10-08-2019, 07:25 PM
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#121
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
It's not his fault the Flames gave up on him after one season. We always knew that this was possible that he would bounce back from a career worst season.
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It actually is his fault.
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10-08-2019, 07:27 PM
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#122
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zamler
You can try and soften the blow all you want but Neal scoring 4 blows hard.
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It's hilarious.
The hype, and then the inevitable crushing disappointment, will be epic.
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10-08-2019, 07:28 PM
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#123
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton,AB
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Wow looking at the Oilers schedule to start the season it doesnt get any harder for them eithier until next month it seems
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10-08-2019, 07:34 PM
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#124
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Needs More Cowbell
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Not Canada, Eh?
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Neal had seven goals in the first seven games or something like that in the season in Vegas before the Flames signed him. He then promptly disappeared for most of the rest of the season. Streaky goal scoreres gonna get streaky.
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10-08-2019, 07:35 PM
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#125
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
It actually is his fault.
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No it's not his fault as he signed a deal to be a Flame for five years and it was the Flames that cut bait. He had a bad season, knew it and worked hard in the offseason to get better and so far so good.
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10-08-2019, 07:36 PM
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#126
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Franchise Player
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San Gagner once scored eight points in one game. You’re not fooling me Neal...
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10-08-2019, 07:36 PM
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#127
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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Beautiful power play
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10-08-2019, 07:39 PM
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#128
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cannon7
Neal had seven goals in the first seven games or something like that in the season in Vegas before the Flames signed him. He then promptly disappeared for most of the rest of the season. Streaky goal scoreres gonna get streaky.
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It's actually remarkable he just never got on one of those streaks in Calgary. You figure things normalize over the course of a season - but it just never happened.
15 goals from a third round pick.
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10-08-2019, 07:40 PM
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#129
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Franchise Player
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To be clear, I pretty much hated Neal by the end of last year, but I would have given him one more year before trading him to our biggest rival for Milan ####ing Lucic. Neal played a ton of hockey over the past few years, would have liked to see what he could do with a full off season to recover and train.
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Before you call me a pessimist or a downer, the Flames made me this way. Blame them.
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10-08-2019, 07:43 PM
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#130
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
No it's not his fault as he signed a deal to be a Flame for five years and it was the Flames that cut bait. He had a bad season, knew it and worked hard in the offseason to get better and so far so good.
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Yes it is his fault, including for reasons aside from his lack of scoring. That I am not at liberty to post here.
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10-08-2019, 07:43 PM
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#131
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
Yes it is his fault, including for reasons aside from his lack of scoring. That I am not at liberty to post here.
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Yeah okay. 
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10-08-2019, 07:44 PM
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#132
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Yeah okay. |
PM me if you want.
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10-08-2019, 07:44 PM
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#133
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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I’m so torn. Lots of goals from Neal or Zadorov getting clocked by Lucic?
I think I’ll take the latter.
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10-08-2019, 07:52 PM
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#134
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
I’m so torn. Lots of goals from Neal or Zadorov getting clocked by Lucic?
I think I’ll take the latter.
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Yea Lucic punching Zadorov really helped the team win that one.
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Before you call me a pessimist or a downer, the Flames made me this way. Blame them.
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10-08-2019, 07:53 PM
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#135
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
PM me if you want.
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Pm me!
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10-08-2019, 07:56 PM
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#136
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
I’m so torn. Lots of goals from Neal or Zadorov getting clocked by Lucic?
I think I’ll take the latter.
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I didn't know the latter is how the games are decided.
If Neal does end up getting lots of goals this season, it's a bad trade for the Flames no matter anyway you spin it. You can't replace those goals - that actually determines who wins a game or not - with physicality.
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10-08-2019, 07:59 PM
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#137
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
No it's not his fault as he signed a deal to be a Flame for five years and it was the Flames that cut bait. He had a bad season, knew it and worked hard in the offseason to get better and so far so good.
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come on now...he is the same guy playing with McDavid
Kassian has what 3? A PTO almost out of the league had 20 with McDavid. Its not like he would have come back to the Flames and been a great player
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10-08-2019, 08:00 PM
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#138
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Toronto
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Neal scored 7 last year and the Flames still finished 1st in the west, 2nd in the NHL and 2nd in the NHL in goals.
The Flames don't need him, they need to get tougher to play against Lucic adds that. Listen to what all his teammates are saying in the first week of the season. His very presence even on the bench deters the opposition.
So I wouldn't just look at it from a statistical point of view, hockey is a game of intangibles too.
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10-08-2019, 08:00 PM
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#139
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joborule
I didn't know the latter is how the games are decided.
If Neal does end up getting lots of goals this season, it's a bad trade for the Flames no matter anyway you spin it. You can't replace those goals - that actually determines who wins a game or not - with physicality.
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Lets wait and see who wins more games this season
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10-08-2019, 08:04 PM
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#140
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dino7c
Lets wait and see who wins more games this season
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That's not the point.
The point is that you need goals to win games. Neal scoring goals for the Flames does more in winning the game than Lucic hitting guys.
Lucic isn't going to make the Flames win more games, whereas there's a case where Neal could for the Oilers if he actually scores this season.
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