[PGT] Flames 2 - Stars 4 | Series tied at 3

[iamca]

Couldn’t hurt to make a lineup change to generate some more offense, it’s overdue at this point.

Ruzicka is healthy, big frame, long reach and has good hands… insert him in game 7 and sit whoever is really hurt or is struggling offensively.

We need a spark from someone who’s healthy, rested, and wants to win badly.


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[Dragomir]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Considering majority of the fanbase was okay with a rebuild this year - I'll take a Game 7 Do or Die.

A rebuild would have been the better option, giving up all those draft picks for deadweight just to lose in the first round again will set the franchise back 2-3 years.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Better coaching lol...goalie has stood on his head. Only reason the series is still going

Nope it’s not the only reason

Do you realize you are selling the Flames short saying that?

[Dion]

Originally Posted by BoLevi

Lots of people said that it would be a short series. People outside of the Calgary market.

The Flames have underperformed this series. Some of that is the Stars better coaching and veterans who are executing. Some of it is their goalie.

A whole boatload of it is the Flames fault, though.

Oettinger is the sole reason the series got to game 6 of this series. Tonight was the first night that Stars offence showed up.

Bowness taught his team to play trap hockey and hope Oettinger stands on his head, which he did. That's not good coaching.

[TBone290]

Originally Posted by Dragomir

A rebuild would have been the better option, giving up all those draft picks for deadweight just to lose in the first round again will set the franchise back 2-3 years.

Hahaha you've literally given up already

[Vedder]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Gotta get the first goal on Sunday and not look back.

Bryzgalov posted a shutout in Game 7 2006. Can't let Oettinger do the same here.

At least we can be sure that Teemu Selanne won’t be in the lineup Sunday.

[Manhattanboy]

Well this weekend is off to a ####ty start.

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Nope it’s not the only reason

Do you realize you are selling the Flames short saying that?

It is absolutely the only reason. Oettinger should have allowed ten more goals in these playoffs. The Flames should have beaten Dallas in 5.

[kipperiggy]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Considering majority of the fanbase was okay with a rebuild this year - I'll take a Game 7 Do or Die.

Maybe if we snuck into the playoffs as an 8th seed but we are the division champ with 3 40 goal scorers and 2 100 pt players. The goal posts shifted long ago

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Joborule

Whatever the advance stats may say, I see a lot of lost opportunities due to Stars D pressure. Ottenger is making the saves he needs to make, and then one you don't expect. To resolve that, you just have to force him to make even more challenging save attempts, but they're not coming easy in this series at all obviously.

Getting to rebounds and creating traffic in front of Oettinger have been the teams biggest downfall.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by Dragomir

A rebuild would have been the better option, giving up all those draft picks for deadweight just to lose in the first round again will set the franchise back 2-3 years.

Yeah this is all in and total failure if we don’t advance

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Considering majority of the fanbase was okay with a rebuild this year - I'll take a Game 7 Do or Die.

Agreed. There's very little gratitude for where we've managed to get to in one year. It's incredible.

Tell any of us this time last year and we would be jumping up and down for joy to know that we would be in this position in one season's time.

Sure, the team can be better from this performance, but so can we.

Chins up fellas. Let's be strong and be confident for our team. They need us behind them, not doubting them.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Not happy that the fan base has totally turned on Tkachuk but he’s been a disappointment.

I just want the guy to tone down the gooning. We all know how good he is when he focuses on just playing instead of stirring #### up. That fight with Klingberg back in game 3 was just unnecessary. And if that fight actually broke his hand that makes it even worse.

[Moneyhands23]

We should try scoring 1st Sunday.

[blender]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Your analysis and takes are consistently terrible. Are you new to hockey?

He's new to life.

[BoLevi]

Originally Posted by Dion

Oettinger is the sole reason the series got to game 6 of this series. Tonight was the first night that Stars offence showed up.

Bowness taught his team to play trap hockey and hope Oettinger stands on his head, which he did. That's not good coaching.

Bowness got this team to play disciplined the only way that was going to get them wins. And they are tied in the series.

Sutter has n underperformers up and down the lineup and is being forced into the stars game.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Dragomir

A rebuild would have been the better option, giving up all those draft picks for deadweight just to lose in the first round again will set the franchise back 2-3 years.

Rebuild? By the time those young talented players we get from trading our stars develop into anything, people like yourself will be saying trade them for picks.!!!

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Nope it’s not the only reason

Do you realize you are selling the Flames short saying that?

That's the reality of the situation

[flylock shox]

Tough game. One of the best to watch in the series so far though.

Part of Calgary's trouble is they've only got 2 real stars - a goalie and a playmaker. Match the goalie and clog up the playmaking and suddenly it's pretty hard for the Flames to win.

Still think the Flames are the better team, still believe they'll win the series, but credit to Dallas for turning this series into a bunch of coin flips.

[djsFlames]

Another two posts in the third tonight.


The floodgates will open - for the Flames.