[GT] Sharks @ Flames

[codynw]

Originally Posted by the2bears

Is he though? I don't think the pull was because of Rittich, it was to wake up the team. We might even see Rittich back.

Call a timeout then. Don't pull your starter earlier than you ever pulled Smith when he was struggling.

[memphusk]

I get the Goalie pull, bit you have to have a goalie for it to work.

[keenan87]

There is no chance Smith would have been pulled like that.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Francis is over dramatic but he’s not wrong.

If Rittich struggles down the stretch this teams in trouble

Good goalies get pulled all the time and bounce right back.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by memphusk

I get the Goalie pull, bit you have to have a goalie for it to work.

I agree 100%

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by the2bears

Is he though? I don't think the pull was because of Rittich, it was to wake up the team.

Agreed. The team had their heads up their arses during that 2 minute span where those goals happened. I thought Rittich actually made the right decision to try and play the puck there, but he unfortunately got burned. It happens. Team definitely needed a wake up call, and Peters made the move. Nothing wrong with the decision IMO.

[FiveSeven]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Seriously? The TV guide decieved me and I thought it started at 8, but that was the other sportsnet channels joining the Flames game later.

Any one care to give a breakdown of the period?

Flames played better, but some terrible mistakes cost them 3 goals.
Johnny giveaway into fluke 5hole goal from the blueline...awful Rittich
Bennett giveaway into Rittich coming out to blue line to get the puck and shot it right into a Shark and he scored.
Then just a wide open shark in front of the net gets a perfect tip on blue line shot and goes 5hole, not the goalies fault, unless it's Mike Smith, Which it was.

[Fourteen FTW]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

You mean the shot that their wide open guy tipped from 2 feet out?

Oh yeah, all Smith.

Goalies are permitted, hell, even encouraged to save tipped shots.

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by codynw

Call a timeout then. Don't pull your starter earlier than you ever pulled Smith when he was struggling.

No disrespect to you, but Peters has had a really good handle on the team this year. I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt.

[Moneyhands23]

Originally Posted by keenan87

There is no chance Smith would have been pulled like that.

That's unfortunate pretty true

[Red]

The Flames have been playing crappy for a while now. It was masked by the weak opposition they faced.
They need to play better defensively, they are cheating for offence too much.
That Johnny turnover is just inexcusable. Played the puck in to a crowd of teal jerseys as the last man. Such a dumb play.

[1qqaaz]

Rittich is still developing. Smith isn't.

Would he have pulled Smith? Probably not. But I'm fine with Peters trying to send messages to Rittich.
It's all for the long game.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Fourteen FTW

Goalies are permitted, hell, even encouraged to save tipped shots.

Sometimes they save Hail Mary muffins from way out as well.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Columbus redux. 9-6 Flames.

[dino7c]

one bad period isn't going to be the turning point of the Flames season

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Rittich is still developing. Smith isn't.

Would he have pulled Smith? Probably not. But I'm fine with Peters trying to send messages to Rittich.
It's all for the long game.

So why does Smith get leverage when Smith has done what Rittich did there ALL season long?

It's not like Rittich typically does this. First time all year. Give him a break to see if he can find his game for the night.

[OldSam]

A bi-polar game thread. Who would have thought? Flames made mistakes. Sharks capitalized. That's all. Lots of time left.

[djsFlames]

Could be a huge opportunity for Smith to start to turn his season around and buy some good graces with the faithful in such a big game.

[Fourteen FTW]

Wondering if Dave was told before the game not to play with the puck, hence the insta-pull

[DoubleK]

Solid Neal shift.