[GDT] Flames @ Canucks, 8:00 PM MST (Sportsnet 1 / Fan 960)

[Cheese]

Calgary Flames: (No official lineup yet)

Tkachuk-Lindholm-Dube
Gaudreau-Monahan-Bennett
Lucic-?????-Mangiapane
Froese-Nordstrom-Leivo

Hanifin-Tanev
Giordano-Andersson
Valimaki-Mackey

Markstrom
Rittich

Vancouver Nucks: (No official Lineup yet)

Pearson-Horvat-Hoglander
Bailey-Sutter-Gaudette
Miller-Pettersson-Boeser
Roussel-Beagle-MacEwen

Edler-Schmidt
Juolevi-Myers
Hughes-Benn

Demko


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1. LAST TIME OUT

It's the age-old question facing players and coaches after a tough outing the previous night:
Shred the game tape or use it to learn from?
"There's both sides to it," explained Dillon Dube, "but playing every other day and against the same team in the next one, there's more of it we have to leave behind."
There you have it.
Onward.


DAY-TO-DAY
Mikael Backlund left Saturday's game late in the first period and did not return with an undisclosed injury. His last shift came with 3:16 left in the frame and lasted only 16 seconds.
"He's day-to-day right now," Ward said. "Felt better today, did some work on it, and we'll see how he is in the morning."



https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/5-th...ks/c-321408634

[Toonage]

Exit your own zone quickly and the rest should take care of itself.

Pass it back, play pattycake, invite a forecheck? That likely gets you a repeat of Saturday.

[fire_starter]

I would start Rittich just to send a message to the team that you can't take any nights off and take your goalie for granted.

[direwolf]

If the good Flames show up, they'll win easily.

If that pathetic, garbage team from the other night shows up, they're toast.

[Gaskal]

Hey ref that's holding the stick!!!!!

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by fire_starter

I would start Rittich just to send a message to the team that you can't take any nights off and take your goalie for granted.

I somewhat agree but flames are not in a position to be throwing away 2 points . Pretty sad that this roster is looking like it will be battling for final playoff spot .

[stamps]

Go Flames Go

[bc-chris]

please just beat the canucks!

[Zamboniman]

Originally Posted by fire_starter

I would start Rittich just to send a message to the team that you can't take any nights off and take your goalie for granted.

Should make for an interesting pre-game meeting, too.

"Guys, we're starting Rittich. He kinda sucks so that way you can't take even a second off and take your goalie for granted like you've done lately with Jake. Make sure you don't let 'em get on shots on Dave, we all know what'll happen if we do! Heheh. Backcheck for bleep's sake, and maybe play some defense and try for some useful clean d zone exits. Maybe. Just for a change? For me?"

Ward looks over at Rittich.

"Davey, all I wanna say is, well, I dunno, the guys will do their best to not let the big bad black thingy get too close to you, but pretend it's a cookie and you're hungry, and you gotta touch it before you can eat it, k? Just in case it slips by our guys?" Ward then stops, shakes his head, glares at Rittich while throwing his water bottle against the wall. "Just stop the f.....g puck, will ya? Every now and then? Sheesh."

[Timbo]

Flames win because it’s my birthday. I’m so old that my age makes a very unlikely final score, unless this game was played in the 80’s.

[SportsJunky]

Why can't they make some of these games a 5,6,7 p.m. start? Does every game with Vancouver have to be a late start time?

[Calgary4LIfe]

Well, let's see how they come out tonight. Flames have their backs against the wall so to speak simply because of their perceived poor efforts two games in a row, and having lost against the Canucks in a somewhat embarrassing fashion (shot discrepancy especially, but even just control of the game). Vancouver is still fighting for their season.


I think the Flames come out and win this one handily, but who knows. I will just predict 6-0 Flames.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Exit your own zone quickly and the rest should take care of itself.

Pass it back, play pattycake, invite a forecheck? That likely gets you a repeat of Saturday.

Last game I thought they tried to move it up quick, no d to d (unless there was a line change). But the fwds were just not able to accept a pass. Partly because the Canucks clogged the neutral zone and played a good trap. Partly because there’s only one RHS on RW and that’s Leivo. Mackey being LHS didn’t help either.

[tvp2003]

Backlund is day-to-day.

The rest of the roster -- save for Markstrom -- is questionable.

GFG...

[Puppet Guy]

go get some whale, boys (well, it *is* personal, actually):




go Flames

[Jbo]

Would like to see them shoot the puck more instead of always looking for the pass through 2 defenders.

[442scotty]

Please be entertaining tonight!

[N-E-B]

Tonight will be telling. Big rebound and we’ve won 4/5 games. Lay another egg and we’re in trouble.

[topfiverecords]

Blow it up!
Fire Ward!
What a bunch of rich limp noodles!
Treliving needs to go!
Remove the C from Giordano!
Trade every single player for a star center!

[getoverit]

Which jekyl or hyde team will show up tonight is the Question!