[PGT] Canes 6 Flames 3 - Road Trip Mercifully Over

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Sell and rebuild.
They have some decent pieces to sell.

I have to admit, looking at your posting history you really picked a very peculiar username.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL

Oh please.

Any team can win on any given night. Tampa alone has been shutout by Ottawa and lost 5-1 to Buffalo.

1 game yes. Do you seriously believe the Flames can beat Tampa after watching last night?

[OldSam]

Canes are really good. First game in a week. Flames 3rd game in 4 nights. Biggest positive for me - they did not give up or quit. Hopefully, that leads to better things down the road.

[Strange Brew]

Flames don’t have much margin for error to beat really good teams. Tonight goaltending let them down.

Where has Tkachuk’s intensity gone?

[Infinit47]

Originally Posted by dieHARDflameZ

Awful display of hockey by the team the past three games. They were completely outclassed in every facet of the game.

Flames had higher XGF in the Florida and Carolina games. Got totally pumped in Tampa.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Infinit47

Goaltending has gone from a strength to a weakness for the Flames over the last 10-12 games. Markstrom has a .903 save percentage over his last 10 starts, and Vladar was not good tonight.

Yup, but a large part of that is that the Flames have been no where near as good defensively as they were for the first 20 games.

When you give up glorious chances, your goalies' numbers are going to go down.

[timbit]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Yup, but a large part of that is that the Flames have been no where near as good defensively as they were for the first 20 games.

When you give up glorious chances, your goalies' numbers are going to go down.

Why is this so difficult for some to realize?

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by Moneyhands23

That being the case then I think it makes sense to be sellers at the deadline

No, it really doesn't. It just tells Treliving that he shouldn't be happy with the roster he has and needs to look to improve it if he doesn't know that already.

Many teams going into the playoffs aren't really true Cup contenders. That doesn't mean you just pack in the season.

[3rd liner]

Holy Christ, a bit of overreaction in the thread. I’m angry at three straight losses too, but it was three of the best teams in the league. It’s shown flames need to improve and make some moves. Flames got a reality check pretty quick here- but last I checked FLA, TB and CAR aren’t in our division. Let’s worry about pacific and western teams first.

[badradio]

A lot of you with unrealistic expectations of this team. Flames got beat by the better teams and that is it. This team isn’t a Cup contender, but could go a couple rounds in the playoffs.

[dieHARDflameZ]

Originally Posted by Infinit47

Flames had higher XGF in the Florida and Carolina games. Got totally pumped in Tampa.

Hmm that’s interesting. So what was the big difference? Goaltending? Finishing talent? Probably a combination of both.

[Burning Beard]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Flames need more good players. Simple as that.

How many teams in the NHL don't? Maybe the only three are the three we lost to.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

I have to admit, looking at your posting history you really picked a very peculiar username.

Sorry, I thought this forum is about the Flames

[Jiri Hrdina]

The team isn’t going to be sellers with Sutter at coach

[D as in David]

Flames looked gassed on their last PP opportunity.

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[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Sorry, I thought this forum is about the Flames

I wasn't referring to the Flames part of it.

[dieHARDflameZ]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Yup, but a large part of that is that the Flames have been no where near as good defensively as they were for the first 20 games.

When you give up glorious chances, your goalies' numbers are going to go down.

You’re not wrong. The team defense has looked pretty pedestrian lately but the goalies are letting in some back breakers as well. It makes for a really bad combination.

They have gone from one of the stingiest defenses in the league to one of the leakiest in very short order.

Hopefully they can get the train back on the rails.

[djsFlames]

I think hypothetically if Vegas dropped out and the Flames could've dealt something like Monahan, Pelletier and Valimaki for Eichel it could've been the difference between being a tier below these clubs, and maybe having a shot in a long series against one of them.

They remain roughly an Eichel or two skilled secondary players and a legit defenceman away from being in the ring with these top teams.

Best effort of the southeastern swing. Tonight the difference was special teams.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Flames just went through the NHL's Death Valley and came out beaten. Not unexpected. Three of the NHL's top teams, all on their home ice, and played over a four day stretch? This had a losing streak written all over it. Time to go home and try to get back to the winning ways. Hopefully Treliving will see this team needs another player and does something to bring in another finisher.

[djsFlames]

What they need is basically Tomas Hertl, and nothing less.