10-22-2018, 01:23 AM
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#181
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Resident Videologist
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Location: Calgary
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Ok... I had to make this one!
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10-22-2018, 01:39 AM
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#182
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God of Hating Twitter
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Honestly, this is the first early season I've seen in a long time where I have some serious hope for a finely tuned team this year. We've played some of the best teams in the league and played great. Call me more than cautiously optimistic!
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10-22-2018, 03:02 AM
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#183
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: An Island in the Atlantic
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10-22-2018, 04:15 AM
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#184
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by browna
Good for Rittich. He had these flashes last year too when his starts were laid out in advance, hope he keeps it up, and also is able to perform when called on, on short notice.
Not nearly enough love for Hathaway here. GWG and final nail. Goals in the league are pretty hard to come by for 4th liners, but they can pot them, and he brings it every shift and gets involved stirring the pot and sacrifcing the body to make things happen... very under rated, for those who are simply looking at who else should be playing in his slot each night, as he brings an element that no other roster player really does outside of Tkachuk, being paid the league minimum to do so.
The flyby on Anderson was good too.
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The problem though - and this is true for most energy guys - is that they are only effective when they are playing with desperation. And when you dress every night, you can't play with desperation every night. It just isn't possible.
IMO, Hathaway is most useful for this team as a 13th guy that gets games here and there, and when there are injuries. And when they need a spark of physicality.
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10-22-2018, 04:20 AM
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#185
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
Fine I'll give him the first one but what about the second one used?
It's literally the only spelling and grammer quirk that I have
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*grammar.
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10-22-2018, 06:07 AM
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#186
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Lifetime Suspension
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Flames tied for 5th in goals per game, a place behind the "juggernaut" Leafs offense.
It feels good to play somewhat of a stinker and still have the scoring ability to still put 4 behind the king.
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10-22-2018, 06:23 AM
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#187
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by AC
Ok... I had to make this one!
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LOL, brilliant!
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10-22-2018, 06:28 AM
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#188
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Houston, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AC
Ok... I had to make this one!
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Love it! 😍
PS posting from Thailand! Victory IS in fact sweeter here.
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10-22-2018, 06:46 AM
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#189
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Glastonbury
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Last night I mis-named Hathaway and called him Mangiapane...he then stormed back and scored two goals, looking much better in the process.
I might be on to something here..
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10-22-2018, 06:56 AM
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#190
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Franchise Player
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Way to go, Flames!
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10-22-2018, 07:21 AM
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#191
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by AC
Ok... I had to make this one!
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Does that mean Rittich is now Win Bae?
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10-22-2018, 07:47 AM
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#192
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First Line Centre
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Savebae?
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10-22-2018, 08:46 AM
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#193
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
One of the things I like about Rittich is that he seems to be unflappable. He seems to be mentally strong and can rebound from a bad goal or a bad game.
I would love to see him get more starts. Maybe he is one of those goalies that is a perfect back-up and can close games and be an occasional starter, but can't maintain it. But maybe he is more. It would be good to find out.
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Early in the game he allowed a huge rebound that skipped past a Ranger who would have had perhaps a wide open net. A minute later he started making great saves. It was like he said "OK, that wasn't good - time to get tough".
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10-22-2018, 08:52 AM
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#194
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Voted for Kodos
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After last night, Rittich is the NHL leader in GAA and Save percentage.
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10-22-2018, 09:23 AM
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#195
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
After last night, Rittich is the NHL leader in GAA and Save percentage.
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Looks to me like he is trailing Linus Ullmark in both categories.
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10-22-2018, 09:27 AM
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#196
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First Line Centre
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There's no way we go back to Smith for tomorrow, right? Ride the hot goalie!
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10-22-2018, 09:37 AM
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#197
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Holland
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I have to say, it’s very refreshing to have a coach that can coach.
GG putting a rookie on the first line or with another rookie? Not a chance. 0.
Demoting players with tough games? Who would of thought.
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10-22-2018, 09:50 AM
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#198
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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Originally Posted by AC
It's best suited for games where we overcome some sort of BS, but...
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They overcame being generally terrible to win a game!
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10-22-2018, 09:52 AM
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#199
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#1 Goaltender
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-really cheering for Rittich. Thought he was excellent last year until Smith went down, and was worried when his pre season was going poorly. But he has shown far more than Gillies has, and his whole game just has so much potential. Really calm, positionally very solid, but also has shown some nice athleticism when needed. I feel like there is some real potential to become a number one, but it is always a question with goalies if they fulfill it.
-I’m loving some of the systemic changes Peters has made. I was worried he may just be a better version of Gully, but his philosophies are definitely different. The D are much more active at all times, and they are expected to be pinching down hard in the O zone at all times. Along with that, the forwards are expected to be covering the D, and so are looking for it and aware of it. Under Gully he generally had the D taking all the responsibility, so if they pinched and got burned, it was all on them, as opposed to being on the forwards who didn’t cover.
The result is a better and more effective forecheck, more O zone time, more shots, possession, and even goals. Advanced stats fans or not, we can all agree on that.
I also liked that they typically keep playing that way, even ahead in the third. They don’t just go ultra conservative and try to play ‘50/50’ hockey.
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10-22-2018, 10:01 AM
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#200
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAreOne
There's no way we go back to Smith for tomorrow, right? Ride the hot goalie!
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Yeah, that did not go well the last time it was tried.
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