[PGT] Arizona shuts out Calgary

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

My biggest concern is that Elias Lindholm has had the midas touch all year... ridiculous on-ice SH%, tipped every point shot in, shorthanded points, etc.... but the larger sample of his career has been a player closer to Sam Bennett on the offensive luck categories... known for hitting posts and having a muffin shot.

If Lindholm is a pumpkin again it's a regression that nice analytics won't solve - he had nice analytics in CAR too.

Yet Lindholm has the best year ppg among the big 4 forwards since everyone came back from the break

[CSharp]

There's actually a game tonight? Tropic Thunder was definitely entertaining, especially you never go full ######ed! Hopefully, the Flames won't either done the stretch!

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Yet Lindholm has the best year ppg among the big 4 forwards since everyone came back from the break

Lindy is the player I’m least worried about at this point.

[Phagoof]

Lindholm needs to center the top line.

Would like to see this next game:

Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk
Bennett-Monahan-Czarnik
Frolik-Backlund-Ryan
Mangiapane-Jankowski-Lazar

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

Your positivity is great, honestly it's a great quality to have. Let's not compare this team to 04 or vegas. Everyone had both of those teams not making the playoffs at the start of the year. No one believed the 04 flames were a threat when they made the playoffs.

That team battled every single game in the playoffs, and that lay it all on the line attitude, combined with success, won fan support. The same goes for Vegas, expected to pick top 3, but make the SCF.

We are high in the standings right now, but I cant look at this team seriously and say we are contenders.

Well then that’s absolutely perfect.

Low expectations from fans is precisely what this team needs. So keep having low expectations and just support them at home. It’s the biggest difference fans can make.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

a) Rittich isn't going to start every game.

b) Smith wasn't the reason the team lost tonight, at all.

So much this. Goaltending is not the problem this year.

In fact, I'd take either of the Flames goalies over 7 of the 8 goalies the Flyers used and abused this year. . .

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

I think I seriously need a break from this team. I’ve allowed them to ruin my week.

You can have Friday and Saturday off but we’re gonna need you back here at 7:30 on Sunday mmmmmK? Thannnnks.

[blender]

Bummer game obviously, but we have to remember they are a young team.
Czarnik, Mangiapane, Andersson are playing big minutes.
Goaltending is holding up.
The teams they are playing lately are desperate. Flames aren't.
They are a good team. The season has not been smoke and mirrors.
I feel pretty good about the Flames overall, losing streak aside. Neal back would be a big help, and Andersson more sheltered would help as well, IMO. He seems to be running around out there last two games. He still does good things, but he's pretty raw still.
Bring on Vegas! GFG

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

There are too much doom and gloom in this thread, hope this will cheer everyone up.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1103864166589190144

Sadly it doesn’t cheer me up. It looks like the Flames trying to skate through the trap.

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

You can have Friday and Saturday off but we’re gonna need you back here at 7:30 on Sunday mmmmmK? Thannnnks.

I’ll be there. I’ve been a fan too long to jump ship now. But seriously the two days off will be nice. Hopefully the team feels the same way.

[Snuffleupagus]

Relax people, they're in a funk, better now than around game 82

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I’ve taken multiple deep breaths into this paper bag. And it’s not helping.

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

I don’t understand this but feel like things just got weird

[jg13]

Call Dube up and get him into the top 6.

[-TC-]

Originally Posted by Jagermeister

If Monahan is hurt, they should sit him until hes better. He's pretty well useless at the moment and I'd prefer to have a number 1 center for the playoffs. If he isn't hurt, his play is extremely concerning.

It seems that right now the only center on our roster that's doing anything is Derek Ryan.

I was at the Vegas game and he looked off. There was a chance late-ish in the third where, with a bit of hustle, he could have created a good chance and he got beat to a puck he could have easily had. That stuck with me for some reason. I hope he isn’t nursing a groin or something.

Having said that, hockey is a cyclical game...this is a good, deep team. I’m not hitting the panic button yet. Frustrated, sure, especially with the TO game but they worked hard in Vegas for the most part and could have won if not for poor officiating and some bad luck.

[tfi racing]

Originally Posted by Split98

This is the hope, right here

I wonder if this maligned play really is exhaustion. TBH, that travel schedule would have been murder.

Originally Posted by Dion

I think you hit the nail on the head. Exhaustion probably is a factor and we've heard from players through various interviews. Rest, sleeping in their own beds and practice times are going to be great benefit down the stretch.

Not buying it. Pampered millionaires being whisked around in luxury buses to catch chartered flights then off to premium hotels and catered meals with a staff of nutritionists, physical therapists and trainers at their beck and call. Life on the road must be tough with little to no responsibility for the daily chores and drudgery of what millions of mere mortals have to endure while struggling to get by, working for a whole year for what most of these players make in a game or three. They are tired? Yeah, that must be it...

[bettercallbettman]

What’s the top lines #’s with Neal dressed vs. Injured Neal?

[LTH]

Originally Posted by AC

Zucker with a hattrick vs Tampa tonight...

Kill me.

Did it ever actually come out what happened to that deal and why it fell through?

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[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

This team has two modes

High Risk, High Reward Hockey (Hartley Era, Pre-ASB Peters era)
Low Risk, No Reward Hockey (Gully era, Post-ASB Peters era)

Totally agree with this statement. I checked out after the 2nd period and turned it off as after two years of Gulutzan hockey I have a really low tolerance for this low event hockey where the players are skating around just enough to make the appearance of effort while not doing any of the things required to win in the NHL. It was evident early in the 2nd period they weren't going to score a goal in this one and when I checked the final score the final result was as expected.

Some people here think it's a good time to slump before the playoffs but there's no guarantee they get out of this funk as it's now three straight seasons they have played their worst hockey of the year in March so as far as I'm concerned every game they continue to play like this is another nail in their coffin as they need to get away from playing this loser style of hockey ASAP.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Yobbo

It's sad how a sports team can cause such disrupt in your life. All week, my wife has said I'm not my happy normal self, and seem grumpy. Thanks Flames for ruining both our weeks.

Was exactly me as well...it wasn't just the 3 losses themselves, but the way they happened. After the Vegas loss I went to bed super frustrated for the 3rd time in 5 nights, I didn't even realize they were playing again the following night. As soon as I saw it on the schedule yesterday I just said to myself "nope..can't do it tonight"..judging by the goose egg in the final score and the way this thread is going, I'm glad I skipped it.

[wired]

Win 7, lose 7, then maybe....maybe these guys will start playing like they can.
At least Tkachuk is being a pain in the arse again.