[GT] Flames at The Oilers: NACHO TIME!!!!

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by Serapth

Someone needs to get sent down to send a message. Jones works for me.

This was pretty much as bad of Flames hockey as I've seen since the dive after wondernut Burke canned Feaster last season.

Pretty key that they over react in game two of the season and start trying to send extreme messages right away.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by serapth

they can send anyone down, they just have to clear...

What's the worst that happens? We lose him?

cap floor!

[stone hands]

Originally Posted by chubeyr1

Is it just me? In preseason the youngsters could pass the puck, now the vets arrive and cant make a decent pass.

Gio, Brodie, Ramo, are playing really well. I am also impressed with Engelland. He seems to hit everything. Seems to be the only one using the body.

Where is Bollig? Stajan? Jones, Raymond. Rookies were ready to go out of camp, vets look like they need a month more to be ready.

Basically this

I know most analysts would say: vets don't care during the preseason, evaluate them in the regular season

Welp, it's only game 2 but really what were you expecting? That Jones would magically develop hands over the course of a few games of not playing? Everyone that actually watches this team knows these guys are mediocre to bad on most nights. There's a reason we picked 4th overall last year and probably even higher this year

[skcli]

Glencross is effective in the deflection of shots in front of the net. Stajan is effective to do backcheck behind the net. Jones is effective in skating straight......

[nik-]

look at Spector's stupid smug face

[Serapth]

Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle

Pretty key that they over react in game two of the season and start trying to send extreme messages right away.

Not at all. After what Hartley has been preaching over and over, it would send a message both to vets, and the bubble kids who did earn a roster spot they didn't get.

I wouldn't consider it over reacting, I'd call it making up for past mistakes.

[Itse]

In all the doom and gloom, let's not forget we lost the first Oilers game last season 4-2. Still ended up being an okay season.

Patience.

Besides, this one is still tied, even though the Oilers have played well by their standards and we've played bad by any standard.

[Stay Golden]

Originally Posted by nik-

look at Spector's stupid smug face

wonder if he has a glass jaw

[T@T]

Originally Posted by nik-

look at Spector's stupid smug face

His mother tweeted she didn't love it.

[Righteous1]

whoa just googled the final solution..soo much dead

[Igster]

Really enjoying this Oilers centric broadcast in Alberta. Screw you SN.

[Mightyfire89]

I think Nik Borschevsky was a more effective hockey player for the Flames than Jones is. Utterly useless other than helping bring the team up to the cap minimum.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Serapth

Not at all. After what Hartley has been preaching over and over, it would send a message both to vets, and the bubble kids who did earn a roster spot they didn't get.

I wouldn't consider it over reacting, I'd call it making up for past mistakes.

they are very limited on who they can send down due to the cap floor

[Geeoff]

Originally Posted by Igster

Really enjoying this Oilers centric broadcast in Alberta. Screw you SN.

1984. Gretzky. Messier. Coffey.

[Serapth]

Originally Posted by Itse

In all the doom and gloom, let's not forget we lost the first Oilers game last season 4-2. Still ended up being an okay season.

Patience.

Besides, this one is still tied, even though the Oilers have played well by their standards and we've played bad by any standard.

The doom and gloom isn't coming from the scoreboard, but the play on the ice.

I don't think too many people really care all that much if we lose this game. It's just the sheer level of terrible we are seeing on the ice tonight that's got people worried.

Especially when the biggest problem doesn't seem to be rust or lack of chemistry, but just a complete, across the board lack of... Well, everything. They just look like they don't give a ####.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by Serapth

Not at all. After what Hartley has been preaching over and over, it would send a message both to vets, and the bubble kids who did earn a roster spot they didn't get.

I wouldn't consider it over reacting, I'd call it making up for past mistakes.

Yah we should totally call up one of the bubble kids so they can sit in the press box next to Seto the next time we feel we need Big Ern in the line up, that would be awesome.

Frock sake get some patience and give some time for the team and Hartley to figure out the club and what to do with some of the vets if they aren't going to have a productive spot on the team. There are no rules that say after day xxx the bubble kids can't get called up, so there is zero rush to figure this out other than our own lack of patience as fans.

[Igster]

Originally Posted by Geeoff

1984. Gretzky. Messier. Coffey.

Uh huh. Which was fine for a bit but c'mon. This game is being shown in Alberta with Flames fans watching. Enough.

[Split98]

OMG. Make this awkwardly passionate 5th season commercial go away.

[Serapth]

Originally Posted by dino7c

they are very limited on who they can send down due to the cap floor

What are we paying Jones???

I thought we was under a mil.

[McG]

I'm watching in greaserville but are those doofs broadcast to Calgary as well? Spector seems to have had a lobotomy and it has been replaced by a koolaid machine. What a poor excuse for an analyst.