[GT] Season opener: Flames @ Oilers.

[browna]

Is Conner getting a free IPhone (I assume from Mess?) cap circumvention?

[Captaincanada80]

Gene principe makes me wanna burn my ear drums and stab my eyes out

How does he still have a job??

[ricosuave]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

Love the way Gulutzan has the team playing. Very lucky to have him behind the bench.

I actually snorted at this.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

McDavid is a phenomenal player, but his interviews are cringe worthy.

Rather talk to a scrub that has something to say.

[StAlbertFlame]

Originally Posted by Robo

That Rogers commercial is terrible

This broadcast IS the Connor McDavid show

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Rejean31

Start laying the body on McDoofus!! Hit him hard and hit him often.

They might want to shadow him, like Gretzky.

[djsFlames]

How many shots was that? I didn't hear the first time five seconds ago.

Would've been nice to have Jags in to steal a little bit of the panel's discussion.

[home_sweet_dome]

Originally Posted by stone hands

you realize they only just finished the first period of the first game of the season, right? and it's a 1-0 hockey game

you realize we have an 86 game sample size on Gulutzan now? He's simply not good.

[Robo]

Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle

I know McDavid is the best player in the league, but this isn't a local Edmonton broadcast. This is a sickening one-sided broadcast. Hard to watch. I know in any game McDavid plays he's going to be the focal point of the broadcast, but the amount of fluffing going on here would make he porno industry jealous.

I already accepted it was going to be a 3 hour mcdavid booster juice fest

[jonkaupp]

Originally Posted by home_sweet_dome

you realize we have an 86 game sample size on Gulutzan now? He's simply not good.

my god some of you people

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by Makarov

McDavid's speed is literally game-changing. It changes all of our defensive angles and positions. Flames are having so much trouble adjusting.

Do they 'shadow' players at the nhl level?

I'd be fine with just investing in one forward just skating in front of mcdavid all shift, playing like a press coverage, to disrupt his first few steps not allowing him to hit his stride so quickly.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by home_sweet_dome

you realize we have an 86 game sample size on Gulutzan now? He's simply not good.

Wow, it only took one period of hockey where we are losing by a single goal from the best player in the league to pull out the pitchforks for Gulutzan.

It's a new record everyone!!!!

[Freddy]

Despite what some other posters are saying, I thought Brodie looked good & confident out there. I'm excited to see the whole defence corps succeed.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by home_sweet_dome

you realize we have an 86 game sample size on Gulutzan now? He's simply not good.

You realize the Flames have a record winning streak under him right? That Hamilton and Backlund had their best seasons ever, Tkachuk thrived, Ferland picked it up and he took the Flames from way out of the POs to easily in?

[GullFoss]

Maroon-Mcdavid-Leons - best line in NHL
Lucic-RNH-Yashinkamoton - average second line at best
caggulia-strome-jokinen - a fourth line on most teams
khaira-Letestu-Kassian - a fourth line on every team

Defense is below average; Goalie is top 5


Not a good team. Just the best line in hockey and a top-5 goalie

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by JJolg

Uhm what? Where has he held him back? He wants all the D involved and for whatever reason will only use Brodie on the first pp a spot i think he shouldn't be near.

bigrangy is spot on. Brodie went from a creative wheeling and dealing puck rusher who was third in 5-on-5 scoring rate to a cookie cutter point-shot defenseman (and he always had a crappy point shot) whose only offensive instinct is to get pucks deep.

[calgaryblood]

Brouwer again kills the play.

Don't care if the Brouwer talk is getting annoying
He is terrible. Every shift.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

Do they 'shadow' players at the nhl level?

I'd be fine with just investing in one forward just skating in front of mcdavid all shift, playing like a press coverage, to disrupt his first few steps not allowing him to hit his stride so quickly.

Probably not any more, but they sure used to with Gretzky.

[Angelino]

Flames away jersey would look better with red pants.

[Kswiss]

Brouwer sucks