[GDT] Flames vs Canucks II: The Revenge. 8:00 PM MST. HNIC, Fan 960

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

This game is the first must win of the season. Lose and Van has won the season series.

I thought the LAST game was a must win too. We can't afford to give points to bad teams.

[JohnnyT]

Flames have been pretty good at beating teams they should beat, ocassionly goalies are going to play good and bounces won't go your way, if they play the same game tonight with one or two less mistakes they'll walk out the dome happy.

[Jaydee]

thank god The Chad is in net

[WesternCanadaKing]

The Flames will be angry after last night, and they should be. They put in one of their most dominating performances of the season and came out with nothing. As long as Johnson is competent, the Flames win this game handily. There is no way they don't want to destroy that team just as much as we do, and it will show tonight.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Please don't give up an 8 point swing to the Canucks

It's series like these that you regret losing at season end

The Flames have got 3 out of a possible 10 points against the Canucks and Oilers this season. That's not going to get you into the playoffs.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Rick M.

I thought the LAST game was a must win too. We can't afford to give points to bad teams.

If you win your divisional season series and tie most of the cross-conference series, you've probably made the playoffs. You're going to lose some to bad teams that you can make up in a rematch and you're going to fluke some away from better teams that they're going to make up a rematch. So far the following season series have been decided:

VS Pacific:
Arizona 4-0-0 (1GR)

VS Central:
Chicago 1-2-0 (Complete)
Minnesota 2-0-0 (1GR)
Colorado 2-0-0 (1GR)

VS East:
Columbus 1-1-0 (Complete)
Buffalo 1-1-0 (Complete)

Just gotta win 3 of 5 against the Canucks and you've still won the season series. Or at least go 1-0-1 in the next two games to tie that series in points, though that's not preferable in a division matchup.

[Allos]

Key to the game: finish finish finish, and we are not talking about the country.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Wotherspoon had a tough night so I'm not surprised. Man the Flames really need to find a 4-6 defenseman.

Ideally you get a four and move Wideman down, but at this point I'd take a solid 6.

I thought Kulak has been fine. A couple bad games, but a young solid #6 has those

[Vinny01]

They are winning tonight no down about it.

[TheScorpion]

Going to this one. First game with my new jersey.

[bc-chris]

i had a men's league hockey game last night and had to listen to a delusional canucks fan go on and on about how the flames are trending downward and the canucks are trending up.... yea... ok - whatever.

he was going on about how the current powerplay percentage of the flames is not sustainable, just like how they did all those late third period comebacks from a couple seasons ago were unsustainable.

i'm looking forward to seeing him on tuesday night and asking him if he thinks getting out shot 46-13 and getting a win is sustainable

gaaaaah i hate the canucks and their unbearable fan base

any word on who is doing the play by play? i'd LOVE it if is was rick ball!

[ThisIsAnOutrage]

Yesterday's outcome was the Hockey Equivalent of Trump winning US election: How the hell did that happen!? I for one, blame Trudeau. This would never happen under a conservative government. It's all west-coast politics and shady reffing.

Flames take a stand against statiscal blips tonight and right the ship, saving us all from a softwood lumber trade embargo. 5-2 Flames.

Don't get politics mixed with sports, you say? Bollocks and down the hatch!

[Fire in the disco]

Originally Posted by Allos

Key to the game: finish finish finish, and we are not talking about the country.

Get the lead and hold it

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

gaaaaah i hate the canucks and their unbearable fan base

Yup. Worst fan base in pro sports by a country mile. They're just so incredibly insufferable. I hate how cocky they are, even though their pathetic franchise has never won anything. They've rattled off 6 wins in a row, so now suddenly they're Cup favorites in the eyes of their d-bag fans.

[GoJetsGo]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

i had a men's league hockey game last night and had to listen to a delusional canucks fan go on and on about how the flames are trending downward and the canucks are trending up.... yea... ok - whatever.

Wow, that is a special kind of stupid.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Wotherspoon had a tough night so I'm not surprised. Man the Flames really need to find a 4-6 defenseman.

Ideally you get a four and move Wideman down, but at this point I'd take a solid 6.

Yes. Wideman not a total joke this year but still badly need a #4 next year.
The depth is so thin.

[Karl]

So, Freddie and Spoon back out of the lineup for this one?

[TheScorpion]

Yep.

If not Alzner, I'd love to see the Flames take a run at Dmitry Kulikov, Michael Stone, and even Michael Del Zotto after this season, for better D depth. Right now, under contract or RFA for next season, the Flames have three top-four guys and two 6/7 guys in the NHL right now, but there is a definite need for guys to play at the 4/5 level.

How would this look?

Giordano - Hamilton
Brodie - Stone
Kulikov - Jokipakka
Kulak

I like that a lot.

[Gaskal]

Win tonight and we pad the cushion a bit.

Lose and we're out of a playoff spot.

[hwy19man]

Centre Ice channels for:
Saturday, January 7
Vancouver at Calgary 2000h Mountain
Flames feed in red

Game is on the CBC and Sportsnet in Canada, therefore it is not on Centre Ice.

USA
Indemand - Game 1 Game HD1
Directv - 769 SD 769-1 HD
Dish - 583 SD 9551 HD Hopper channel 475-11


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