Still can't really tell if this team is elite, good, or mid. Very odd. Technically above .500 with our starter holding a .887 save percentage and our star forward middle of the pack in points. You can spin that glass half full or glass half empty
Seems to be the case with several teams around the league like St Louis, Buffalo with very bipolar stretches. You think a team is on a run and blink and suddenly they're lost 7 in a row
More a testament to the parity in the league.
I think it's most important right now to not get so bent out of shape with losses, but see what they can accomplish after the ASG. I'd much rather a cold start and a hot run into the playoffs than a hot season coasting into the playoffs.
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Watched this game almost in its entirely (didn't realizenthe 2nd started until halfway through as I had to give my eldest a bath).
Everything the Panthers tied it up I went "Good, I need the Flames to have the drive to score another as none of my picks on the Tim Hortons app have scored get."
Then none of my picks scored (except for Huberdeau in the SO which doesn't count).
Regardless, win baby!
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Marky's in net. We have to score on the best dancer the franchise ever had.
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I want Huby to score, and for us to win.
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setting the over/under on Huby + Weegar points at 8.5
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Huby 5 point night
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Weegs had more emotion than the whole team
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Barkov Huby and Weegar were the last three players to leave the ice during warmups. Barkov threw Huby a pass from the other side of the rink and Huby scored it
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yeah man that got me emotional lol hope we get the win obvi but also that Huby and Weegs have great games
I hope Barkov drops his shoulder on Weegar and Huberdeau.
Nearing the end of my bathroom renovation, they better f***ing win today!!
Letttttssss gooooooo Pannntherrrsss!!
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“I can’t hit Weegar, I cat hit Hubie, they’re my besties”
This is hockey dudes! Hit! Play hard! Get some blood on those “oh my god these are so awesome and cute” jerseys.
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Lol weegar takes his usual bad penalty
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Thanks Weegar
…and your frenemies closer
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Bennett going for a penalty per game
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I just hope Tkachuk remembers what shirt he's wearing. Don't need any friendly fire.
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Took the A off of Tkachuk and gave it to Hornqvist. Interesting.
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Remember when Chucky was a pest the first few games?
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tkachuk anyone seen em?
Jersey Foul
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Just haven’t been able to get into these reverse retro jerseys.
Just too much going on.
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I like them a lot.
Father-in-law walked into the room and says, "Is that Florida? Ugliest jerseys I've ever seen." He was blown away they got ranked the number 1 RR jersey.
Sens fan. He doesn't have much to talk about lol
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They need to make hats, not just those stupid one color stick and palm logo. I saw some in a photo of the team shop, no idea why they don't make those online. I love the color scheme and old palm tree logo. Id buy everything.
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Need a dark blue collar. It makes me itch that they don't
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I didnt know how i felt about the new reverse retro, but Id rather see them every night over the current unis
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I think the jerseys look awful on the ice.
They look like #### lmao
The guys who design this stuff need to be shot into the sun.
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Can't see the numbers on back, why aren't they white?
Ruzicka on the PP
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a big EHHHHHHHHHH from me on that call. your opponent's stick gets slashed and then winds up in a position where you trip over it, Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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That was soft
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18 whistles and we can't clear the zone for a couple games in a row now
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There it is - broken play after failure to clear
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we f***in suck
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C'mon Spence. Should have had that one
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Annnnd we are playing from behind again.
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Knight gets beat High glove, Show Goes on.
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Ekblad got mugged
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What wrong with Lundell!?
He cant do ####
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Why do we almost always let in a goal on one of the first ten shots? Sets the goalie up for .900 at best.
And Knight was beat with a shot 90% of NHL goalies stop and 100% of our opponents stop on our powerplay.
Big Z Snipes it low glove
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This team is playing bad hockey right now. All three areas.
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Knight, jeez…
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2 in the same spot for Knight
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Knights glove hand, is brutal.
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Stick a fork in 'em
Without some changes, this team is done.
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Same area as the first goal
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Oh come on Knight.
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Our goaltending has been really bad. I dont love either tender tbh. For the money we are paying them they just aren’t worth it.
Lomberg vs Gilbert
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Lomberg just trying to wake people up
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That's a dang-it! Let's go White!
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Wont happen. Even lomberg doesn't hit anymore since he got his contract.
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Lomberg is actually f***in useless unless hes being a pest.
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Lomberg has a big heart, always giving up pounds in any fight
Rosie off the Faceoff
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f***ing woof
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dirrrty shot. I was about to blame Spencer on that one but that was sneaky.
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lol
And this is why you don't spot them 2 goals early
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That looked like an NHL 23 faceoff goal
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That PP goal was probably the nicest of the season. You love to see those one touch passes. The PP is cooking
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Wow, ffs. I am hate watching this team at this point now.
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Thanks lundell
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I’m really down on Lundell right now. He got beat clean on the faceoff in the D zone which led to the third goal. He is ANEMIC offensively, cannot muster anything. Not sure what the issue is but he is not the same player from last year
Coleman in Close
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Fuuudddddge, that's it, we ain't coming back after that
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knight lol
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just fire sale all the goalies
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Knight, I need you to make one big save.
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f***ing coleman man.. this ####### is the gwg? really
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Good play by Huby on their goal. Better score here!
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Coleman is such a piece of ####.
Sunrise Shootout
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Doesnt Knight suck in shootouts? Or am I wrong.
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At least we know what move Huberdeau will try
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Damn Barkov had him
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hate this f***in team sometimes always the stepchild.
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I knew we would lose against the flames once I saw the palm tree jerseys.
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Huberdeau shooting…
Tkachuk with the slapshot…
What a f***ing joke ! f***ing disgrace !
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Way to go on the slap shot during the shootout, Matthew. That was quite a choice
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Oh f*** off Huberdeau the one time in like 8 years he scores in the shoot out
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We suck. Goodnight all
Hey, we can cheer for the Ratboy now!
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Florida v Calgary.
Can’t believe I’m cheering for Ratboy…..
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My god those Florida jerseys are so bad.
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Ratboy showed up, I thought he'd be a nice guy and let his old bros run the show
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I didn't feel so filthy cheering that Tkachuk goal.
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When you let Blake ####man score on you, you're bad.
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He was fed that assist by the FLA dman lol. Just a pure gift
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what a stupid move by that one FLA player comes in at slow motion
Then a stupid slapper by Tkachuk lol
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Noted offensive dynamo -checks notes- Zadorov?
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Tkachuk is an absolute f***ing moron. Who takes a slap shot in shootouts?
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Spencer Knight chose a good game to be an absolute seive.
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Great win and Iam happy about it for sure.
I have tried to be positive about Markstrom but he is not wrong. Goaltending absolutely needs to be better. Is your issue more so that he brought this up in PGT win? If so I understand.
Usually the broadcasts get a memo about which commercial breaks will feature a tribute to former players. Looks like the Flames broadcast didn't get the memo and they missed it. HAs anyone found it online anywhere? I'd assume the Panthers broadcast got it.
Okay, finally got home, got the kiddos to bed, and managed to pour myself a scotch.
What a fun day. My boy and I got to the rink an hour early and there was great atmosphere outside with a band playing, some big blow up Panthers gear that we got photos in/with, and a makeshift blow up rink for some street hockey.
We go inside and my son is just in awe of the spectacle. I've always thought it was a nice arena inside, but when he was enjoying just the sight of everything, I realized it's actually pretty great. We walked around to the back of the arena where there is a shop full of used gear and memorabilia and we had a ball looking at all of the different stuff. We settled on an official game puck that was used back in February of 2020, just before COVID. It was a rainbow puck for LGBTQ diversity night. For whatever reason, it was just something that felt right to get.
The game was great. We had great sightlines and the fans were cheering loudly. I ended up sitting next to a guy that moved here in 1998 from Regina. Said that his first ever NHL game was a Panthers game, and thus why he's a fan. We chatted a lot back and forth about the former/current Flames and Panthers, and where each team is going. It was great.
My son saw his first ever hockey fight and he was thrilled, but a little shocked by it. "Dad, that's not normal, right?" Oh, if only he had grown up in the 80's. Back and forth affair to be sure, but both teams worked hard and did their best to play defense and create something offensively. We even got to see some O.T. and shootout!
We had an absolutely great day. One thing occurred to me on the drive home: I enjoyed it more because I was looking at the game through my son's eyes. He's still learning the basics like offsides, icing, penalties, powerplays etc. He thought all the rules and ways to play the game were interesting and fun. It's amazing how great the game is when you stop worrying so much about each individual play or player, and especially stop worrying about stats, advanced stats, and the overall state of your team. I could sit here and bemoan plenty of mistakes or players who didn't have their best game, but you know what? I honestly forgot about those things the moment after they happened because of who I was with.
I guess what I'm saying is this: Whenever this game gets too serious for you and you're miserable about it, take a 7 year old to a game. It'll give your attitude a hard reset that's probably necessary.
Great win, but I would have been happy either way.
p.s. one last thing. I was dead wrong about not liking those baby blue jerseys for the Panthers. The red and yellow really pop off that blue. Those are beautiful jerseys in person.
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Usually the broadcasts get a memo about which commercial breaks will feature a tribute to former players. Looks like the Flames broadcast didn't get the memo and they missed it. HAs anyone found it online anywhere? I'd assume the Panthers broadcast got it.
