[GT] Avalanche @ Flames

[PugnaciousIntern]

Wasn’t just the fact that the first goal was weak. Smith was clearly fighting the puck. Should have been pulled much earlier in my opinion

[GullFoss]

Smith's body language suggests he just came to the realisation that his isn't good anymore.

[Manhattanboy]

Anemic power play is on Peters.

[N-E-B]

Smith bad. Harmonic/Hanifin bad. Kind of all I got to say.

[atb]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

Varlamov hasn't made a save that the average goalie wouldn't expect to make either. Smith has been total butt but the Flames are still down 2-1 even if he's perfect.

They need to keep pushing though, even though this game is pretty much over. At least get some Pp practice in frick

The Flames were in full control of this game until the soft goal. That clearly impacted the way they played, giving up chances they shouldn’t have. It’s also not like this is one off game for Smith, he’s let in a lot of bad goals this season. If the Flames lose this game, it’s on him.

[BigBrodieFan]

Sir Archibald Nubbly is generating his 'when the Flames were great' look for a come-from-behind incredible win in the third.

[IMG][/IMG]

[btimbit]

Rittich in the third?

He left Smith out way too long in the Pittsburgh game, but the difference in this one is up until 5 minutes ago the Flames were still battling

[TheAlpineOracle]

Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder

I'm the biggest bennett defender but his gloves were definitely off first.

I wasn’t watching Bennett and am at the game so don’t have much replay, but it looked to me that Cole took his gloves off almost instantly after that hit because he knew it was coming.

[dammage79]

irregardless eh Sutter? Typical Viking AB grammar.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Anemic power play is on Peters.

Why?

[Zoller]

Did Sutter just say irregardless?

[Duffalufagus]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Enough about Smith.

Flames power play 0-5 against Buffalo and is crap again tonight.

Are we going to go an entire season again without addressing that debacle?

Somewhere David Cameron is laughing.

Needs to be better. But 4–14 is the story tonight. This is the NHL. You need goaltending. Like you a need a good (if not great) QB in the NFL.

[Barca]

is it normal to have CFL updates during intermission on the fan960?


bizarre.

[dino7c]

Are these clowns really not going to talk about goal tending

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Anemic power play is on Peters.

No it's not. It's on Geoff Ward, the guy they hired specifically to run the powerplay.

[jessnuts]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

Varlamov hasn't made a save that the average goalie wouldn't expect to make either.

Neither has smith

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Anemic power play is on Peters.

It's actually on Ward first and foremost.

I get that it can take time to break bad habits, but this powerplay is soul-deadeningly awful. Ward needs to push hard and turn the tide of pathetic.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

No it's not. It's on Geoff Ward, the guy they hired specifically to run the powerplay.

or the players who can't execute

[codynw]

Originally Posted by dammage79

irregardless eh Sutter? Typical Viking AB grammar.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Then it matters even more right now since a turn over will likely lead to a goal against. It feel like just blaming Smith when that puck should have been deep is a bit off. Maybe mostly Smith's fault, but some of that is on Johnny.







And? That was still a bad, lazy play to lead to that goal.

I have a lot of tolerance for players who make sloppy plays if they bring a lot of other valuables to the ice.

Gaudreau does that...Smith does not.