Flames for NHL Awards

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Yup. A good puckhandling goalie stops the ring around, and makes a nice confident pass to avoid a forechecker. Smiths long range passes either missed or made the forward stop or slow to receive it. Not a big advantage.

The amount of wear and tear it saves the defensemen cannot be overstated.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by transplant99

The amount of wear and tear it saves the defensemen cannot be overstated.

I don't know about that. The entire duration of Smith's stint with the Flames it felt like this point was overstated the whole god damned time. I see the same thing happening now on Oilers broadcasts.

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[Redrum]

Physically, Mike Smith is probably the best puckhandler. Mentally, he's quite far from that. It's not a great combo. Kind of like a blind guy driving a Ferrari.

[Scooter]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Tanev was excellent last year
Markstrom was good until he got hurt then struggled.

But I get it
When it's a mistake it's his fault, when it's a good move it's someone else that should be credited.

Fans too caught up in winning individual awards for players and mgt. Only award to mean true success is winning the STANLEY CUP!

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Scooter

Fans too caught up in winning individual awards for players and mgt. Only award to mean true success is winning the STANLEY CUP!

Oh I agree. I actually don't care much at all about individual awards. Though I was rooting for Gio because it was such a great story of an undrafted guy, who had to go to Russia to prove he could play, winning the award for top dman in the entire NHL.
Hard not to get caught up in that.
But generally speaking I don't care much.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Oh I agree. I actually don't care much at all about individual awards. Though I was rooting for Gio because it was such a great story of an undrafted guy, who had to go to Russia to prove he could play, winning the award for top dman in the entire NHL.

Hard not to get caught up in that.

But generally speaking I don't care much.

I'm with Jiri.

But I also think it is really important that people get the credit that they have earned, and it frustrates me considerably when some are determined to keep it from those who deserve it.

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[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I'm with Jiri.

But I also think it is really i.poryabt that people get tbe credit that they have earned, and it frustrates me considerably when some are determined to keep it from those who deserve it.

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Say what?

[GhostCookie]

Originally Posted by metroneck

I only care about one prize... The Cup.

Let the Oilers keep the individual awards ceremonies...


But yes, for the sake of conversation, the list seems realistic.

Sportsnet Headline: "Oilers dominate awards ceremony, while nearby team forced to share single cup award among whole team."

With a Staples article about how unfair it is that the oilers weren't selected for either the Clarence S Campbell or the Prince of Wales awards and that despite not playing in any games past the 1st round, it is clear that Mavi actually got the most votes for Conn Smythe.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Say what?

I have ten thumbs. It sucks when I am typing on my phone.

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[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Redrum

Physically, Mike Smith is probably the best puckhandler. Mentally, he's quite far from that. It's not a great combo. Kind of like a blind guy driving a Ferrari.

Yeah, but the blind guy has really, really great reflexes. When the passenger screams in terror, he can almost always jam on the brakes in time.

Almost.

[getbak]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1503713875438485509

https://twitter.com/user/status/1503808528783269889


"Well, it's a regular season award. So, the only regular season award I'd be really interested in would be the Jennings. That's a good one. That's a team award."

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"Do you know who Jack Adams was? He was a miserable old guy."

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by transplant99

The amount of wear and tear it saves the defensemen cannot be overstated.

I find it often is...same as when Kelly says something like "once or twice a year he gives up a goal like that, but its a net gain in the end"

except he says it 15 times a year. Stopping the puck behind the net and maybe giving it to the dman IN THE CORNER is what goalies should be doing. Not trying a stretch pass to get an assist.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by getbak

https://twitter.com/user/status/1503713875438485509

https://twitter.com/user/status/1503808528783269889


"Well, it's a regular season award. So, the only regular season award I'd be really interested in would be the Jennings. That's a good one. That's a team award."

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"Do you know who Jack Adams was? He was a miserable old guy."

Soon to be renamed the Darryl Sutter Award

[GioforPM]

I think it's between Gallant and Sutter. Lot's of people will just figure Brunette is a stand in for Quenneville and riding in his wake.

Sutter has a real shot at being the 4th coach to have cups with more than one team (and only Bowman has done it since any of us were alive unless there are any people born in 53 here).

In fact of course, he already has done it but 04 has not yet been recognized as the travesty it was.

[FanIn80]

"The wildcard, and I've said this a hundred times already, it'll have to be a team falling off the face of the earth for a wildcard to come out of this division. And if you are a wildcard team, I sure as hell don't want to play Colorado in the first round, cause it's gonna be a waste of eight days."

- Darryl Sutter

[dino7c]

Sutter doesn't care at all but I'm not sure how any writer can honestly look at their own preseason predictions and then not give Sutter the Jack Addams

Gallant's team isn't even playing very well other than the goalie standing on his head

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Originally Posted by transplant99

The amount of wear and tear it saves the defensemen cannot be overstated.

I mean of course it can be; every team Smith lands on points to his puck playing ability as some god send to his blue lines injuries but all I see is a nutbag who keeps giving the puck away than blaming those same players. So yeah, they have less owies and boo-boos but they also have more goals against. It not like Smith is saving a career back there.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by getbak

https://twitter.com/user/status/1503713875438485509

Brunette has done well for sure. I thought the team would take a step back once Q left, but they haven't. It would be interesting if a coach that still has the interim tag won the Jack Adams. It has to be a rare thing. It's probably happened before, but I can't think of any examples off the top of my head. I guess mainly it would be because good teams don't typically change coaches mid season, but still.