[PGT] Flames' New Year's Eve Offering: Burned Sharks for Family Dinner. 8-5 W!

[Mr.Coffee]

Yeah Kane is the ultimate fake tough guy loser. We all know these people. They are just losers.

From the Vegas money picture to his reputation in Winnipeg to being a clown in Buffalo to the actual stories I heard of him from NHL players who were teammates- this guy is up there as one of the biggest jokes in the NHL. Such a loser. Always will be. He’s like the Trump of the NHL.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by zamler

Sam Bennett is a beaut

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by 3rd liner

Kudos to Burns for just holding on to tkachuk in the scrum- while Kane and Hathaway wrestled. I actually respect that move.

Theres a big difference between a player like Burns and say Byfuglien. I think alot of it is attitude and respect.

Burns seems to hold alot more of the old school respect model. He knows he is a big bad guy that can hold his own and produce but knows ita a team game.


Byfuglien is the same age but seems to have Im the biggest baddest man out their so come at me. I don't give a #### attitude.

[fuffalo]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

Yeah Kane is the ultimate fake tough guy loser. We all know these people. They are just losers.

From the Vegas money picture to his reputation in Winnipeg to being a clown in Buffalo to the actual stories I heard of him from NHL players who were teammates- this guy is up there as one of the biggest jokes in the NHL. Such a loser. Always will be. He’s like the Trump of the NHL.

Weirdly enough your cadence made me read this post as though trump were saying it. It was funny.

[Pizza]

More Salt from greaser fans:

Shows you how much of a **** i give about the Flames if i made an error on their woes of late. You guys have been overachieving all season, the annual Flames collapse is here.

Why do Flames fans lurk the HF Oilers around the league thread, don't you have a PGT of your own to post in or shingles to nail down? As they say, chinooks aren't the only thing that blow in Calgary.

I hope to see someone take tkachuk our after all his antics, if he’s gonna play like that I hope someone sends him to the dentist after removing all his teeth, what a coward he is, always saved by the refs

[drewtastic]

Back from the game and then a post-game New Year's ringing-in house party. A few thoughts:

-Hanifin really struggled tonight. He's been quite good all season, but every so often, his age shows and reminds me that he's a work in progress. With both Hamonic as his partner and this coaching staff, I'm completely encouraged that he will develop into a cornerstone D for us.

-Speaking of D-Men, if Kylington, Andersson and Valimaki can continue their progress, our D is in amazing shape for the foreseeable future. IMO, Andersson is ahead of the curve right now, but it's amazing to think that these three have all played meaningful minutes so far this year and that our bottom pairing is a rookie pairing. Remarkable.

-Having said that, our youth still shows with respect to size differential we give up (particularly in that bottom pairing D). Like the Nashville game I attended earlier this year, it was clear to see SJ's size advantage at times, especially in front of our own net. I think we are still a couple of pieces away from making a deep playoff run. I'd like to see one more mobile yet punishing defenceman and kind of a Nieminen/Nilsson/Donovan circa 2004 non-stop-motor type of player.

-The lineup tonight was, IMO, proper slotting of depth. It is clear that Tkachuk/Backlund/Frolik work really well together, so having Bennett/Janko/Neal experience some success is a step toward guaranteeing that second line stays together. It also put Ryan in a good fourth line role with the youngsters Dube and Hathaway.

-Speaking of Ryan, I don't get all the hate he gets on here. Sure, you may dislike his contract for what he is, but I never fault players for signing contracts that they've been offered. Tonight, Ryan won a number of important draws, created a number of chances offensively, proved to be a possession-driver on the second PP and, in one specific instance, came over the bench on a poor change from the on-ice guys to make a key defensive play, interrupting a shorthanded SJ rush. I understand completely why Peters is big on this guy.

-I am also a big Frolik fan and was happy to see him get two big points right away. Guys like Frolik are super important for playoff runs and this team would be silly to think of parting ways with him.

-Like others have posted, the crowd reaction to Neal's goal was superb. Flames fans get criticized for making the Dome seem like a mausoleum at times, but I've always thought that we will cheer when the team gives us reason to cheer. The Neal thing tonight provided further evidence to support the notion that our fan base is a very knowledgeable one that understands nuances in the game. After all, people could've "Bronx-Cheered" Neal, but they didn't, because they know he's been playing pretty well of late, and that he deserved that goal. The Jumobtron showed him grinning ear to ear on the bench for an elongated period afterward, while the crowd roared. That was awesome. (Incidentally, he deserved a goal in the second period when he hit that post...snakebit or what?)

-Did not see the Dell spear on Bennett until reading this thread--it happened at the opposite end of the rink from where we sit. We did, however, see Bennett on the ice and the angered reaction from the crowd in that corner. I now fully understand Bennett's anger. He will likely pay with a suspension, but if the NHL had any shred of dignity, it would retroactively punish Dell as well.

-With that in mind, this game has officially marked the end of me defending NHL referees this season. The Bennett disallowed goal was an unbelievable joke, not because it didn't necessarily fall under the purview of "goaltender interference", but because what constitutes interference seems to change game to game, officiating crew to officiating crew. Rittich getting taken out of the net against Dallas is fair contact, but Bennett breathing on Dell is not. Horrible. And like others have said here tonight, this crew allowed things to get out of hand by virtue of their non-calls (and phantom calls on other plays). What's most infuriating is knowing that so many of these soft-calls will not be made once playoffs start--the inconsistency abounds. The NHL has an officiating problem and I don't know how they'll be able to fix it.

-Finally, as we ring in 2019 together, I must say that it is so much fun watching Flames hockey again and then reading this site. Win or lose, the Flames are playing a style of hockey that makes an old guy like me take time at 2:30 in the AM to ramble on about his favourite team and stay up to read all the posts in the PGT.

-Oh, and the Oilers went 0 for 5 on their latest homestand.

Happy New Year, CP, and here's to the Flames getting even better in 2019!

[AC]

Once again Dube didn't get a lot of icetime, but I noticed he made 2 great passes to set Ryan up for what could have / maybe should have been 2 goals.

I really like his game, he's going to be a stud in a couple years!

[Textcritic]

I hate the god damned Sharks so much.

#### you San Jose. Go home and cry in your Chiante, you bunch of sucky babies who can’t play hockey.

Nobody likes you. No one cares about you. Go home, losers.


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[81MC]

Live, Bennett’s hit was marginally late. No competent review could conclude it was actually late, by rule.
What a fantastic game, One of the more entertaining I’ve had the pleasure of attending. Neal ovation was awesome, Bennet is rad, top line is deadly, 3M looks proper, Rittich with some beauties etc etc etc.
Happy New Year. A great win sure is an excellent exit to the year.

[drewtastic]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I hate the god damned Sharks so much.

#### you San Jose. Go home and cry in your Chiante, you bunch of sucky babies who can’t play hockey.

Nobody likes you. No one cares about you. Go home, losers.


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So far, I really like "2019 Textcritic"!

[Ashasx]

Can somebody tell me why we are even discussing whether Bennett should be suspended for an interference penalty (if it even was late)? Why would a player be suspended for what is clearly a 2 minute penalty at most?

Is it because it was a hard hit? Then why didn't Dumba get suspended?

[AC]

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-...es-over-sharks

“Predatory,” is how Sharks coach Peter DeBoer responded, when asked about the Bennett hit.

The incident resulted in players from both benches yelling angrily at each other.

“They got the lead in a game that got out of hand and it was kind of gutless at the end,” said Pavelski.

Frankly, I think the Flames were just taking the NHL's stance to heart. They determined that Dumba going for a devastating hit late in a decided game wasn't a problem. So Bennett did likewise. It sounds like others have clocked his hit at 0.6 seconds after passing the puck as well, which is the guideline. The hit itself was by the book, and Bennett didn't even come flying in for a huge hit late, he was chasing the puck and caught someone stupidly admiring their pass.

[Redrum]

Originally Posted by Pizza

More Salt from greaser fans:

All I got from that was they are jealous of chinooks, and they are mad they took poolparty instead of Tkachuk.


Oh man I love that they still think Tkachuk should have dropped them with a fringe ECHLer but no comment about an equally sized and skilled(we'll see) Draisaitl s***ing his drawers when Tkachuk got in close.

[RM14]

Originally Posted by Wolven

The timing of Neal's goal was even more delicious considering the garbage that Francis was inventing during the intermission. (For anyone that did not catch it, Francis claimed that Neal had a bad attitude and that was why he wasn't in the top 6.) I hope someone grabbed that game winning puck so that it could be force fed to Francis.

I really wish the NHL would fix this officiating issue. With what should have been a purely positive game for Flames fans that was mostly exciting and fun to watch, it was really disappointing to see how the officiating tainted the game. The no-call on Dell's slash, the cross-checks on Gaudreau that resulted in him getting a penalty, etc. Teams shouldn't have to take matters into their own hands like that because the refs are not doing their jobs.

Happy New Years CP.

Only Eric Francis would use a weird word like delicious to describe exciting hockey.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by RM14

Only Eric Francis would use a weird word like delicious to describe exciting hockey.

He didn't tho... Wolven did...

[RM14]

Wolven is Eric..??

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Fun fact: If the Oilers were on a 6 game winning streak instead of 6 game losing streak the Flames would still be ahead of them. It's a moot point however as they are on a 6 game losing streak.

I’m reaching here.

But that might just be something to do with Edmonton being not very good.

[bigrangy]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

I’m reaching here.

But that might just be something to do with Edmonton being not very good.

Edmonton isn't even no good anymore, they're just plain bad

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by camm13

Neal actually grabbed that puck. Hope he fed it to Francis after the game.

Fixed your post.

[SmoggyFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by drewtastic

So far, I really like "2019 Textcritic"!

Indeed. Very Un-Textcritic-like. I will take it.