02-24-2017, 08:00 PM
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#321
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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
It's almost as though proclaiming he has no top six career potential and suggesting he be traded was a tad premature.
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Just enjoy the compliments and don't start a fight
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02-24-2017, 08:00 PM
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#322
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All I can get
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Bennett is figuring it out.
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02-24-2017, 08:00 PM
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#323
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: victoria
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
The confidence is there and he's not a fragile young man that'll lose it as soon as things go sour. Backlund was an extremely fragile young player, bolted from his Swedish team as a teenager, almost bolted from the AHL in tough times here.. but stuck with it and is such a player now.
I've been a long time booster and supporter of his, have tried to be pragmatic about his future with this team but Treliving needs to find a way to keep him past next season. He's almost at 4/season so find the 1-1.5 and get it done.
Center is a foundational position for building a team and Monahan, Backlund and Bennett is strong.
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He seems of such average size for a player who cinstantly uses his body to shield the puck.
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02-24-2017, 08:01 PM
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#324
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: victoria
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Bennett is figuring it out.
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Best thing we could get at the trade deadline!
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02-24-2017, 08:01 PM
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#325
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
The confidence is there and he's not a fragile young man that'll lose it as soon as things go sour. Backlund was an extremely fragile young player, bolted from his Swedish team as a teenager, almost bolted from the AHL in tough times here.. but stuck with it and is such a player now.
I've been a long time booster and supporter of his, have tried to be pragmatic about his future with this team but Treliving needs to find a way to keep him past next season. He's almost at 4/season so find the 1-1.5 and get it done.
Center is a foundational position for building a team and Monahan, Backlund and Bennett is strong.
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He's scoring a ton of goals from in tight. I am not sure why. Maybe he is faster or stronger this year?
One of his old problems was he doesn't have the shot to score from outside of the slot, but time and again this season there he is within about 10 feet of the ice sniping in goals.
I don't get it. I don't think it all comes down to confidence though that is certainly part of it. Physically, he seems more assertive. Mentally he seems pissier in general but he seems to be playing a different style of game physically than in previous seasons.
Maybe he's been pounding fight milk or something.
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02-24-2017, 08:03 PM
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#326
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Hmmmmmmm
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Great stick by Gaudreau.
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02-24-2017, 08:04 PM
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#327
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Calgary
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Oilers down 2-1 in the third against the caps. Flames are also up 4-2.
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02-24-2017, 08:05 PM
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#328
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Hmmmmmmm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jg13
Oilers down 2-1 in the third against the caps. Flames are also up 4-2.
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Also, Panthers are down 4-2.
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02-24-2017, 08:07 PM
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#329
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GOAT!
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And in other news, the recipe for toast it to take a slice of bread and toast it.
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02-24-2017, 08:07 PM
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#330
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flash Walken
He's scoring a ton of goals from in tight. I am not sure why. Maybe he is faster or stronger this year?
One of his old problems was he doesn't have the shot to score from outside of the slot, but time and again this season there he is within about 10 feet of the ice sniping in goals.
I don't get it. I don't think it all comes down to confidence though that is certainly part of it. Physically, he seems more assertive. Mentally he seems pissier in general but he seems to be playing a different style of game physically than in previous seasons.
Maybe he's been pounding fight milk or something.
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I think it's his speed, not his shot. He has always placed pretty high on the hardest shot list for the Flames.
His confidence with his space and his ability to escape pressure with his speed is what has put him over the edge IMO.
I remember us playing the wild a couple years ago and Backlund did a spin on the boards where he would normally blindly rip it back to the point, but he kept, escaped two defenders and scored. Since then, he's been doing it fairly consistently.
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02-24-2017, 08:07 PM
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#331
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: victoria
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Confidence rising in the fan base!
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02-24-2017, 08:07 PM
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#332
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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If you were just listening to the Florida broadcast in the background and not actually watching, you'd think the Panthers were dominating this game. These guys get ridiculously excited every time the puck comes anywhere near the Flames net, even if it's just a harmless shot/routine save by Johnson. It's kind of annoying.
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02-24-2017, 08:07 PM
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#333
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Lifetime Suspension
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I'll say this, I prefer winning over losing.
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02-24-2017, 08:08 PM
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#334
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moneyhands23
Confidence rising in the fan base!
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Yeah, until the next goal against.
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02-24-2017, 08:09 PM
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#335
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GOAT!
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Originally Posted by direwolf
If you were just listening to the Florida broadcast in the background and not actually watching, you'd think the Panthers were dominating this game. These guys get ridiculously excited every time the puck comes anywhere near the Flames net, even if it's just a harmless shot/routine save by Johnson. It's kind of annoying.
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Well, in their defence, there's been no such thing as a harmless/routine save in Calgary for at least the better part of two seasons.
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02-24-2017, 08:09 PM
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#336
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Panthers are just a half second late on every puck.
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The Flames are anticipating the play so well that they get to the pucks a half second early.
Whichever way you like it.
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02-24-2017, 08:10 PM
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#337
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GOAT!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Panthers are just a half second late on every puck.
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The Flames are anticipating the play so well that they get to the pucks a half second early.
Whichever way you like it.
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Or SNET has gotten so bad that the puck is now out of sync with the rest of the game.
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02-24-2017, 08:11 PM
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#338
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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That is a terrible ####ing turnover by Ferland at the red line.
Garbage, absolute garbage. Carry it in or dump it in but do something other than barf it up in transition.
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02-24-2017, 08:12 PM
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#339
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Hmmmmmmm
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Trochek is such a fake tough guy. I love him as a player but I hope Ferland clocks him.
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02-24-2017, 08:13 PM
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#340
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: A glass case of emotion
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flash Walken
That is a terrible ####ing turnover by Ferland at the red line.
Garbage, absolute garbage. Carry it in or dump it in but do something other than barf it up in transition.
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While I agree it was not the best play, geez. You make it sound like that's the worst play any Flames has made all game.
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