2013 Training Camp Scrimmages/Games Results

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Heading down there in about 10 minutes.

They have a practicce today? Thought they would have been given the day off.

[AC]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

They have a practicce today? Thought they would have been given the day off.

http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=682159
Sunday, September 15th
10:00 AM - Game - Team A (McDonald) vs. Team C (Peplinski) - Snyder-WinSport
10:00 AM - Practice - Team B (McCrimmon) - Arena C
11:05 AM - Game - Team B (McCrimmon) vs. Team C (Peplinski) - Snyder-WinSport
11:05 AM - Practice - Team A (McDonald) - Arena C
7:30 PM - Flight - Game Group (Saskatoon and Regina)

[AC]

Looks like they've changed their minds.

Practice at 10am, White/Black game at 11.

[Royle9]

Which arena is the game in? Joan synder or the 3rd one?

[mdubz]

Calgary Flames @NHLFlames
Today's #Flames training camp game is finished & Team White picked up a 2-1 win over Team Black.

Calgary Flames @NHLFlames
Ben Street scored for Team Black while @Epoirier27 & @CorbanKnight scored for Team White.

[herashak]

poirier impressing

[AC]

Ben Street scored on Reto Berra with a nice shot from a bad angle.

Then Monahan took a hard shot toward Ortio that Poirier tipped in beautifully.

Finally Reinhart made a nice pass to Granlund who made a great pass to Knight from behind the net and Knight executed a perfect curl and drag around Brossoit before putting it top shelf.

Other players I noticed for positive reasons were Galiardi and Russell, Monahan was his usual self.

[getbak]

Good to see Reinhart is back in action.

[MissAvery16]

Didn't expect Poirier to be this good. Wonder how Klimchuk would of done

[Flames_F.T.W]

It would be amazing if Poirier made the team out of camp... even if it was only for a few games before being sent back to the Q. If he keeps playing well in camp and preseason, he's gonna have a tonne of confidence when he returns to junior and hopefully have a huge season and ideally play in the WJC

[Caged Great]

The biggest takeaway that I had from today was that there isn't much of a step down from the upper tier prospects and the older prospects to the players that are in the NHL.

Poirier, Monahan, Baertschi, Granlund, Hanowski, Reinhart, Bouma, and Knight all looked as if they could slot in to spots on the Flames without much of a drop off in skill or overall abilities.

As strange as it sounds, I could see Poirier getting 9 games along with Monahan. He's been a lot more noticeable than Monahan, who's more consistently reliable. The player that Poirier reminds me of the most from past Flames is Robert Reichel.

Today was the first time seeing Ramo live, and I was not impressed. He wasn't centered that often and was too busy in net instead of being calm and collected. If I had to rank them all thus far, it would be Berra, McDonald, Ortio, Ramo, Brossoit.

[Caged Great]

Also, Josh Jooris was impressive during the pre game practice.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

The player that Poirier reminds me of the most from past Flames is Robert Reichel.

Excellent comparison.

[FBI]

I don't remember reichel being that fast though. A faster version of Reichel?

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by FBI

I don't remember reichel being that fast though. A faster version of Reichel?

Reichel had some good wheels on him, but Poirier seems to have an extra gear when he gets going. At full speed he's a fraction slower than Lombo was, but it's extremely close.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by AC

Ben Street scored on Reto Berra with a nice shot from a bad angle.

Then Monahan took a hard shot toward Ortio that Poirier tipped in beautifully.

Finally Reinhart made a nice pass to Granlund who made a great pass to Knight from behind the net and Knight executed a perfect curl and drag around Brossoit before putting it top shelf.

Other players I noticed for positive reasons were Galiardi and Russell, Monahan was his usual self.

There has been a pretty wide discrepancy in peoples' opinions of Monahan so far, so I am curious what this means for you?

[djsFlames]

I would consider being on the roster past the 9 game mark as "making the team".

My main hope for this season is that one of Poirier, Monahan, Granlund, Ferland, and Jooris (yes, I did) can prove to be good enough to actually make the team. Knight could also make it, but I don't think he'd bring much more to the role than someone like Horak could, anyways. His one gleaming attribute that could set him apart would be his proficiency in the dot.

Horak and Sven impressed me a lot yesterday and somewhat renewed my confidence in them as dependable players in big game situations. (No it wasn't Sven's best game, but he was very integral to the comeback and stepped up when the game was on the line).

Berra is absolutely the frontrunner for the starter spot as of right now. He had the best numbers of all the goalies in the exhibitions, was clutch in the shootout, as well has been steady in the scrimmages so far. That perspective could all change come monday/tuesday. But I'm hoping this is a trend for him. He was extremely consistent when he backstopped the Swiss team this spring. Hopefully he brings the same here. He himself has said that he likes the smaller ice and has always thought he plays better on these rinks.

Ramo looks like a fish out of water over here. Super scrambly last night. I'll give him that he hasn't had much support at times, but at the same time he hasn't impressed or instilled much confidence in anyone who has watched him. But who's to say he doesn't start to settle his nerves and come into his own over the course of camp? Can't cross any guy out this early.

MacDonald has looked average. Just reminiscent of last season. He managed to steal a few games for us in his first stint, and at times I was impressed. Though at his age (coming on 34?) I doubt he'll be able to up his game much for us with an increased role. Will be best suited as backup.

Ortio has looked very sharp at times, then he'll gaffe on some routine type stop. If he can trim down on the odd soft goals then he'll be at the top of the heap.

My tender rank as of today:

Berra
Ortio
MacDonald
Brossoit
Ramo

Karri needs to turn it around in his next game. If we don't start to see some NHL qualities in him within a week or two, I sure hope that management isn't too afraid to put the deserving goalies in their rightful positions.

Looking for bigger things from Monahan in Mon/Tues games. Now that his first taste of NHL exhibition has passed (there were most definitely some nerves), I think he will deliver.

Bouma will give Ferland a tough go for a 4th line spot. Was pretty decent last night. Happy to see him back in action again.

Poirier is just destroying expectations right now. He wasn't even a factor in my mind at the start of all this. Excited to see if he can maintain this through the remainder of camp. I see 5-9 NHL games on his horizon.

Last note.. I really, really want to see Granlund in an increased role and with better line mates. Surround him with guys that can get him the puck and I think he'll start to impress.

[kirant]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Reichel had some good wheels on him, but Poirier seems to have an extra gear when he gets going. At full speed he's a fraction slower than Lombo was, but it's extremely close.

I love the speed comparisons. What about offensive skills? I'm younger than most here, so I compare him more to Lombardi...and Lombardi was good except for the fact that his hands couldn't keep up with his feet.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by kirant

I love the speed comparisons. What about offensive skills? I'm younger than most here, so I compare him more to Lombardi...and Lombardi was good except for the fact that his hands couldn't keep up with his feet.

Poirier doesn't have that problem. He's very solid offensively.

If you were to rank the first rounders from Backlund forward to now, I'd have Poirier only behind Sven and Monahan and he's not far behind either if at all. He's a very good player.

[getbak]

Was Hudler on the ice today? If he's out for any time at the start of the season, it could open the door for Poirier to get his nine games.