[GT] Flames vs Leafs

[flylock shox]

Jooris. What a goon.

[Toonage]

Oh my god Jooris, that ruled.

Kadri turtling. Beautiful.

[driveway]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

You want to know why Calgary didn't make the playoffs this year? That's why.

Maybe not quite the playoffs, but it gets us close.

Prior to today, in Hiller's starts we're 8-13-2 with 68 goals for and 73 against. Replace Hiller with Ortio (season save percentage of .901 ... not even a good save percentage) and our goals against drops to 61. Suddenly in those games instead of being -5 goals for/against we're +7 and are probably more like 13-8-2 and sitting just on the outside of the playoffs with 78 points.

If, however, we got the Joni Ortio we've seen since 02/23 - save percentage .912 - that drops our goals-against to 55 and hey presto we're +13 goals for/against in those games and a 15-6-2 record seems somewhat reasonable.

Now, obviously if certain saves are made the games play out differently so you can't just retroactively say this is how they would play out, but it sure does show you the difference goaltending makes.

I mean, that .912 Ortio is playing behind exactly the same team, minus Jones and Russel, plus Jokkipaka that Hiller was. Though admitedly for a lot of those October losses there was no Brodie in the lineup. Are Brodie and Jokkipaka alone able to prevent almost 20 goals against? I like those guys, but I don't think so.

Good God I hate Hiller.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by dieHARDflameZ

I struggle to understand how a guy can spend all game on his knees and still let in goals like that.

He needed to be one or two feet further out. He was almost on his goal line.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Hiller is just the worst.

[AC]

Good for Jooris to stand up for Johnny though.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Hiller sucks.

[Looch City]

Hahaha get in box #### head!

[zarrell]

Kadri is such a rat.

[StrykerSteve]

Right on. Kadri getting nailed too. Diving biatch.

[dino7c]

JJ thought it was a head hit, wasn't but in the heat of the moment

[Nammer403]

Lol

[memphusk]

I would like to buy Jooris a beer after that. Thank you Mr. Jooris.

[Zoller]

Johnny with an undisciplined penalty there

[flylock shox]

Gaudreau. What a goon.

[Ullr]

Kadri throwing his knee into that hit on Gaudreau. Does nobody see this bulls***

[Kidder]

Haha Kadri getting screwed for a nice hit. Love it. His reputation precedes him.

[Clever_Iggy]

Originally Posted by Yamer

Oooo, Josh. Appreciate the sentiment, but that was dumb. Expect a suspension on that one.

And some b**** about the Flames not sticking up each other. No suspension.

[Erick Estrada]

LOL at Kadri turtling like a scared little boy.

[Yamer]

I don't see what Kadri did wrong in either instance. Good, clean board check, and then Jooris hacks him down like a lumberjack and basically jumps and pummels him.