarnik, Dube, Hanifin) not producing offensively yet - Power play is still bad - Flames as a whole giving up too many high danger scoring chances - Brodano back together with mixed results. Giordano having a great start but Brodie has been either really good or really bad Love to hear everyone's thoughts on the the good the bad and the ugly with this young season so far. Edit: Also worth noting is that of the Flames first 13 games, 5 have been at home and 8 have been on the road. Also 10 have been against teams currently positioned in a playoff spot and 3 have been against non-playoff positioned teams. Last edited by bigpete; 10-31-2018 at 03:34 PM.