[GT] Battle of Alberta

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by New Era

Bennett is completely useless on any line. Fire this idiot into the sun. Strap Lucic to the same rocket.

Dude. ~ 3:50 of ice time with all the penalties in one period and you guys are losing your ####. Grow up

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by timbit

I’m thinking Flames come out guns blazing in the second.

And promptly blow their own feet right off.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder

Maybe it’s Gio and his lack of leadership???

Love the guy but if your captain can’t wake up and drag the guys into a fight what’s the point

He's just not that type of captain.

Neither was Iginla.

These are quiet lead by example guys, not the in your face call people out types like Sakic or Yzerman

[Chingas]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Who is your PK lineup against McDavid? When a regular PKer is in the box?

Someone who has played nhl hockey in the past week, month, year, two years?

[Infinit47]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

No, you don’t cut Gio’s minutes to “teach him a lesson”. He’s a vet - he knows he screwed up. And Lucic wasn’t an issue against McDavid.

His minutes should be cut because he is playing poorly. Everyone sees this but Ward. Being a vet doesn't mean you have to be overplayed. Lucic against McDavid was hemmed in our end and looked terrible. Had a brutal icing as well that was a combo of puke from both Gio and Lucic.

[old-fart]

Originally Posted by timbit

I’m thinking Flames come out guns blazing in the second.

I’m thinking you are not doing dry February...

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Watch the teams systems in the offensive zone tonight.

Oilers with lots of motion, get the puck to the point, and then get players moving across the lanes for tips.

Flames system is uhhh, throw the puck in the corner and hope for the best?

I die a little more inside every single time I see someone receive a pass and they're standing the #### still.

Soon I will have no soul.

[Two Fivenagame]

What did Burke say?

[djsFlames]

To be fair this team was playing very different hockey 2 games ago.

Has the Bennett stuff messed up the room?

[The Boy Wonder]

Ward is coaching like a guy who either knows he doesn’t have much time left and is trying everything and anything.

Or he’s truly useless

[Moneyhands23]

Fire everyone

[Aarongavey]

Flames came out as I suspect most expected they would. Hopefully the last 40 are better.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by TheSquatch

The Tkachuk penalty was phantom, for sure. But they didn't score on that one. To blame a whole period's momentum on a penalty... well, that's a weak team then.

I see no system. I see no speed. I see no possession, no focus, and not much battle except for a few guys.

There's a pile of good players on this team. And the team sucks.

Coach is all I got at this point, and they've been through a bunch of those as well.

This is ugly.

Just want the Flames to have a marquee coach once to see what happens.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by Otto29

I always find the meltdowns by most of you entertaining. I don't agree with most of you about the team or the coach but I'll go back into forum lurker mode.

Nice contribution.

Do you like what you are seeing out there? Do you agree with coaching decisions like playing Nordstrom on the first line?

[Manhattanboy]

Sometimes I think McDavid is so good because he has his head down watching the puck all the time knowing no one will hit him..

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by jessnuts

Stay the course boys. Gotta double shift Nordstrom. Poor guy missed a shift when he took a dumb penalty

He played 3:17....1:52 of which were on the PK.

[NewFan]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

Scared of what? Winning? Playing hard?

I don't know. They look "I don't want this puck, you take it or you take it, ok I just dump it and change."

[MillerTime GFG]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

Why are you on here if you did not tune into this game? Are you trolling?

Maybe...orrrr I’d just rather not watch this gutless version of the team night after night, and a predictable loss to our rivals, with barely a whimper.

Or trolling. You decide.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by iloveicedhockey

I know we don't deserve much of the intermission attention but was the goal we scored compete garbage because I don't think they've shown it.

It was a little flukey. Dube lost the puck but fortunately Lindholm was right there and got a shot off. This team doesn't get many highlight reel goals these days.

[GirlySports]

This map is dumb.