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Manhattanboy · 03-29-2017, 11:51 PM

Power play has looked awful lately. To get into and have success in the playoffs everyone knows special teams are critical. Coaches better right the ship quickly or this could be disastrous.

Manhattanboy · 03-29-2017, 11:57 PM

The way the team has looked lately safe to say all of the Western conference playoff teams including the Oilers now want to play the Flames in the first round.

djsFlames · 03-30-2017, 12:00 AM

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Power play has looked awful lately. To get into and have success in the playoffs everyone knows special teams are critical. Coaches better right the ship quickly or this could be disastrous.

They're not putting the puck into dangerous areas and there isn't a net front presence.

They cycle it around the outside and try shots from terrible places/angles or from the point and just miss entirely. Brodie on PP1 doesn't help in that regard as he can't get it through to the net in any dangerous fashion.

Remember when Johnny from the goal line would quickly put it on Monahan's tape 5 feet in front to put it home? They're too afraid to put the puck into that area now.

Little creativity. Something has to change.

nwflamesfan · 03-30-2017, 12:06 AM

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The way the team has looked lately safe to say all of the Western conference playoff teams including the Oilers now want to play the Flames in the first round.

Not sure when we've only lost 6 in the last 26 games.

direwolf · 03-30-2017, 12:12 AM

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Just looked at LA's remaining schedule. Hmmm.

Was just looking at that as well. They looked like their old Stanley Cup selves tonight. If they can actually keep up that level of play, they could really make things interesting over these last few games. Granted they would need a lot of help, and either the Flames, Blues, or Preds would need to have an epic collapse for them to have a chance, which I don't see happening.

Bottom line is the Flames just need to take care of their own business, because they're not gonna get any help on the OOT. I'm gonna be a bundle of nerves until we have that elusive "X" beside our name. And for the love of god, please don't finish in 8th.

timbit · 03-30-2017, 12:13 AM

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Flames not prepared tonight for some reason. Why you wouldn't come out with a huge effort and avoid putting yourself in a precarious position is strange.

Soon five games becomes four becomes three and so on. California teams are not push overs any time of year.

Ya probability is in our favour but jeeze.

Not a great explanation but that's why they play the games.

Mattman · 03-30-2017, 12:14 AM

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Not sure when we've only lost 6 in the last 26 games.

Yeah but we aren't playing 26 games in the first round

Flames are 4-3-0 in their last 7

Teams want to play the Flames in the first round due to the Flames current lack luster and inconsistent play.

doublebass · 03-30-2017, 12:14 AM

At the end of the day, it was an intense game early on and Iggy left feeling like a champ instead of packing his clubs. Also, Chucky is so much fun!

timbit · 03-30-2017, 12:16 AM

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Yeah but we aren't playing 26 games in the first round

Flames are 4-3-0 in their last 7

Teams want to play the Flames in the first round due to the Flames current lack luster and inconsistent play.

4-3 wins every series in the SC playoffs.

Chingas · 03-30-2017, 12:24 AM

I disagree with everyone that is trying to hang this on Tkachuck. If you looked at anyone after the first period they would have been grinning ear to ear with him owning the Kings that period and showing shades of Ferland vs the Canucks in the playoffs.

This is exactly the type of player that we have severly been missing for years. The kid is a beast and I love what he brings. I can't beleive that we are complaining that one of our players was playing too rough or hitting too hard lol. Matty played a rough game and took it to the kings all while not taking dumb penalties (short of the glove drop, which we got back later). You can't have a player that gets his team going through annoying the other team that also doesn't get the other team worked up, it all comes in the same package. I would argue that the whole issue would have worked in our favor had we been able to capitalize on any of our power plays. We couldn't and that was the reason for this loss. Not because he said things in the media, not because he was hitting them.

Some of you seem to think that if nothing was said and Tkachuk wasn't playing that the kings would lie down and go quietly into the night on the eve of their dismisal from the playoffs. Some of the discussion reminds me of a bunch of cowards sitting in the corner afraid that they might get beat up if they stand up to a bully. Maybe if we sit and the corner and be quiet no one will notice that we are here BS.

We should be happy that this team is no longer a push over. We no longer skate away when there is a scrum on top of our goalie. We no longer go quietly into the night when the games get rough. I give a lot of the credit for that turn around to #19. The kid should be praised for his personality and not chastised because we lost one game.

Further more to everyone calling out the team for a lack of effort tonight I couldn't disagree more. The boys battled hard and were tryign their butts off all night. Sure critisize the execution or the game plan but I didn't see any justification to critisize the effort.

dino7c · 03-30-2017, 12:31 AM

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4-3 wins every series in the SC playoffs.

lol no kidding, he said it like it was a bad thing yet proved the opposite point

direwolf · 03-30-2017, 12:32 AM

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I would argue that the whole issue would have worked in our favor had we been able to capitalize on any of our power plays. We couldn't and that was the reason for this loss. Not because he said things in the media, not because he was hitting them.

Totally agree. The dreadful PP is the main reason the Flames lost this game. If they had capitalized on at least one of those early opportunities, it's a totally different game and they probably win or at least get it to OT. The PP is costing us points right now, and it'll cost us big time in the playoffs if they don't figure it out soon.

dammage79 · 03-30-2017, 12:34 AM

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Not sure when we've only lost 6 in the last 26 games.

That doesn't matter really. It's how you roll into the playoffs in the final 10 games. The Flames haven't necessarily played poorly, but their record isnt as good since coming off of the streak.

dino7c · 03-30-2017, 12:34 AM

SJ has one win in 7 games.....and then you have the Wild

4-3 in last 7 after a 10 game win streak is hardly struggling

nwflamesfan · 03-30-2017, 12:37 AM

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That doesn't matter really. It's how you roll into the playoffs in the final 10 games. The Flames haven't necessarily played poorly, but their record isnt as good since coming off of the streak.

Coming in too hot might not be the best recipe either. As long as we make it in we can go from there.

dino7c · 03-30-2017, 12:39 AM

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That doesn't matter really. It's how you roll into the playoffs in the final 10 games. The Flames haven't necessarily played poorly, but their record isnt as good since coming off of the streak.

since when? what matters is how you play when the playoffs start

Kybb79 · 03-30-2017, 12:41 AM

WeNeedBollig!Playoffs!

dammage79 · 03-30-2017, 12:49 AM

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since when? what matters is how you play when the playoffs start

http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/ar...layoff-results

Kind of paints the picture I'm talking about. It's no guarantee either way, but cold teams get ousted in the 1St round far more often than not. There are of course outliers like the Hawks, but the article puts some perspective into this.

That being said. The Flames can right the ship in their remaining games.

combustiblefuel · 03-30-2017, 12:51 AM

No ossue with this game. They plaued bad but!!!! I think it set a tone physically that the fapmes have been missing for years.

They have shown the can ply hockey for some time now but it has been years since thwy have shown the can't be pushed around.

Karl · 03-30-2017, 12:54 AM

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No ossue with this game. They plaued bad but!!!! I think it set a tone physically that the fapmes have been missing for years.

They have shown the can ply hockey for some time now but it has been years since thwy have shown the can't be pushed around.

I have an issue with your spelling.