[PGT] Flames 4 Isles 2

[CaptainYooh]

Ryan Leslie‏ @ryanleslie73
Islanders were to check into their team hotel in Calgary, only to hear Flames James Neal may be doing an autograph session there. Lou Lamoriello said no thanks & switched hotels just like that. Definitely not an easy task logistically. Classic.

11:12 AM - 20 Feb 2019
Charles E. Newman‏ @HellooooJerry 6h6 hours ago
Replying to @ryanleslie73 @SNRyanPinder

Most profound impact Neal has had all year!

[WhiteTiger]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

My other favourite was “teams play the Oilers like game 7 of the cup finals and the Flames like it’s pre-season” as if the Oilers are some intimidating force that teams have to get up for. It couldn’t possibly be because the Oilers suck and the Flames are good. It must be the other teams.

How out of touch with reality do you have to be to make a comment like that, let alone believe it?

That's something that HFOil bats around a lot, like they really believe it. The delusions over there are eye opening.

[foshizzle11]

Here is my first GIF bomb in a PGT, here goes nothing....

We won!! great game tonight by all the lines. I love fiesty Backlund.

Spoiler!

[CaptainYooh]

We saw quite a few people wearing Boychuk jerseys including what appeared to be his immediate family - 4 people sitting in the first row behind the net in the offensive zone (perhaps, parents and grandparents?). At some point in the 2nd period, Hamonic and Boychuk got entangled behind the net and fell down on ice together right in front of them. Then I noticed that instead of cursing at each other, both guys were laughing and then Hamonic said something and waived at Boychuk's family behind the glass and they waived back. I thought that was a very classy and good example of sportsmanship.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Around the League Report

This is where you know people are posting on reputation. The Flames can no longer be classified as physical, which I don't think is bad at all with a focus on speed and skill. But really the lowest team (by far) in hits can't be considered physical. Flames have 887 hits, the next lowest is Toronto with 992. Pittsburgh leads with 1763.

[SeanCharles]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

This is where you know people are posting on reputation. The Flames can no longer be classified as physical, which I don't think is bad at all with a focus on speed and skill. But really the lowest team (by far) in hits can't be considered physical. Flames have 887 hits, the next lowest is Toronto with 992. Pittsburgh leads with 1763.

One thing I know to be true from years of hearing about it through various media outlets is every building in the league has their own statisticians tracking things like hits, blocked shots etc. Calgary has always been known to be extremely objective when it comes to tracking hits in particular and not nearly as liberal (specifically when it comes to tracking the home teams stats) as many other buildings around the league.

I'm not saying that is why we are last, and do think we could use some more grit in the lineup, but its probably why we are so far behind Toronto..

We likely have the fairest, most unbiased statisticians in the league!

[AC]

Scanned through the NYI broadcast and caught on the Clutterbuck hit on Andersson that Bennett from the bench was trying to get at him and was being held back by Tkachuk.

Love seeing that passion from this team.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by SeanCharles

One thing I know to be true from years of hearing about it through various media outlets is every building in the league has their own statisticians tracking things like hits, blocked shots etc. Calgary has always been known to be extremely objective when it comes to tracking hits in particular and not nearly as liberal (specifically when it comes to tracking the home teams stats) as many other buildings around the league.

I'm not saying that is why we are last, and do think we could use some more grit in the lineup, but its probably why we are so far behind Toronto..

We likely have the fairest, most unbiased statisticians in the league!

Flames also always have the puck

[AC]

Also, holy ####. Almost a goal of the year candidate:

[Philly06Cup]

Very surprised not to see Rittich. Playing the hot hand is great, but still gotta give your 1a/1b some starts.

Mike Smith stopping pucks behind the net is good. Him going to the sidewall with 2 islanders forechecking, then passing it forwards still scares the bejasus out of me.

Backlund deserves an embellishment call as much as Greiss does when he fell down.

I really wouldn't mind Neal as the 13th man when he comes back.

[AC]

Hahah, Bennett's expression after Clutterbuck shoves him on the bench is great:


Higher quality: https://gfycat.com/chiefuntriedhuia

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by AC

Scanned through the NYI broadcast and caught on the Clutterbuck hit on Andersson that Bennett from the bench was trying to get at him and was being held back by Tkachuk.

Love seeing that passion from this team.

Peters got in there to stop Sam too.

Looks like he was holding his big angry dog back on a leash.

[foshizzle11]

I am loving Sam more and more, he is an intense guy. He is going to be a beast in the playoffs. I don't see him backing down from too many guys in the western conference. Looking at the wildcard race, I hope the coyotes get in the 8th seed so we can play them. I think Benny will walk all over those guys.

Love it, love that Peters knows this team so well already. This team is fun.

[Royle9]

Danny Oh with her another banger of a game refereed against the flames. Honestly guys, this guy has it out for the Flames it’s blatantly obvious now. The guy goes out of his way to make dog#### calls, he needs to be held accountable now, he’s gonna end up burning us in the playoffs I have a bad feeling.

[Gaudfather]

Originally Posted by AC

Hahah, Bennett's expression after Clutterbuck shoves him on the bench is great:


Higher quality: https://gfycat.com/chiefuntriedhuia

Great GIF - can see Peters trying to reign in Bennett too! Go Sam!

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Jbo

Go with the hot goalie. Stick with Smith

Backlund's "Penalty" was a joke

Both of the calls against him in that sequence were a complete joke

[HUSKER4FLAMES]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

Peters got in there to stop Sam too.

Looks like he was holding his big angry dog back on a leash.

Peters has a pretty good tug on the back of his jersey if you look how his collar was down and as he’s falling back it’s all pulled up tight around his neck

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by HUSKER4FLAMES

Peters has a pretty good tug on the back of his jersey if you look how his collar was down and as he’s falling back it’s all pulled up tight around his neck

Looks like he says something along the lines of "down boy..." lol Sam's his pitbull.

Sam is also saying something like "yeah I'll f-ing fight you" to clutterbuck

[Toonage]

Love the "ooookay, ooookay" he gives to Clutterbuck

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

That's something that HFOil bats around a lot, like they really believe it. The delusions over there are eye opening.

HFOil is the hockey equivalent of /r/The_Donald.