[GT] Calgary Flames at Montreal Canadiens

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by old-fart

This team has zero heart.

That’s why you keep them together year after year after year. Eventually they grow a heart. It’s basic science.

[timbit]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I thought that dealing with a life-threatening and economically crippling pandemic, combined with BLM riots, a nerve wracking election that lasted weeks for confirmation, and then an actual attempted insurrection against the government, that I thought there's no way I could get any more depressed.


Flames players: "Hold my beer"

Awesome post Cali.

We love our Flames but......We are desperate for some encouragement.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by old-fart

This team has zero heart.

This team:

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Boreal

The last goal is killer. You can’t blame Rittich on the other goals, but that shouldn’t have gone in. When you let in a single digit scoring percentage goal like that, you lose the overwhelming majority of the time. Maybe this is the wake up they need.

Worst goal allowed by Calgary this season...Although it's not like Markstrom would have scored any goals so this was a loss either way

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by neo45

I know it’s petty to complain about reffing during a 4-0 loss

But this is some terrible terrible bush league reffing. Hard to get any momentum going when the standard is completely different for one team

Montreal has played a pretty clean and flawless game

[iloveicedhockey]

Despite losing both, I thought we were good for at least one win against Toronto. This game, we don't deserve Jack. Shades of gulutzan in that I can't Remeber us really being threatening despite the ok shot numbers.

[IGGYRULES]

Same old same old. Low budget bench boss low budget results.

[burn_this_city]

Tough game, they need to bust out Jobu for some hex busting, their luck has been dog doo doo last few games.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Montreal has played a pretty clean and flawless game

Everybody in the country saw the Mangiapane high stick, play slowed, arena silent, broadcasters silent. Nothing. In favour of the Flames. This deficit is on the Flames and nobody else.

[MisterJoji]

Just buyout Lucic and eat the cap. Guy shouldn’t even be a popcorn muncher.

[AC]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Montreal has played a pretty clean and flawless game

It's easy to not take penalties when the Flames don't seem to even try and attack with speed. They play a perimeter game and generate very little. Hell they can barely connect 2 passes in a row.

There's no need for Montreal to reach with their sticks or interfere when the Flames are this flat.

It looks REALLY easy for Montreal so far.

[mile]

This the quick transition, quick-strike offense that Ward was talking about in the offseason?
He has no idea how to implement it.



Combine that with the fact that he's not much of a motivator either, painful.

[Kidder]

Flames play a completely structured offensive game, which means no rushing attack chances, and leaves them susceptible to odd man chances which the other team makes good on.

Incredibly boring to watch, and the results speak for themselves.

No changes needed though Wardo. Throw out the same 18 skaters next game. Jolly good.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

This team:

These are the references I'm here for.

These references and becoming part of the Petty Schadenfreude Machine.


Canadiens are actually really good, don't feel too bad.

[Saint Troy]

Might as well throw Gaudreau, Tkachuk and Monahan together, and see if you can get a line hot that can carry you for a few weeks. This team is paper thin offensively, and leaks transition goals, because they are inept at cycling.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

#### it. Despair is for the weak.

RALLY CARRRRRR!!!!!!

[DeluxeMoustache]

Lucic is kind of hilariously slow and lumbering.

So many times he hits the boards as his check is sidestepped

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Dion

It's as if we are a bi polar message board. I understand the anger and frustration but imo you know the team will disappoint you at some time.

Exactly, the Flames will disappoint you around 50 percent of the time and they will satisfy you about 50 percent of the time. If they make the playoffs they will disappoint you about 67 percent of the time and satisfy you about 33 percent of the time.

[wired]

I am having a very hard time watching this team, taking a break for the rest of the night.

[WCW Nitro]

Treliving is not a bad gm, you have to sometimes wait for everything to come together and have some luck along the way- look at Bergevin, they were calling for his head last year and now he has what seems to be a really good team. As long as he is making more good moves than bad, and he has, let it play out.