[PGT] Flames lose to Blues 4-3 OTL

[Paulie Walnuts]

To be fair to Markstrom it just wasn't that 2nd goal he gave up a terrible rebound he was shaky all game dropping pucks and giving up rebounds.

With our shot volume he would be a perfect goalie for us to play we would be hanging 5-6 on him nightly.

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

MY list starts and ends with Markstrom. There's a $750 000.00 goalie sitting on the bench that can do the job as good and likely better.

That's a lot of cap space we can use for scoring depth.

Yep. Pay half his salary and send him out. Let Vladar and Wolf take the reigns. Do something to change it up. I don't know. Maybe it takes the first 3/4 of the season to see where a team is. Maybe all 82 games.

[Naitix]

Here are some positives:
- Duehr had a good game and seemed like a decent 4th line option
- Ruzicka had a good game he should be in the top 6, 72% on the dot and has one of the best shots on the team
- Backlund line was phenominal once again, can't ask for much more from them
- Hanifin was good

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by rooster

There is too much talent on this team to be playing like this. They are being stifled with this Sutter system.

Or perhaps the players should take some of the blame. Kadri was terrible defensively for the last 25 minutes. Huberdeau can be much better. Did Lindholm play?

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

To be fair to Markstrom it just wasn't that 2nd goal he gave up a terrible rebound he was shaky all game dropping pucks and giving up rebounds.

With our shot volume he would be a perfect goalie for us to play we would be hanging 5-6 on him nightly.

Hahahha. He would probably shut Calgary out.

[Teroy]

Pathetic

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

lol while we're sitting in sole possession of a playoff spot..

spoiler alert - the cut-off is not gonna be 96, pal

The Blues are two points back of the Flames.

Blues: 21-18-3
Flames: 19-14-9

Blues have won 21, lost 21
Flames have won 19, lost 23

Flames missed Tanev for 9 games, and Huberdeau for 4 games this season.

Blues have been missing:

O’Reilly - 5 games and counting
Tarasenko - 8 games and counting
Bortuzzo - 10+ games and counting
Krug - 10+ games and counting

I’m picking the Blues over the Flames going forward.

[Naitix]

Ruzicka is probably one of the most talented offensive players on the team, should be utilizing that

[dino7c]

Not sure how anyone could watch this game and complain about Lucic
Markstrom cost them a point, there is really nothing to argue about here

Flames skaters played more than well enough to win a road game, their goalie cost them a point

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Or perhaps the players should take some of the blame. Kadri was terrible defensively for the last 25 minutes. Huberdeau can be much better. Did Lindholm play?

That’s crazy talk. It’s Sutter stifling them.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by memphusk

Yep. Pay half his salary and send him out. Let Vladar and Wolf take the reigns. Do something to change it up. I don't know. Maybe it takes the first 3/4 of the season to see where a team is. Maybe all 82 games.

if they had the cajones to actually run with vladar and wolf I bet the teams fortunes would turn on a dime

unfortunately the Calgary Flames are not that team

always setting sail for the promising shores of mediocrity, never deviating

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

The Blues are two points back of the Flames.

Blues: 21-18-3
Flames: 19-14-9

Blues have won 21, lost 21
Flames have won 19, lost 23

Flames missed Tanev for 9 games, and Huberdeau for 4 games this season.

Blues have been missing:

O’Reilly - 5 games and counting
Tarasenko - 8 games and counting
Bortuzzo - 10+ games and counting
Krug - 10+ games and counting

I’m picking the Blues over the Flames going forward.

Not how the standings work so pretty irrelevant

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Not sure how anyone could watch this game and complain about Lucic
Markstrom cost them a point, there is really nothing to argue about here

Flames skaters played more than well enough to win a road game, their goalie cost them a point

You’re being a little easy on the skaters IMO, especially the big money players, who were extremely passive once the game was tied. Agree with your point on Markstrom but against that lineup, they could have pushed a lot harder at 3-3.

[rooster]

Originally Posted by zamler

That's a spectacular save if he makes it. D is supposed to take away the pass goalie makes the save neither happened.

Yes, D has had some pretty lame efforts at stopping that cross ice pass on 2 on 1's lately. Number 8 had a poor first period.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Not sure how anyone could watch this game and complain about Lucic
Markstrom cost them a point, there is really nothing to argue about here

Flames skaters played more than well enough to win a road game, their goalie cost them a point

I don't see anyone blaming Lucic.

Looks like most people our goalie torpedoed our team.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

The Blues are two points back of the Flames.

Blues: 21-18-3
Flames: 19-14-9

Blues have won 21, lost 21
Flames have won 19, lost 23

Flames missed Tanev for 9 games, and Huberdeau for 4 games this season.

Blues have been missing:

O’Reilly - 5 games and counting
Tarasenko - 8 games and counting
Bortuzzo - 10+ games and counting
Krug - 10+ games and counting

I’m picking the Blues over the Flames going forward.

In games decided in regulation:

Flames 16 wins 14 losses
Blues 14 wins 18 losses

and you forgot Kylington being out for 42+ games

[Traditional_Ale]

I wonder how much those custom celebrity video messages cost? I think we should get Kris Versteeg to just say "Markstrom" and we can reuse the audio from his flyby on Brian Elliot in Philly a few years back. Have the DJ at the dome keymap it to a button on his controller.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

I don't see anyone blaming Lucic.

Looks like most people our goalie torpedoed our team.

Look harder

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Not how the standings work so pretty irrelevant

I’m using as an indicator that the Flames will stop lucking out and picking up OTL points at a level that would tie an NHL record and just start losing in regulation more often, while the Blues winning rate will stay consistent.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

In games decided in regulation:

Flames 16 wins 14 losses
Blues 14 wins 18 losses

and you forgot Kylington being out for 42+ games

Left Kylington off because the Blues have been missing Scandella for 42 games and counting.