[GDT] NSH @ Cgy 7pm SNW, Fan960

[GreenLantern2814]

So there's a game tonight! Playoff implications abound. This will be the first game I've been to this season.

No Subban or Josi for the Predators - Flames should beat any team missing its top 2 D.

As you were.

[bubbsy]

hmm i thought i saw something on twitter that subban might be making his return tonight.

Regardless, i'd like to see better results than last week. A win vs the preds and a win vs the oilers on sat, and i'll be happy.

[sureLoss]

Kristen Odland @Kristen_Odland
Flames netminder Chad Johnson is in the starter's net this AM.

[Toonage]

Derek Wills speculating Bennett out tonight

[The Familia]

Glad Bennett is out for a game. He has been junk and a huge disappointment.

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Derek Wills speculating Bennett out tonight

That would be funny just purely for the sake of pretending that Gulutzan reads CP.


It would also somewhat go against his on-the-record mentality of letting players, especially young ones, work themselves through slumps rather than taking a step back and viewing from above.

[fire_starter]

Huge 4 point game. Preds aren't far behind with games in hand. Let's make this count.

[Monahan For Mayor]

CP coaches this team, Gulutzan just takes the credit.

Would love to see Johnny get going tonight. Happy to see Bennett sit, kid needs to be much better hopefully this lights a fire.

[GioforPM]

Maybe coincidence but sitting a game worked for Gaudreau and Wideman (the first time anyway).

[belsarius]

I'd like to see them go with..

Gaudreau - Monahan - Brower
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Ferland - Stajan - Versteeg
Bouma - Hamilton - Chaisson

But I bet they go with

Versteeg - Stajan - Chaisson
Bouma - Hamilton - Ferland

[Kovaz]

IIRC Tkachuk sat out a few games earlier as well and came back stronger. The only problem I have with this is I don't want to break up a Versteeg-Monahan-Brouwer line that's been pretty effective, but I'm not sure Stajan-Chiasson are great linemates for Gaudreau. Although Stajan's pretty good at getting the puck to his wingers in transition, it'll be all on Gaudreau to generate from that point on.

[Toonage]

I doubt they split up Versteeg-Monahan Brouwer and have Gaudreau-Stajan-Chiasson or Ferland as a line

[btimbit]

I'd be happy with Gaudreau playing with Stajan, although I'd rather Ferland on the other wing than Chaisson

Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Versteeg - Monahan - Brouwer
Gaudreau - Stajan - Ferland
Bouma - Hamilton - Chaisson

[sureLoss]

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
Projected #Flames lines tonight: Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik; Versteeg-Monahan-Brouwer; Gaudreau-Stajan-Chiasson; Bouma-Hamilton-Ferland

[btimbit]

I like it

[GioforPM]

Johnny Gaudreau: Third line LW. Now there's something we didn't think we'd hear this year.

[Street Pharmacist]

Gaudreau is your best offensive producing set up man and you put him with two offensively challenged players. Awesome

[Benched]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Johnny Gaudreau: Third line LW. Now there's something we didn't think we'd hear this year.

It is a bit disappointing to hear....but saying "Matthew Tkachuk: First Line LW" is also pretty amazing.

[Trailer Fire]

8-2 for the good guys, thanks to a certain someone's birthday today.

[Huntingwhale]

Gave my parents tickets to tonight's game and my mom is something like 10-0 lifetime. Said she has never been to a game the Flames have lost.

Thank you Mother!