[GT] Game 5 - vs. Avalanche

[joejoe3]

Well boys, this year is a learning year

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Contact or not, Grubauer turned and made a play. Good goal.

Who knows any more.

This league is pretty broken though.

[AC]

Someone tossed their jersey to start the 3rd.

[I_H8_Crawford]

Originally Posted by timbit

Living and learning from tough experiences = maturity and wisdom

Lot of critical roster players, hopefully, are going to get better from what is happening.

2 wins jn the past 3 playoff series.

2-12.

You think these losers still need to learn???

If anything they got worse as they played better vs Ana and were sunk by goaltending

[FlamesAreOne]

So how long are we stick with and expensive is Neal again?

[Buff]

Originally Posted by TheSquatch

I am ... not so sure. I was watching the Islanders-Penguins games and thinking "WOW that's fast hockey." I don't think the Flames have that in them, to be honest. Our top line isn't fast. Period. Gaudrea is shifty, not fast. Monahan, not fast. Slow. Lindholm not bad, but not fast.

Gaudreau is fast but he tries to stay away from contact and has to slow down so he can be shifty.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Well, yeah, low bar because he’s a third liner playing up the lineup and playing well.

Nothing wrong with heaping praise on the guy. He’s absolutely elevated his game. The exact type of middle six guy every team needs.

yeah, i don't get this.

Bennett far and away the best forward for the flames through 5 games.

[Hemi-Cuda]

I'm at the game, and someone just threw a Flames jersey on the ice at the end of intermission. I guess we're on the oilers level now

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Unless a miracle happens this will be the last 20 minutes of the season.

One of the most exciting regular seasons I can remember, coming from a guy who's been a fan for 30+ years. Lots of goals, exciting games, just........fun.

To see this team be a shell of what they played like all season is just disheartening. This isn't the Calgary Flames I know. They're not playing their best. Not even close to their best. They looked shocked, scared, afraid and just 'off' the entire series. They didn't dictate anything........they let the Avs decide how the series was going to be played.

Just going to enjoy watching some of the young building blocks we have like Rasmus, Valimaki, Eat Bread, etc and ponder what Tre will do this summer.

That’s the only Calgary I’ve ever known

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by nik-

It doesn't matter, it just would have been something else. Some lazy play, some poor coverage, some dumb penalty. It doesn't matter.

Screw that every single play matters in the playoffs and the refs decide too much of these games.

Not saying just tonight but it’s inconsistent series to series and game to game and every fan base thinks the reffing sucks.

League needs to figure it out.

[TheSquatch]

Originally Posted by Poison

So noone is going to pitchfork Johnny on this witch hunt? Really? Just Janko, Mony and Brodie? (All rightfully so)

I thought Johnny played with intensity in the first 2 games, thought he was real decent, back checking, all over the place, no issues with his effort. Would have liked a goal or two, but...

[burnitdown]

Originally Posted by keeper34

Hopefully the Flames organization won't ask for $150 for a press box seat next time. Patfattic team effort

I guess they knew they'd only have 3 games to maximize profit!

[Poison]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

hahaha he is all this board complained about in period 1

At least he's creating chances

My bad. Joined the pity party late.

[Jbo]

Originally Posted by AC

Someone tossed their jersey to start the 3rd.

This is the darkest time line...

[Angelino]

Originally Posted by AltaGuy

I don’t really think this team has been remotely the same group since the AllStar break. Especially the 1st line of course.

Prior to the break we dominated for long stretches in most games, but since then it seems we’ve largely relied on opportunistic goals and better goaltending. Our 4th line has been our best line for at least 1/3rd of the season. That’s completely unsustainable.

I would guess Treliving has a sense of what imploded, and we’ll see what happens. I know I’d be ridding myself of Monahan, Brodie, and Neal if I could.

Nobody is touching Neal with that salary

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by AC

Someone tossed their jersey to start the 3rd.

Embarrassing

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by TheoFleury

Trading Monahan, Jankowski, and Brodie should be something the team seriously considers imo

Not sure how anyone can be watching this game and thinking to themselves "boy this team would be better if they subtracted Brodie".

Guy is playing a dominant 200 foot game. Not even talking about the goal.

[Yobbo]

Where did all these players on the Avs come from? Playing amazing! One line team my ass!

[bigrangy]

Hamonic has been much better tonight.

Still has the gap control of a twelve year old but at least he’s standing up at the offensive blue.

Brodie absolutely infuriated me on the 3-1 goal. He had an eternity to simply skate but instead he hides behind the net and passes it out. Gets intercepted which started the breakdown. Just stupid stupid play, a relic from the gulutzan days. Haven’t wiped all pf his stink off yet.

[Aarongavey]

I guess Johnson can hold a guy and not get a holding penalty?