[PGT] Flames Win! 4-1 vs Yotes

[taxbuster]

Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)

Backlund was great.

Felt Sven looked weak, lost every battle.

Can't agree -- thought he looked better than most nights - great defensive positioning, killed a couple of 'yotes plays by himself on the backcheck. Started up good offensive plays -- he's getting it. He needs more meat and muscle methinks. He has great hands and I'm amazed how often he just swipes his stick at a puck it the air and knocks it down to himself.

[Flashpoint]

2 in a row for the first time since October!

It's a red letter day.

And that letter is a "C".

[Flames_F.T.W]

I've been really impressed by the hustle of B. Jones since he was called up. He has speed and size and has been fantastic on the penalty kill. I think with that work ethic it will be hard to demote him

[UKflames]

Maybe it was the fact the yotes played the night before or maybe it was the return of Gio but the Flames seemed to have a real jump about them last night, something that seemed to be missing over the last couple of weeks.

Got to love Backlunds impression of Cammi with the one knee slapshot

[FlameZilla]

Giordano is a great captain. So happy to see him back.

[Itse]

4-4-2 in the last 10.

That's not so bad.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by LockedOut

Back to back wins while only giving up one goal in each game.

Really good to see. For a while there I was wondering if this team was ever going to be able to keep the opposition to two goals or less. Good on Ramo and the team for playing better defensively.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I don't think it was the booze, I thought Baertschi played really well - he generated a lot of offense for his line. Really good game IMO

Baertschi was very good last night. And he was only a bad pass from Colbourne away from a sweet goal too.

[FFR]

Originally Posted by kirant

Just got back from the game:
- Ramo played great. The only concerns I have is his lateral speed (sometimes looks a little slow after rebounds) and his puck control (he had a couple adventures behind the net)
- Colborne is looking better and better. There were a couple shifts where his line seemed to dominate offensively

I agree with your thoughts on Ramo - I thought he was a bit shaky in the first (looked a little underconfident when he let some big rebounds go and didn't corral some shots he should have) but he really settled down as the game went on. However, he either needs a ton of work on puck handling or he should just stay in his net. He can be a bit slow getting back to the net.

Regarding Colborne though - I agree that his line seemed very dominant, but I give the credit to Baertschi - he made great defensive plays to strip the puck from Phoenix and start rushes up the ice. He was all over the place and had a couple great scoring chances. Colborne was ok - but I didn't think he was that great last night.

[The Hendog]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Baertschi was very good last night. And he was only a bad pass from Colbourne away from a sweet goal too.

Agreed!
I thought Sven made some really smart plays last night.

He won a foot race to a loose puck in our own zone and made the simple play of poking the puck out into the neutral zone were a streaking Flame player picked it up and it lead to an odd man rush and some extended pressure in the Coyotes zone that ended up drawing a penalty I believe. That all developed because of Svens effort on the puck.

He also forced a delay a game penalty in the third by pressuring a young defenseman and forcing him to make a play quicker than he wanted to.

Smart plays by Sven based on a solid effort level; not sure what else you can ask from a small rookie. A tap in goal would have been nice I guess...

[MissTeeks]

That's a long time!

“@DarrenHaynes_CP: Kiprusoff on April 3 and 6, 2011. That was last time a #Flames goalie started consecutive games and gave up 1 or 0 goals in each. Now Ramo.”

[Gaskal]

Sven's been quite good lately outside of the 3rd period Blackhawks panic.

[The Hendog]

Looking forward a little but do you start Ramo Friday and Saturday?

I really want to beat the Oilers after last time they were in town and we blew it, so my bias would be for Ramo to get the night off Friday and then play Saturday to maximize our chances of beating the Oilers.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by AC

This is perfect.

Backlund had a great game last night, amazing what he can do with some ice time and decent linemates!

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Itse

4-4-2 in the last 10.

That's not so bad.

NONE of this matters if we don't beat the AHL Oilers on Saturday. Please god put Ramo in net against them!

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

NONE of this matters if we don't beat the AHL Oilers on Saturday. Please god put Ramo in net against them!

It's the tail end of a back-to-back so I'd say the smart move would be to play Berra vs the Avalanche and Ramo vs the Oilers.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Sven's been quite good lately outside of the 3rd period Blackhawks panic.

The toughest thing for a young player is to find that consistent level. If Sven keeps up this level of play for 5 or 10 games in a row the points will come and he will leave the doooooghouse.

[codynw]

Calling the Oilers an AHL team is an insult to the AHL.

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by nik-

Well that's kind of unnecessary

Dang. It was from my phone...
Was supposed to be this, which is pretty pathetic:

[Flash Walken]

Is Paul Byron making a case for a permanent roster spot this season?

2 Games, two great performances from him.