PGT- Wild 1 - Booing Man Loses

[cupraisedn89]

Is this the first time we were shutout this season?

[bob-loblaw]

Originally Posted by thymebalm

I hope AC does a video of all of Byron's missed opportunities at the end of the season.

Youtube would have to build another data center to hold a video that long.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I think some fans think that Byron is being handed all these breakaways. Newsflash he's getting the breakaways because of his speed and knack of knowing when to pinch that few players on the roster can do. It's not like if you sit Byron the next guy will step in and get lots of breakaways. Has Sven even had a breakaway in the NHL?

exactly, its like they think he is taking them away from someone else lol

players with better hands are welcome to get break away's at any time

[AcGold]

There's no way Sven is worse than Raymond, no way.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

This Monahan-Byron thing is ultra weird. People are uspet at Byron because it's been happening time and time again. If Monahan was whiffing on chances every game people would be on him too. Monahan has 15 goals, just had 4 goals in 4 games, so you give that guy some room to breath.

It's not like Monahan cashes in on all his chances and he does get a lot of chances compared to say Byron. Like I said before your best players have to come through or you aren't going to win as tonight highlights. What about Brodie wasting those point blank chances at the end of the game? So many Flames just didn't come through tonight.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by dino7c

if I told you at the start of the season that fans would be this upset that we lost a one goal game to the Wild in Jan what would you say?

Its funny how this is one of the teams the Flames "have to beat" when they are miles ahead of calgary in terms of building their franchise

Maybe that's because they don't have Mason Raymond, and Deryk Engelland.

Sorry Brad Treliving, but these guys did not earn their roster spots. They were gifted them and that's not good for the development of guys like Baertschi and Wotherspoon who have to know they're already better watching this up in the pressbox.

Right now this has become a one-line team with Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler. The other 45 minutes of the game are a case of just waiting for the main line to come back on. That's not on Stajan, Jooris, Backlund, or Colborne. It's on the guys dragging their line down. Guys on 3 mil / 3yr contracts.

It's on Hartley to play Hiller, Sven, Tyler, and Wolf next game. If Ramo gets in because Hiller lost, and Raymond and Engellend and Bollig all slot in next game, and then we win anyways because they're the Oilers, that'll be B.S.

[Anduril]

Originally Posted by scottish_flame

Hasn't Monahan already scored more than Byron ever will? Including overtime winners?

Invalid argument

No idea what kind of argument you're reading from my comment but seeing as people were hoping that Byron scored, wouldn't it make sense to have more confidence/disappointment that our trust top 6 forward/Mr. Clutch missed? Especially since he's the one with the better skill set, pedigree, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I let out a long sigh when Byron got a breakaway and an even longer when Dubnyk inevitably saved it but weird to be giving him so much flack for a 4th liner over one specific play when the rest of the team is in the same boat for missing their chances.

[ClubFlames]

By the way no is saying that if Sven is replaced with Byron he will end up getting on multiple breakaways and score on all of them, maybe he can bump Bouma down a line and play in the top 6 and maybe make more of an impact that Byron has offensively.

[Street Pharmacist]

3 Things:

-Another corsi win/real loss. Boo. Played good enough to win but couldn't bury one despite some good chances
-the amount of whining about calling it a "must win" is more annoying than calling it a "must win"
-Byron needs some confidence. Elsewhere. Love the hustle and the try
-seemed like Gio and Brodie were on the ice for all of the Wild's chances


Edit: counting is for losers

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by cupraisedn89

Is this the first time we were shutout this season?

Yes, I believe it is.

[combustiblefuel]

Paul Byron is only 25 . Still young enough to learn how to bury those chances.

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

Paul Byron is only 25 . Still going enough to learn how to bury those chances.

25 is typically a players peak age. He's going to get worse, not better.

[Sheva #7]

MOD EDIT: Let's not post things like this.

[The_Future]

Originally Posted by dino7c

1st line center

3rd or 4th line winger

Nobody is actually blaming Mony for anything...just saying how stupid it is to blame a 3rd liner for not scoring on a break away

Actually we are blaming the 3rd liner for not scoring on about 1 billion gajillion fiffillion shabadadioomilliondode break aways, but who is counting?

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

It's not like Monahan cashes in on all his chances and he does get a lot of chances compared to say Byron. Like I said before your best players have to come through or you aren't going to win as tonight highlights. What about Brodie wasting those point blank chances at the end of the game? So many Flames just didn't come through tonight.

Yeah, I'm not saying the other players besides Byron bury all their chances just that Byron misses on a very large amount, more than any other. I'm not blaming the loss on him but it would be nice if he had the scoring touch of even a Krystof Oliwa at this point.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by Tyler

25 is typically a players peak age. He's going to get worse, not better.

He is not a terrible player tho is my point.

Example: even Anze kopitar only had 10 goals when he was 25 But he did have 32 assist.

[MillerTime GFG]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

3
-seemed like Gio and Brodie were on the ice for all of the Wild's chances


Edit: counting is for losers

That has been a common theme for a few games now. I think they'll be fine, but they seem to be trying to be too fancy in their own end. They need to get back to playing simple, they're trying to do too much.

[CedarMeter]

A lot of negative posts. If you told me at the beginning of the season that we would be fighting for a playoff spot at the middle of the season. I would take it that in heart beat. Go Flames! You're doing us proud. A little set back but no worries. Win the next game!

[scottish_flame]

Originally Posted by Anduril

No idea what kind of argument you're reading from my comment but seeing as people were hoping that Byron scored, wouldn't it make sense to have more confidence/disappointment that our trust top 6 forward/Mr. Clutch missed? Especially since he's the one with the better skill set, pedigree, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I let out a long sigh when Byron got a breakaway and an even longer when Dubnyk inevitably saved it but weird to be giving him so much flack for a 4th liner over one specific play when the rest of the team is in the same boat for missing their chances.

Because sometimes your bottom 6 guys have to chip in with a few goals when you're top players haven't scored in a game. Something Byron can't do therefor he should be replaced. Same goes with bollig, stajan and Raymond

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Yeah, I'm not saying the other players besides Byron bury all their chances just that Byron misses on a very large amount, more than any other. I'm not blaming the loss on him but it would be nice if he had the scoring touch of even a Krystof Oliwa at this point.

Yeah it sucks that Byron isn't cashing in on those chances and in a way he's kind of like Paul Ranheim all over again for the Flames. Certainly if he was ever going to come through tonight would have been a great time but give Dubnyk credit he kind of flashed the five hole then closed it fast.