[PGT] Flames 4 - Wild 3 ! OT win! Burn those 3rds!

[CSharp]

Most Impressive!

[CSharp]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

If not a fight or a line brawl, the players would have rallied around something else. I am not so naive to fail to see that fightings serves a function, but the argument from the non-fighting camp is that it is not indispensable. Players will always find SOMETHING to rally around.

I don't think for one second that Hartley wanted a brawl on the ice to start the game. However, his strategy to see if he can intimidate the Canucks was a good one. I think the team finally realized that they cannot be pushed over and that guys like Bouma and McGrattan are rewarded for their hard work on the ice. The team, IMO, is rallying for the coach. I think Hartley should get nominated for the coach of the year or even get coach of the year if the Flames reach 10th overall in the conference by the end of the year. Hope that doesn't happen as this team really needs to focus on a true rebuild rather than occasional emotional rally that result in short term success.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by AC

GIFs of the Game

That celebration is awesome. Leap goalie, glide, delayed knee pump.

[troutman]

The "Hartley is Terrible" crowd should take a long break from CP. He might be coach of the year.

[Flash Walken]

It is truly amazing how much more entertaining this team is this year vs previous seasons.

Can anyone imagine pulling off these wins/staying in these games with that Sad Sack tanguay on the roster? Yeesh, good riddance that particular brand of rubbish.

Give me a team full of Backlund and Bouma's every day.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by troutman

The "Hartley is Terrible" crowd should take a long break from CP. He might be coach of the year.

As a member of the 'I don't like Hartley' club he has been nothing but spectacular this season in terms of having the team prepared to compete on a nightly basis.

Having a team full of lunch buckets surely helps, but he's done a great job.

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by troutman

The "Hartley is Terrible" crowd should take a long break from CP. He might be coach of the year.

Let's not go nuts. This is still a lottery team at the end of the day. That title is Roy's to lose this season.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by troutman

The "Hartley is Terrible" crowd should take a long break from CP. He might be coach of the year.

Clearly coach of the year is Dallas Eakins. There's sure something special up there!

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by troutman

The "Hartley is Terrible" crowd should take a long break from CP. He might be coach of the year.

He was doing a few things late last year that had nothing to do with Backs which I didn't like (Butler playing first pairing minutes for example) but has definitely grown lots on me.

[Savvy27]

I think Monahan has taken another step and I'm thrilled that he's playing with Cammalleri now. He looks far less nervous than he did at the start of the year and way less tentative than he did immediately coming back from his injury. He's just a fantastic player. Can't wait to watch as he becomes a star.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by troutman

The "Hartley is Terrible" crowd should take a long break from CP. He might be coach of the year.

The coach of a lottery team might be the coach of the year?

I like what Hartley is doing with this team, but really?

[EVERLAST]

Originally Posted by btimbit

this kinda stuff is fantastic and WOW am I happy to see them keeping it loose in the locker room.

Play hard and have fun ....what a great message.

McGratton really impresses me since the brawl I cannot say ive ever seen a flames Tough guy have the teams back quite like him.

[Young-Sneezy]

Originally Posted by expatflame

14 points out of a playoff spot. Can it be done??

If it means Vancouver misses the playoffs, I would push the rebuild back a year just to stick it to them.

[Ashasx]

How can this team possibly go back to the 3rd jerseys now?

[Greybeard]

Hartley will not win coach of the year on a bottom 5 team but he is doing a heck of a job with this team and our young guys are motivated and developing nicely. I'm impressed.

[Kaine]

Guess this is a bad place to say that I got my new jersey I ordered after the holidays. Monahan on the Flames third jersey.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Kaine

Guess this is a bad place to say that I got my new jersey I ordered after the holidays. Monahan on the Flames third jersey.

I don't find them as bad as most people do, I almost got a Monny one too.

Definite downgrade from last years 3rds though, + being cursed. No thanks.

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

How can this team possibly go back to the 3rd jerseys now?

yeah ... as an organization, you know it's probably time to think about them again once your coach begs you to wear different ones. Might as well retire those abominations immediately. I myself am not a superstitious person at all, but I can totally understand that the team doesn't want to wear the 0-8 jerseys after winning 4 straight games in the "normal" ones.

[Kaine]

Originally Posted by btimbit

I don't find them as bad as most people do, I almost got a Monny one too.

Definite downgrade from last years 3rds though, + being cursed. No thanks.

I hear ya, I hated them at first, worst thing I had ever seen on a player. However I grew to almost like them, I certainly don't love them by any means but it's something different and it's really not that bad.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Love how Hrudey, Oake, Stajan and Sumo Bouma are all laughing, while Sumo Grats is clearly zeroed in on his target, ready to put 18 through the glass.