Ferland and Hudler leave game 1. Gaudreau benched in 3rd period

[To Be Quite Honest]

I thought Johnny's play was too Oiler; so the only thing to do was to bench him and teach him team play.

[Roof-Daddy]

I think Hudler has been hurt all playoffs....since the LA game to be exact.

Probably had something push that injury over the top this game.

[hockey.modern]

@Fan960Steinberg: Ferland and Hudler both day-to-day, according to Hartley. #Flames

[hockey.modern]

I'm actually quite worried for Ferlands hockey career. 2 concussions and another one possibly at such a young age.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest

I thought Johnny's play was too Oiler; so the only thing to do was to bench him and teach him team play.

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[Knut]

Hudler took a slash to the hand.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Hesla

Hudler took a slash to the hand.

They said that in the broadcast, but he was laboured in his stride to the bench and clutched his back while sitting

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

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Carried the puck in himself to score and not use his fellow players. That type of play stuck out to me.

[Philly06Cup]

I love Gaudreau's deking around defenders.

[JiriHrdina]

Hartley was pretty clear post-game that he sat Johnny down to rest him and b/c he felt the ducks were taking liberties. Given the score - he chose to sit him.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

They said that in the broadcast, but he was laboured in his stride to the bench and clutched his back while sitting

Just watched another replay of him going to the bench after the slash. He never waved his hand, which is the typical reaction. He also put both hands on the boards and leaned forward. When you have a sore hand or wrist, you typically pull your arm into your body, you don't lean forward onto your hands.

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Johnny is on the bench. Hartley just not playing him. Don't know if it's a precaution or if he's actually benched for bad play. Either way it's stupid.

Also......**** you concussions. **** off.

Johnny got drilled from behind earlier, monohan is banged up and hudler is potentially out. Its the smart and only move in a complete wash of a game. You simply don't run your best offensive player out there any longer at this point and risk losing him as well.

[oldschoolcalgary]

Originally Posted by hockey.modern

I'm actually quite worried for Ferlands hockey career. 2 concussions and another one possibly at such a young age.

agree 100%

kid should be be held out in order to protect his long term career... i'd rather see him as a member of the calgary flames for the next 5-8 years than to risk another concussion just so the flames can lose the game 6-3...or lose the series 4-2 instead 4-1 or 4-0

[Neeper]

That looks like a concussion to me too. Man, that sucks. I hope it's not serious. Wolf is a big body, but he's too damn slow.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary

agree 100%

kid should be be held out in order to protect his long term career... i'd rather see him as a member of the calgary flames for the next 5-8 years than to risk another concussion just so the flames can lose the game 6-3...or lose the series 4-2 instead 4-1 or 4-0

Yup I agree, really worried for him. Concussions seem to jus build on each other, and the poor kid looks like h might have now suffered his 2nd in what, less 20 NHL games?

Given the way he needs to play, he's not going to last long if he's already this prone, so let's hope it's not that.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Hartley was pretty clear post-game that he sat Johnny down to rest him and b/c he felt the ducks were taking liberties. Given the score - he chose to sit him.

After taking a minute that's what I figured it was. ...Emotions...

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Philly06Cup

I love Gaudreau's deking around defenders.

Yes... but the play almost never went forward - only laterally or back. It didn't effectively generate anything. That's not all on him though - that's on the line as well.
Me? I'm pretty partial to Perry or Getzlaf dropping the shoulder and running over anyone getting to the front, then jamming it in.

Seems to me Anaheim is that team that Burke talks about when he says you need a roster to beat different kinds of teams. This is a far bigger challenge than last series. And I think exposes this Flames roster.

[cofias]

Sincerely hope Ferland doesn't have another concussion, but it's hard to think otherwise. I feel awful for him. Didn't even care about the score after that...

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

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TBQH is just overreacting, as usual.

"teach him team play"

What an utterly asinine statement.

[Hockeyguy15]

Hudler looks like he has some sort of back or rib injury the way he was slumped over on the bench.

Ferland is probably concussed. Freak accident, he didn't see the hit coming and have time to protect himself.