[PGT] Flames 4. Habs 1. Backstrom solid in Flames debut

[hockey.modern]

Monahan is just 5 points away from leading the 2013 NHL Draft Class.

Hamilton is 5 points away from his career high.

Giordano is 1 point away from a career high.

Backlund is 1 point away from a career high.

Brodie set a new career high tonight.

Gaudreau is 3 goals away from 30.

[SebC]

Ladies and gentlemen, our goalie of the future.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Didn't watch at all. Review of Backstrom please?

Composed, but rusty at times. Wasn't tested a whole lot, but was solid.

[Makarov]

Originally Posted by hockey.modern

Monahan is just 5 points away from leading the 2013 NHL Draft Class.

Hamilton is 5 points away from his career high.

Giordano is 1 point away from his career high.

Backlund is 1 point away from his career high.

Brodie set a new career high tonight.

Gaudreau is 3 goals away from 30.

How aren't we in a playoff spot? So disappointing.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by hockey.modern

Monahan is just 5 points away from leading the 2013 NHL Draft Class.

He has also pulled ahead of both Nugent-Hopkins and Saad, so he is now second behind Landeskog for most goals scored by anyone drafted since 2011 (and he's played over 100 fewer games than Landeskog).

[kirant]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Didn't watch at all. Review of Backstrom please?

Looked like an experienced starter should. Didn't panic or overreact when under pressure and knew when to leave the net to play the puck. Wasn't tested a heck of a lot and you could tell he wasn't always sure with how far he should shift while tracking play.

If he gets more starts, he should get better.

[AC]

Originally Posted by hockey.modern

Monahan is just 5 points away from leading the 2013 NHL Draft Class.

I'm a fan of this list of top goal scorers from the 2011, 2012, and 2013 drafts.

Landeskog 	98 (2011)
Monahan 	79 (2013)
Saad 		76 (2011)
Nugent-Hopkins 	75 (2011)
Galchenyuk 	68 (2012)
Shaw 		67 (2011)
Kucherov 	64 (2011)
Zibanejad	60 (2011)
MacKinnon 	59 (2013)
Forsberg 	56 (2012)
Couturier	54 (2011)
Palat		54 (2011)
Gaudreau	52 (2011)
Scheifele	52 (2011)
Huberdeau	51 (2011)	
Jenner		50 (2011)	
Yakupov 	48 (2012)
Barkov 		47 (2013)
Hertl 		45 (2012)
Lindholm 	35 (2013)

Monahan is also 2 goals behind Doug Gilmour for 39th all-time in Flames history.

[Ullr]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Was anyone watching the beginning of the Oilers game when McDavid was coming down on a 2 on 1 and the Oilers play by play guy literally just shouted "LOOK!!!". Hey dude, you're a play by play guy not a drunk fan shouting out to your buddy.

So glad we have Rick Ball.

I'm sorry, but which team?

[puffnstuff]

A Flames goalie with a .955 for his season, feels good man.

[Gaskal]

Around the League Report

Spoiler!

Pregame Paulie

Fire Therrien

Today has like the least amount of posts I've seen before a game. I guess people are slowly getting bored of hoping to win and losing, or hoping to lose and winning.

Fire therrien chants please.

I'm hoping for an equally embarrassing loss.

Who gets injured today?

Bergevin.
He’s gonna fall from the press box.

On top of Therrien

they cannot keep Therrien right...?

if they do, I think a whole lot of people will just tune out for the next year lol

I wait anxiously to see what The master Tactician Therrien has up his sleeve to counter the savy tank commanding skills of Hartley and the flames. This should be an epic battle indeed.

1st period

Backstrom hasn't played in the NHL in 14 months?!

Put your money on the Flames if you haven't already.

And tickets as low as 6 dollars were available.

lols we have 1 SOG - Therrien has the team ready

Lordy lordy this is bad hockeying.

First game I’ve started to watch in a while. Didn’t last long. I commend those who stay for the entire thing, especially those who work with EOTP. You’re stronger than I. Night folks.

I just checked to see if the Curling World Championships were on hoping that Russian women's team would be playing. Rather look at them than this game.

2nd period

That first period was badddd
Not sure if I wanna stick around for the next two

This level of play
Is why God invented alcohol.

I'm going for a nap
My eyelids are more interesting than this game. Let me know who loses.

Man, this game is a horrible indictment of the state of coaching in the NHL. One guy won a cup, but that was a generation ago. The other a 3 time loser who wouldn’t have a job without friends in high places. Philadelphia has a crap team but thought outside the box with their coaching hire. Now they’re in a playoff position

Habs have no gameplan when in offensive zone. Their 'good' shift is cycling the puck behind the net for 30-40 sec and then changing after a forced pass to point fails.

12 shots so far. Well on our way…

Help!
The alcohol isn’t working any more.

They're begging to have Therrien fired.
BEGGING. It shows in their "play." They’ve quit.
Bergevin stubbornly stands pat.

3rd Period

I see I'm not missing much here.
Playing Gears of War instead

Our tank is well oiled

Wow Plekachu, right in the logo. Only 2 more years at 6 million per.

Better call Saul is on tonight...something to look forward to

Walking Dead is in 5 mins awww yeah

This team can’t even score a goal on a 38 year old goalie who didn’t play in a year. I have never seen a professionnel team so ####ed from top to bottom like the canadians right now. It’s just a mess.

I feel like poppa Simpson coming over from watching the Pens-Caps game.

Galchenyuk trying to keep up with Gaudreau was funny

9-0 in two day, not bad.

Edit: 9-1

Good Guy Therrien trying to give Monahan the hat trick

Michel Therrien super coach to the rescue

Pull the goalie hahahaha

Therrien likes us 5 on 4

Down by three and we pull the goalie...****ing fool!

Therrien is such an idiot. In one game, he doesn't pull the goalie when it might've made a difference.

Now, he pulls him when it doesn't.

Glorious tanking efforts.

**** it, I'm aboard.

Even though I would have never done it when I played.

TANK! TANK! TANK!

Backstrom almost got a SHUTOUT in his first start in over a year. I heard people say he would never play again.

We shoulda tanked in 13 as well to get Barkov(my first pick) or Monahan(my second pick).

We'd be way further ahead in our rebuild. Bah. Oh well.

[Gaudfather]

Backlund gave Backstrom the Fire Helmet in the dressing room after the game - classy move!

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Gaudfather

Backlund gave Backstrom the Fire Helmet in the dressing room after the game - classy move!

Some Backs on Backs love

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Was anyone watching the beginning of the Oilers game when McDavid was coming down on a 2 on 1 and the Oilers play by play guy literally just shouted "LOOK!!!". Hey dude, you're a play by play guy not a drunk fan shouting out to your buddy.

So glad we have Rick Ball.

Originally Posted by Ullr

I'm sorry, but which team?

I'm not sure what you're getting at here.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Makarov

How aren't we in a playoff spot? So disappointing.

Dead last in GAA.

People say defense is boring though.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by Makarov

How aren't we in a playoff spot? So disappointing.

Simple. The list of positives didn't include goaltending.

[sureLoss]

shots fired?

Kristen Odland @Kristen_Odland
Hamilton on Backstrom's performance: “It’s an easy game when you expect him to save the pucks."

Kristen Odland @Kristen_Odland
"For us as D-men back there, you don’t have to worry about him back there and it makes it easier for us.”

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by T@T

Simple. The list of positives didn't include goaltending.

Its not just goaltending. Though it has been abysmal at times as well.

Its the team defense that has been an issue all year. They so often don't play as a unit and leave their assignments....and that's particularly true of the top 6 F group as much as anyone else on the club.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Be interesting to see how Hiller does against the Marlies tomorrow

[Bunk]

2nd most goals of any pick in the past 5 years for Monahan. That's incredible.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Duplicate.