[GT] Habs @ Flames. Hallow's eve eve.

[wooohooo]

Great goaltending makes a huge difference. Oilers look from horribad to bad with decent goaltending

[adc]

Originally Posted by Yamer

I still contend that Ortio could not see either the shot or the puck on the 3rd goal. His body language screams of it.

When that happens, as a goaltender all you can do is guess base on circumstance. The shot was in a bit closer, so he got low and spread out in a standard pose. The puck didn't hit him.

If he couldn't see it that was crap positioning by him.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

What browser?

Just downloaded chrome, and it's working (FF and IE were a no go).

On my tablet

[1_Flames_Fan]

For the love of God, All I want is a timely save. Not too much to ask I think.

[2ArmBands]

Originally Posted by Yamer

There is only one goal I would ask Ortio to be better on, and that's Weise's in the first.

At this point it's not about breaking down individual shots and goals. No matter who has been in net they haven't been able to provide key saves at key moments. None of them... And it's killing us.

[skcli]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

What's Leland Irving doing these days? Surely he could play better than these scrubs.

I will try to get Chris Joseph

[codynw]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Flames are winning the Corsi battle tonight.

Except Wideman and Russell. They aren't winning.

Do they have one shot attempt at even strength between them?

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Good:

Johnny
Bennett
Monahan
Frolik
Gio
Brodie
Colborne
Dougie (lately)

Meh
Jooris
Engelland
Jooris
Jones
Ortio
Hudler

Awful

Russell
Wideman
Backlund
Raymond
Bollig
Hiller
Ramo

nm

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by jessnuts

Anyone else notice Jesse Pinkman teaching at Carey Price's former school?

[442scotty]

Originally Posted by FiveSeven

Jesus you're all talking like Ortio is already proven himself a failure.

He's going to be fine. #### happens. Let's at least let him prove himself good or bad.

Looks like he proved something

[DropIt]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Good:

Johnny
Bennett
Monahan
Frolik
Gio
Brodie
Colborne
Dougie (lately)

Meh
Jooris
Engelland
Jooris
Jones
Ortio
Hudler

Awful

Russell
Wideman
Backlund
Raymond
Bollig
Hiller
Ramo

Jooris is double meh!

and if Hiller/Ramo have been bad, you cant seriously list Ortio as 'meh'

[Erick Estrada]

LOL Ortio has been terrible. He let in two goals against Weise that an average NHL goaltender should stop. The power play goal he left the entire right side of the net vacant but I won't call it bad because it appeared he was screened. The last goal was more on Russell than him. Bottom line is that he's been no different than the other two guys in that instead of making any important saves he's letting in some soft goals. Just not good enough and now we are seeing why Hartley lacked confidence in him.

[GB70]

I'm kinda suprised given how brutal the defense has been this season that one of our goaltenders hasn't completly snapped and gone postal on the defense yet.

[jessnuts]

We aren't playing great in the second (again) but still the most frustrating thing to me was gaudreau getting a holding the stick penalty for pulling his own stick out of the defenseman's arm. Wasn't even on the same side of the guy as his stick.

[CampbellsTransgressions]

Originally Posted by adc

Considering only one team in the league wanted him and that team sat him for 9 games until he was able to "beat out" Alex Semin what exactly do you think they could have got him for?

He wasn't good enough for the Flames, wasn't good enough for 28 other teams and barely made the least team thanks to a car accident from one of their players.

Or perhaps the rest of the league has no idea who he is? I would wager that has more to do with him falling to the Habs. They were on a winning streak, so of course it was hard for him to break into the lineup. Just wait and see if they bench him again. I bet they won't.

He actually was good enough to make the Flames, they just thought he would slip through waivers. Anyone that thinks Mason Raymond or Brandon Bollig did more to earn a spot on the team are as delusional as Bob Hartley.

But fine, give up a guy that was gonna pot 30 points playing on the 4th line. A guy that goes out and brings so much energy that it shifts momentum to his team. Not to mention his role as a good PKer.

We sure made the right decision.

[Stay Golden]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Good:


Awful

Russell
Wideman
Backlund
Raymond
Bollig
Hiller
Ramo

100% agree these 7 have been aweful and are struggling putting even 2 games in row of non suck together.

[cofias]

It was a huge mistake hanging on to both Wideman and Russell. Running around your own zone trying to block everything simply isn't an effective way of defending in the NHL. Being one of the teams with the most blocked shots is indicative of major issues.

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by DropIt

Jooris is double meh!

and if Hiller/Ramo have been bad, you cant seriously list Ortio as 'meh'

He's performed better than the other two but is that really saying much at this point? This is his 2nd softie in 2 starts on a team that desperately needs a whole lot less of those. So...

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by GB70

I'm kinda suprised given how brutal the defense has been this season that one of our goaltenders hasn't completly snapped and gone postal on the defense yet.

They'd get it back twice as bad. The defense has had lapses without a doubt, but more troublesome to me is the lack of any ability to make saves. Last in the NHL in 5v5 save % and you're going to pin that on the D?

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by codynw

Do they have one shot attempt at even strength between them?

they are +6 -7 at ES.

actually an improvement for them when you think about it

...but also consider the 100% ozone starts