03-11-2015, 05:14 PM
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#101
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Umm, what?
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Wasnt meant for you, sorry.
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03-11-2015, 05:16 PM
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#102
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RoughRiderRowdy
Wasnt meant for you, sorry.
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Oh I know, I was just confused about when anyone said negativity in a thread had anything to do with the game on the ice.  Did I miss something?
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03-11-2015, 05:16 PM
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#103
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Apparently two days off during a playoff race makes everyone around here super cranky. This is supposed to be a fun time!
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The Quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little, and it will fail, to the ruin of all. Yet hope remains while the Company is true. Go Flames Go!
Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory... lasts forever.
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03-11-2015, 05:20 PM
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#104
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In the Sin Bin
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Constant negative presence? I barely post on the Fire and Ice forum (specifically cause it turns into this every time you post something negative about the Flames, which I understand, it's a Flames forum after all, I just can't take the people who take this stuff too seriously). I've only started posting on here more recently cause things are starting to matter.
As for the recent negativity? Call it tempered expectations combined with a frustrating OOT and the Flames constantly falling behind and not controlling an entire game for a little bit now. That type of play scares me down the stretch.
The tiebreakers are great but for them to matter we have to a) be tied and b) continue to hold them.
Either way, negativity doesn't change the end goal for all of us or what I'll be doing game time for the next 16 game nights.
Last edited by polak; 03-11-2015 at 05:22 PM.
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03-11-2015, 05:21 PM
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#105
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: YYC
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Not that this adds any value to anyone or anything at all but EA NHL has given significant boosts to Hudler Russel and Wideman.
Doesn't mean a thing but it goes to show that we have amazing underdog players here in Calgary and how they have stepped up in the absence of Mark Giordano is amazing. Their outstanding efforts have really blown me away and shocked the rest of the NHL as they are getting a lot of deserved attention. And it's not just those three players but our entire team that puts heart into the way they play.
Like I said it doesn't truly reflect their value at all, as the game is pretty horrendous itself.
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Last edited by Mattman; 03-11-2015 at 05:24 PM.
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03-11-2015, 05:26 PM
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#106
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Mooning and Dooming and Polaking can be found in the toilet.
Flames are making the playoffs and it starts tonight with a win.
GFG and STFU.
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03-11-2015, 05:28 PM
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#107
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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The night is dark and full of Terrors - Those that fret endlessly over the Flames .
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03-11-2015, 05:43 PM
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#108
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
You're a constant, enduring negative presence in every game related thread you post in. Whether you know it or not you do it for attention. When you need to take the doom and gloom approach every time, it becomes a schtick. It's exactly what Moon and Doom did. It's tiresome.
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Speaking of tiresome, it seems all you do is call out other posters and bog down threads with bickering. It does nothing to contribute to the site either
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03-11-2015, 05:43 PM
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#109
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Flame Country
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Seriously Polak, not to add onto the onslaught, but you are a self declared pessimist. That doesn't mean 100% of the things that you post have to be negative.
I would be happy if 1 out of 10 posts was positive, but that's not the case. And in an unbelievable crazy season like this with so many positives, it shouldn't be asking too much.
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03-11-2015, 05:49 PM
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#110
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Umm, what?
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Wasnt meant for you, sorry.
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03-11-2015, 05:50 PM
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#111
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Franchise Player
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I may be biased because I'm also a skeptic, but if Polak has an honestly held and reasonably based pessimism about the Flames' chances, it's as legitimate as anyone else's honestly held and reasonably based belief that they're going to make it. Hell, I think it's much more worthy of discussion than a lot of the views around here, as a lot are just pie in the sky optimism based on nothing besides rooting for the home team. Not that there's anything wrong with that, per se; if you want to be a homer, go nuts. But ragging on people who aren't all sunshine and rainbows even if they can articulate good reasons for it creates a double standard that no one should be okay with.
"You're not allowed to express negative opinions about our team that are well-reasoned. However, you're encouraged to express positive opinions about our team that are ignorant." That's just crazy talk.
Besides, people are pessimistic for different reasons... some people might just be trying to keep their expectations low to avoid disappointment, and conversely, increase enjoyment if the Flames do end up in the postseason. That's totally understandable, isn't it?
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03-11-2015, 05:52 PM
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#112
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Wasn't it this time last year we stomped the ducks like 7-2?
Let's do that
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03-11-2015, 05:53 PM
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#113
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
Wasn't it this time last year we stomped the ducks like 7-2? Let's do that
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http://video.flames.nhl.com/videocen...sole?id=575177
March 12, 2014; so only one day from the anniversary.
EDIT: Though on the negative side, goals from Gio, TJ Galiardi, Cammy, Byron, Backlund (yay), Smid and Knight. So, one of seven goals by someone playing tonight.
Sorry, that might be too pessimistic to say 
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Last edited by CorsiHockeyLeague; 03-11-2015 at 06:00 PM.
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03-11-2015, 06:00 PM
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#114
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In the Sin Bin
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Just to add one more thing, I'll never post a positive prediction due to superstition. I will either predict a loss or not post at all.
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03-11-2015, 06:26 PM
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#115
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Hard to say what will happen in this game. The Ducks are sitting comfortably at the top of the standings and really don't have much to play for a this point other than getting home ice. Then again, they blew that game against the Canucks the other night, so they might be a little on the ornery side tonight. The Flames on the other hand should obviously be the more desperate team, and I think that bodes well for them. Desperate teams are very difficult to beat, and if the Flames can establish their speed game, keep their feet moving, and avoid standing around watching the play, I think they'll find a way to pull this one out.
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03-11-2015, 06:38 PM
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#116
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Brisbane
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Today's game is live on Fox Sports 5 in Australia. You will have to listen to the horrible Ducks PBP but the game will be in HD with no GameCentre time delay.
Go Flames Go!
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03-11-2015, 06:41 PM
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#117
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by polak
Just to add one more thing, I'll never post a positive prediction due to superstition. I will either predict a loss or not post at all.
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I can't tell whether you're implying green text or dead serious TBH
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03-11-2015, 06:49 PM
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#118
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Franchise Player
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I placed a bet on Anaheim so we've got this in the bag.
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Originally Posted by JobHopper
The thing is, my posts, thoughts and insights may be my opinions but they're also quite factual.
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03-11-2015, 06:56 PM
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#119
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Noo Zeeland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saillias
I placed a bet on Anaheim so we've got this in the bag.
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So is this a win-win or a lose-lose situation?
or maybe a sacrifice to the hockey gods...
Last edited by KiwiFlame; 03-11-2015 at 07:06 PM.
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03-11-2015, 06:57 PM
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#120
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Franchise Player
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Centre Ice channels for:
Wednesday, March 11
Anaheim at Calgary, 1930h Mountain
Flames feed in red
Shaw Cable 350 SD and HD
Shaw Direct 167 SD and HD--Classic lineup
Shaw Direct 467 SD and HD--Advance lineup
Bell - 426 SD 1451 HD
Telus Sat - same as Bell
Telus Optik - TBA
Rogers - 454 455 SD and HD
Source Cable - 454 455 SD 482 483 HD (HDS 11 and 12)
Eastlink - 454 455 SD and HD
Cogeco - 454 455 SD 484 485 HD
Westman - 802 SD 816 HD***
MTS -835 836 SD 1835 1836 HD
Novus - 487***
Northwestel -552 HD 562 SD***
Videotron - NA***
USA
Indemand - Game 2 SD Game HD2
Directv - 772 SD 772-1 HD
Dish - 576 SD 9543 HD Hopper Channel 475-04
Sirius Radio-- Siri 211 (Internet 926)
XM Radio-- XM 218
SXM Radio-- SXM 218
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