[PGT] FIRST IN THE DIVISION! Flames 4 Oilers 3 (ATL post #481)

[868904]

Originally Posted by Yobbo

Love this!

That belongs in a frame and hung on the walls of every Flames fans house.

[Yobbo]

Originally Posted by 868904

That belongs in a frame and hung on the walls of every Flames fans house.

Haha, doesn't it!

[Puppet Guy]

nm

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by Fire

Did anyone see what the Flames fan did to Kassian when he left the ice after he got the double minor? I just saw the aftermath with Kassian yelling at him and the fan getting ejected.

Ha! I saw the same thing, just as they cut to commercial. Looked like as Kassian was being taken away the guy yelled something about him being a #####. Kassian's feelings were hurt and he stared the fan down.

I never saw him get ejected or anything though from the TV screen, unless ppl in the arena saw something additional.

[Gaudreau is a Ninja]

cant wait for gaskal

[EldrickOnIce]

Hey Edmonton

[Flames Fan, Ph.D.]

I thought Talbot saved the game for us in the 3rd.

[Robo]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

Hey Edmonton

Was that from last night

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.

I thought Talbot saved the game for us in the 3rd.

I thought we were the better team in the third still. We hit two posts and Bennett very nearly got a goal in the third to put us multiple ahead. Talbot made a few great saves but I didnt feel like we were really in jeopardy. The kassian penalties and the power play goal really demoralized the oilers. What a moron lol

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by JJolg

He did however, tell us when Mcdavid stepped onto the ice!

My favourite moment from Hughes's call was in the first period when McDavid took the puck behind the Flames goal he asked without any tempered enthusiasm and practically gasping for air:

"What's he going to do now?!"

As if expecting some display of shack and awe.

[Beninho]

Oilers fans showing their true colours on HF and reddit. So many wishing injuries on Tkachuk, what a ####ed fanbase just filled with degenerates


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[tkflames]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

I thought we were the better team in the third still. We hit two posts and Bennett very nearly got a goal in the third to put us multiple ahead. Talbot made a few great saves but I didnt feel like we were really in jeopardy. The kassian penalties and the power play goal really demoralized the oilers. What a moron lol

Agreed....if Monahan puts away his usually automatic chance...we ride out the 5-3 game and laugh at how pathetic the trailing effort from the Oil was. It only felt close because one unlucky bounce would have tied it.

PS: I am loving the lockdown. While I would like the team to open up some runway...this is how you win down the stretch. I think one of these nights playing like this we will catch a team napping and blow them out...but a consistent machine like approach to winning is what this team needs to do.

[tkflames]

Anyone else have inverted flashbacks of playoffs past last night against the ducks?

While the opposition is frothing for revenge and payback...we walk away with two points. I am hoping that this is a sign of growth for the core and makeup of the team.

[flames_fan_down_under]

I thought Hughson was in top form last night. He really is an expert at his craft and it’ was a nice change to hear him call a BOA. He also said “what’s he gonna do now” when Johnny had the puck just before he scored. And Hughson isn’t wrong, when 97 has the puck I’m also thinking great what the hell is he gonna do now!!

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by alnigi

Congrats for top spot currently in the Pacific Division! Rather interesting that of the 5 teams from the Pacific currently in a playoff spot, Calgary is in first place but with the least regulations wins, least goals scored and worst goal differential. Keep on trucking !

Zack, I bolded the relevant portion for you

[Azure]

Originally Posted by AC

It really is amazing when you see what the Edmonton "professional" writers throw up.

Mark Spector, Jim Matheson, and Rob Tychkowski are all emotional, pissy fanboys who throw embarrassing tantrums publically non-stop. Hell, until very recently Mark Spector was the President of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

They all make Eric Francis look like a Pulitzer prize winner.

You can even extend it to their TV crew of Gene Principe, Kevin Quinn, and Drew Remenda who are all equally amateur-hour.

Compare their crew of embarrassments to actual professionals like Scott Cruickshank, Darren Haynes, Kristen Anderson, Wes Gilbertson, Jermain Franklin, Ryan Leslie, Rick Ball, and Kelley Hrudey. It's completely night and day.

I've always felt the Oilers media guys are a part of the reason of years of terrible teams. Not a big reason, but they tend to suck up all the time and never call out anyone.

[tkflames]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

I thought Hughson was in top form last night. He really is an expert at his craft and it’ was a nice change to hear him call a BOA. He also said “what’s he gonna do now” when Johnny had the puck just before he scored. And Hughson isn’t wrong, when 97 has the puck I’m also thinking great what the hell is he gonna do now!!

I am not a huge fan of Hughston...but I don't think he is biased. The point of the announcer is to tell a story. For every game he picks one and he focuses on it to write it for the bulk public. If you are a hockey purist and want someone to analyze the possession numbers live as play is going, you won't get that from Hughson.

Going into last night (prior to the Tkachuk/Kassian shenanigans)....the story was McDavid against a balanced team. The reality about the Oilers is that the only story they have is McDavid and maybe the points race with the German. Once the shenanigans started...Hughson started a secondary narrivite around Kassian and Tkachuk.

Like it or not, but the bulk public (especially on a Saturday night), wants a story. This needs to have characters, conflict, overcoming adversity and a final outcome. Hughson does this quite well. An analysis of Derek Ryan vs RNHs defensive prowess does not appeal to the bull public.

Rick Ball in contrast is a great announcer and can honestly do both. On a Wednesday night game...only the hardcore fans are watching. A discussion on streaks, consistent play and profiles on the whole cast of characters is more appropriate. On Saturday night...a story is more appropriate. Let me get off my soap box by saying that the donkey they usually have doing the late game on Saturdays can do neither well...

[stemit14]

After the way that game played out it would be so fitting if the oilers miss the playoffs by two points.


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[Burner]

Originally Posted by Gaudreau is a Ninja

cant wait for gaskal

think of that poor guy who was going to drink till the ATL was posted

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Canuck-Hater

Is it just me or are all the hockey pundits on twitter completely biased towards the Oilers? Did they not see the sucker punches? Im baffled. Even neutral hockey observers are calling for a Tkachuk suspension.

This is most baffling to me: A suspension for what, exactly?

Take another look at all three of Tkachuk's hits on Kaveman...

· Did he charge? No. Each and every time Tkachuk caught Kassian either in the chest or shoulder.
· Did he target the head? No. As mentioned, each time he hit him in the torso. The first hit caught Kassian in a vulnerable position, but only because the idiot's head was already level with his waist for some reason.
· Were the hits late? No. Kassian still had the puck each time.

The calls for penalization are simply idiotic. Tkachuk is a world class hockey player with a world class hockey IQ.