[PGT] Calgary plays Game 2 and loses by a score of 3-2 in regulation

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by pylon

Anyone with a set of eyes can see it. Even the most fair weather fan. You don't lose 27-28 straight in another teams rink because of voodoo magic. You do because you aren't as good. Period.

And yes, the gap is that large. 28 straight losses in a visitors rink kinda confirms it. A good team gets this monkey off their back years ago.

It's not a curse but it's not about being an "inferior team" because for some of those years, they weren't. 28 losses in a row in one building is mind boggling. Hell even if it was about being an inferior team a putrid team would win 2-3 of those on pure luck alone.

I don't know what it is, but chalking it up to being a crappier team makes as much sense as there being a curse. Too many games over too many years with too many different players and coaches to chalk it up to that.

[nemanja2306]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Yes, the series is probably over, and yes, it will probably end in 5.
But they didn't play with a losing mentality today. They battled back after letting in 2 weak goals to start the game.

I am not questioning their effort. How many times have we seen them lose a game in the last 5 minutes? Most of the time by a dumb play or a dumb penalty.

For a team that preaches IQ, we have a lot of dumb players on this team.

[smiggy77]

Originally Posted by Gaudfather

In hindsight it looks like GG should have challenged that goal call.

Everything is 20/20 in hindsight.

It looked like they reviewed it in detail and was an absolute loss.

[CliffFletcher]

I'm actually more optimistic than I was after game 1. Flames outplayed the Ducks in their own barn. Might have been Monahan's best game in the NHL. Backlund much better. Ducks had a tough time generating offence, but the bounces went their way. Flames have shown enough that I think they can take both games in Calgary. This series isn't over by a long shot.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Remember when we all signed up for a full rebuild? Did you people
Think they'd be world beaters by year four?

[timbit]

I wonder if the Blackhawks board is worse than ours tonight?

Who are they blaming?

[dash_pinched]

Originally Posted by Resurrection

Lol @ all the people giving up on hockey and the NHL.

You mean like Jets fans did in the mid 90's?!?

[Duffalufagus]

Maybe they can win the next two. Like a 5 way parlay hitting in Vegas. It could happen!

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by MoreDrank

The good news is that NHL teams come back from losing the first two games of a series 12.7% of the time.

So what's the percentage when being down 2 to 1? Flames deserved better than 2 losses but the lack of smarts is troubling.

[BigRed]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I saw too much complacency from a lot of players tonight

Just curious, but who? The only drifter I saw out there was Brouwer, as usual. I thought the emotion was there.




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[Cali Panthers Fan]

Seeing these supposed Flames fans in this thread calling this team a bunch of losers or inferior makes me pissed.

Go cheer for someone else.

Being a fan means you support your team even when they're having tough times.

It reminds me of earlier in the year when every player and every coach was constantly being thrown under the bus, only to realize later that this team is actually good and deserved better from the fans early on.

Get your #### together Flames fans. Cheer for your boys. They're coming home and they need to win both. Support the team.

[OmegaV4]

Originally Posted by timbit

I wonder if the Blachhawks board is worse than ours tonight?

Truth. At least we've scored goals in our series...

[pylon]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

You know I really respect you Pylon, I've dealt with you in person and you're a standup guy. But coming on here and posting the pictures of that car, and then these over the top posts of yours that are almost unreadable are really weird and actually make you look like that insane fan played by Randy Quaid in major league 2.

Maybe strip the Flames logoing off of that car, and get on with the off season.

But your Flames posts have become over the top and circus like.

What is over the top about the post? It's the brutal truth.

How many times have we beat Anaheim in the regular season standings the last decade? When have we had s better goal differential? When have we advanced farther in the playoffs?

They are a better team. Period. There is no debate, and it's why we can't beat them more than a handful of times every few seasons.

It's not a magic voodoo thing. That sounds more asinine.

[Duffalufagus]

Originally Posted by BigRed

Haven't read the thread, but my thinking is the Flames were the far superior team from about the 15 minute mark of the 1st right to the end. They lost on a crazy bounce and some poor dispcline that followed.

But think about how rarely we've been able to say the Flames were clearly better vs Anaheim. The outcome stinks, but this game says to me Calgary can beat these guys. They might even be the better team straight up. They should come out next game with confidence. And they should be angry.


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I agree. But they need for out of five now. Ain't happening

[zamler]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Took a fluky goal to beat us. Flames played well enough to earn a split but didn't get it. Time to hold serve at home. Those jumping off bridges, don't come back when they go back to Anaheim looking at a best of 3. Just don't even watch.

How about for once you take your, "I'm a better fan than you" crap and shove it.

[Tinordi]

Experience vs inexperience

[SOMBRI2]

We need this thread to release the negative energy. Amen.

We are getting very close. It is disappointing. Disappointed in Brouwer, not so much on Bouma. But Hamilton and Brodie...and the early on Elliott. Top line needs to play like the best and highest paid players. Killer instinct please, those two pp late in the second.

Overall, we elevated our game to match the Ducks in their face. Let's see having home ice, last change would do. Fans please come out and make the loudest noise for the Flames and loudest boo on Kesler.

May be we can add "Bieksa is Ugly" to the chant.

Go Flames Go!!

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[Love]

Originally Posted by Par

I am not the only one than(I like be Sam Bennett), William Nylander is a dynamic game breaking talent, him or Elhers would have been nice.

Hopefully it's still in the works for him, but I'd love to see him (or Monahan) go beastmode and singlehandedly will this team to a victory.

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by nemanja2306

I am not questioning their effort. How many times have we seen them lose a game in the last 5 minutes? Most of the time by a dumb play or a dumb penalty.

For a team that preaches IQ, we have a lot of dumb players on this team.

Okay, this I completely agree with.
The Flames were the better team. But once again, their stupidity at the end cost them the game.

[Barnet Flame]

What do we have to do to get a win there?

Yes it was a stupid penalty but how that third went in makes me want to puke.

My buddy is supposed to drive me to the airport tomorrow but he won't be able to if I can find his baseball bat and take it to his fricken Honda.