[PGT] Flames 6 - Canucks 1

[CSharp]

I like The Chronicles of Rittich!

[CSharp]

Originally Posted by Armchair Quarterback

Hey Stajan got an assist!!!

Better re-sign him for $3.5 mill/year

Yes - on another team!

[nemanja2306]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

Yup, that's exactly what he said. Because anybody who doesn't agree with you eleventy billion percent about everything has the most incredibly stupid strawman opinion about everything in the universe and deserves to be relentlessly mocked.



See? You're not the only one who can do that.

This is what he said:

"You know, in 10 years on this site, I've never made use of the Ignore function. Not one time. This season, with all the experts on how we need to fire GG and his staff, I finally put it to work."

So it seems to me that if you think GG isn't doing a good job and needs to be fired, you should be put on the ignore list. Maybe that's not what he meant, but it's how it came across. Also, note the sarcastic use of "experts". Apparently, we who are not fans of GG (to put it lightly) have no knowledge of hockey...Ok, then.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by kukkudo

Back on topic Jankowski is going to be a beast in the next few years. I wonder how John Weisbrod is feeling knowing he had a major hand in selecting him and he is doing pretty well.

Who cares?

[nemanja2306]

Originally Posted by Armchair Quarterback

Hey Stajan got an assist!!!

Better re-sign him for $3.5 mill/year

It's time for him to retire and he's waaaayy overpaid, but I've never liked to rag on Stajan. He's such a likable guy.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by nemanja2306

This is what he said:

"You know, in 10 years on this site, I've never made use of the Ignore function. Not one time. This season, with all the experts on how we need to fire GG and his staff, I finally put it to work."

So it seems to me that if you think GG isn't doing a good job and needs to be fired, you should be put on the ignore list. Maybe that's not what he meant, but it's how it came across. Also, note the sarcastic use of "experts". Apparently, we who are not fans of GG (to put it lightly) have no knowledge of hockey...Ok, then.

The thread for non-stop complaining about Gulutzan is over here:
---> https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=164618

The way some people spam every single bloody topic with this obsessive gritching, I'm liable to put them on ignore myself. And I have only ever ignored about two people on this board, and one of them was Moon. You're not covering yourself in glory with the company you keep.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by nemanja2306

This is what he said:

"You know, in 10 years on this site, I've never made use of the Ignore function. Not one time. This season, with all the experts on how we need to fire GG and his staff, I finally put it to work."

So it seems to me that if you think GG isn't doing a good job and needs to be fired, you should be put on the ignore list. Maybe that's not what he meant, but it's how it came across. Also, note the sarcastic use of "experts". Apparently, we who are not fans of GG (to put it lightly) have no knowledge of hockey...Ok, then.

I'm pretty sure people could post the odd complaint or comment about GG and it wouldn't matter to him. But there's a few that are broken records on this stuff, and it sure cleans up the old game thread when those posts are invisible.

[Toonage]

nm

[Sutter_in_law]

Did I miss the ATL report?

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Sutter_in_law

Did I miss the ATL report?

Came early this time. Post #31.
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpo...8&postcount=31

[kukkudo]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Who cares?

Ya I guess who cares.

Originally Posted by Sutter_in_law

Did I miss the ATL report?

Post 31

[stone hands]

If I ignored everyone who obsessively called out gg in every single post they made on cp for the last few months, there would only be about 4 posters to talk to on this site

It’s something you gotta deal with as a fan of a Canadian hockey team

[bubbsy]

nice to see the flames pot some goals and play solid defensively all in the same game.

Bennett/Jankowski are easily moving to becoming the 2nd scoring line on this team which is great news!

Rittich has been really really solid in all of his starts.

It would be great if they can carry this offensive/defensive/goaltending momentum and get at least 3 points out of the next 2 home games, go into the xmas break on a real positive note, and maybe even sitting in a playoff position.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by kukkudo

Back on topic Jankowski is going to be a beast in the next few years. I wonder how John Weisbrod is feeling knowing he had a major hand in selecting him and he is doing pretty well.

I think Jankowski will certainly be better than he is now, but I'd caution against betting a 23 year old has much more to show. I think he could end up a decent secondary scoring threat and improve his defence to become a reliable 2 way player as he's very smart out there. No Nieuwendyk though.


What's really exciting to me is the chemistry between he and Bennett. That gives us Johnny/Monahan, Backlund/Frolik, Jankowski/Bennett with real solid options on the right to move around. That's a far better situation than before

[SebC]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

[stats]

Spoiler!

Five on five? Among the group of players in the league with 300+ 5-on-5 minutes played, here are where Flames forwards rank in 5v5points/60 minutes:

1st Line Production (Top 93)
Gaudreau - 2.65 (16th)
Monahan - 2.44 (31st)
Bennett - 2.19 (57th)

2nd Line Production (top 186)
Jankowski - 1.97 (94th)
Ferland - 1.87 (115th)
Tkachuk - 1.58 (161st)
Backlund - 1.49 (173rd)

3rd Line Production (top 279)
(!!!!!!!!!!!) Brouwer - 1.14 (227th)
Frolik - 1.04 (242nd)

Jagr missed the ice time cutoff, but his 1.74 P/60 would rank around 2nd line production and Hathaway, in a small sample size, is the 5th most productive player in the league at 3.12 P/60 (...unsustainable, but that's okay)

Interesting. By the eye test, I've been thinking the Jankowski line might be our 2nd line - and these stats would support giving them that kind of utilization and making the Backlund line a classic shutdown third line.

[shadowlord]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

I think Jankowski will certainly be better than he is now, but I'd caution against betting a 23 year old has much more to show. I think he could end up a decent secondary scoring threat and improve his defence to become a reliable 2 way player as he's very smart out there. No Nieuwendyk though.


What's really exciting to me is the chemistry between he and Bennett. That gives us Johnny/Monahan, Backlund/Frolik, Jankowski/Bennett with real solid options on the right to move around. That's a far better situation than before

The beauty of these pairings is that you still have Tkachuk that can play with any of those lines and still make an impact on the game.

Line 1 to make space for Johnny/Mony, line 2 to add a scoring threat, and line 3 to be an energy/cycle line.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

What's really exciting to me is the chemistry between he and Bennett. That gives us Johnny/Monahan, Backlund/Frolik, Jankowski/Bennett with real solid options on the right to move around. That's a far better situation than before

Frolik is on the right already but I agree with you. I'm happy going ahead with the present top 3 line C/LW group and mixing and matching Ferland, Frolik, Hathaway (or a kid like Mangiapane or Dube) on the third line right side and not signing an overpriced RW.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by SebC

Interesting. By the eye test, I've been thinking the Jankowski line might be our 2nd line - and these stats would support giving them that kind of utilization and making the Backlund line a classic shutdown third line.

This is how they've been going lately under GG I think. Backlund has been given all the tough assignments, which is one reason why their production has been a little off lately.

[getbak]

Jankowski now has as many goals as Frolik and is only 1 behind Tkachuk and Backlund. He has also played 8 fewer games than Frolik and Backlund and 6 fewer than Tkachuk (thanks, suspensions).

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

This is how they've been going lately under GG I think. Backlund has been given all the tough assignments, which is one reason why their production has been a little off lately.

The Backlund line has been buried for two full years now already