[PGT] Flames beat Montreal, 2-1!

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by FlamesAreOne

Which line do you think Sutter was referring to when he said rather than wanting to play the 4th so much, he just couldn't play a different line (or something along those lines).

Dunno, but I have a gut feeling the Monahan and Gaudreau pair are going to go through some pains here in the next few games.

And I'm going to say this now, Gaudreau aside from a couple of.minutes tonight looked pretty lost. I want to say it's due to the team not being where he is used to them being positionally.
That and he needs to find his fourth and fifth gears PDQ. Johnny can thrive in a Sutter system, I've seen it in college. He needs to get back to his college hockey style. Dogged fleetfooted fox.

[drewtastic]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

Leave it to Eric Francis to question whether or not Darryl Sutter knows his own mother’s birthday.

Christ on a cracker.

Satan on a saltine.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

Leave it to Eric Francis to question whether or not Darryl Sutter knows his own mother’s birthday.

Christ on a cracker.

Tort would've responded with "are you stupid or are you a moron?"

[NewFan]

This was a good hockey. We can see now how a good coach can affect to the game and to the players. I didn't understand why Ward's Flames always allow other team to enter to the zone with puck and with speed. Ds always back skate trying to maintain a good position to prevent dangerous pass or shot and just play with his stick. And Forwards come back and stop somewhere in blue dot to protect shot from D.
But today out D was very aggressive and meet other team F's right there when the get a puck and our Forwards forcing MTL to players make a quick pass and supported our D when they need cover back side.
Line change was effective too. Line change doesn't need to be a reason to give up puck freely. Line change must be fast, 1-2 players in one time and keep continue the flow.
And last one. I hope - Flames start to feel and think that the puck is theirs. Other team should feel that they stole the puck and someone will come to you to get it back and will punish it if you have it longer. Players should get mad when they lost the puck easily.
This will come later when they get more confidence and used to play Sutter style.

[JohnnyB]

Nice to have the Darryl postgames back.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Dion

https://twitter.com/user/status/1370244612942536705

what a clinical breakdown.

Contrast that with the win in Toronto that Rittich outright stole, and how Ward praised the team for their play that night.

Night.
And.
Day.

[zamler]

"There was a line I couldn't put out there"
talking about the last minute of the game. Darryl is not messing around.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by dino7c

People are actually fighting Lucic lately with predictable results

Kudos to Anderson though....he stayed with him.

Has to be terrifying when they realize how strong Looch is.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by FlamesAreOne

Which line do you think Sutter was referring to when he said rather than wanting to play the 4th so much, he just couldn't play a different line (or something along those lines).

Pretty obvious to me, Gaudreau line.

[OldDutch]

Originally Posted by Dion

https://twitter.com/user/status/1370244612942536705

Missed the hell out of this guy.

This is exactly the person they needed. Some players will still struggle but they are anchored with clear direction.

Will be interested to see who takes off and who struggles under Sutter. The stugglers won’t be coddled they’ll be traded. The inmates are no longer in charge and its for the best for the organization.

[AustinL_NHL]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1370246658039017473

It's impossible to love Sutter any more than I do.

He is 10000% referring to Gaudreau-Monahan-Ritchie, who were by far the worst line tonight.

Sutter doesn't care who you are. You play the right way or you don't play at all.

Johnny and Mony are going to improve so much under Sutter. That, or they're going to be saying their goodbyes this summer.

[dammage79]

Yeah, that was definitely the Monny line he was hinting at.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by zamler

"There was a line I couldn't put out there"
talking about the last minute of the game. Darryl is not messing around.

Bet it was Monahan and his line.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

Leave it to Eric Francis to question whether or not Darryl Sutter knows his own mother’s birthday.

Christ on a cracker.

Eric loves to talk about Sutters mom and it’s kind of weird now. He may wanna lay low on that going forward because he’s flirting with creepy.

“I know your moms birthday guy I don’t really know that well”

Uh, okay..

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by FlamesAreOne

Which line do you think Sutter was referring to when he said rather than wanting to play the 4th so much, he just couldn't play a different line (or something along those lines).

Tkachuk - Lindholm - Dube

[Kovaz]

Interestingly, didn't look like any lines were missing shifts outside of some reconfiguring while Lucic was in the box: http://shiftchart.com/game/2021-03-11-canadiens-flames


The other 3 lines each got a shift after the goal against, then we took a penalty, killed it off, and Mangiapane-Backlund-Lucic got the first post-penalty shift followed by Gaudreau-Monahan-Ritchie.

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

I could watch that all day.

#### you Perry, you piece of ####.

Perry is such a dirtbag that I think he went down super easy and even kicked up his leg trying to hit Bennett. Look where his skate went as he went down. He is that shifty. Nothing you could ever prove, but hard to ignore when you see his body of work.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Dion

Bet it was Monahan and his line.

For the most part Monahan was okay. Not great but okay, him and Ritchie dug down low a fair bit tonight. Monnys problem was he couldn't catch pretty much any pass lobbed at him. He had like 3 or 4 in the final two periods that could have set up some good O zone time and scoring chance but they got away from him.

But he was in the right places, got a few decent chances and tied his career high total of 4 hits I one game. Monahan will be fine.

I posted earlier, I'm more concerned with Gaudreau.

[Calgary4LIfe]

This exceeded my expectations.


I was betting that Calgary would win. I just didn't think they would look this dominant in doing so.



The offence isn't quite clicking - 4th line aside, but it will get there. Flames managed the puck so much better. I mean, how refreshing is it not to see a clear-cut breakaway against? Seems to happen every game. One almost happened with a bobbled puck, but even then the Flames managed to stifle it.


I didn't think the Flames would come out this strong defensively. I really thought it would take 5 or 6 games at least to get to this level. Very few turnovers tonight. Montreal had to fight for every inch of ice out there, and the Flames seemed to play in Montreal's zone for most of the game.



Team looked fast - who said they are a slow team again? This team was moving the puck quickly and skating into the open areas anticipating way better. That's how you play fast. That's what a fast team is.


I thought the Flames were a bit scrambly at times, and there were moments when the poor tendencies started creeping up again when they were under a bit of pressure, but Markstrom was there to bail them out. Even then, I felt that Markstrom wasn't really tested tonight - that one goal against was a double deflection with no chance, but I don't think there was one legitimate scoring threat after that. I guess you can say that mad scramble in front of the net was - I won't argue that, but that's some pretty low event hockey against.


Loved the start of the game. You could just see the Flames not giving Montreal any options anywhere on the ice, and with their aggressive forecheck, didn't give them much time to make a decision on limited and poor options. How many flubbed passes tonight? Montreal looked like the Flames out there tonight.


I can't wait until more stuff is cleaned-up and addressed. This will be a process yet, but it is happening much faster than I thought it would. Flames are bound to lose a game eventually (hopefully not until next year though), so it will be interesting to see how they respond.


I really liked how they kept pressing and taking the puck into the offensive zone near the end of the game. Didn't sit back with chips down the ice and going for changes - just kept pouring on the pressure like they had all game.


Responsible pressure. That's what a Darryl Sutter team is all about. Make the other team uncomfortable. Outwork them. Keep taking the game to them instead of waiting for them to take it to you, but always be aware out there and not take short-cuts that could result in turnovers.



10 games in, this team is going to look like a well oiled machine. I thought every line except the 4th line lost some of the momentum at times, but they will get better. I don't think there are any players here that I can say probably won't fit in right now. Maybe some won't, but we will have to see.

[GoFlamesGo89]

The post-game comments are such a great example of how Sutter sets high standards. The GT was full of roses and platitudes of how this is a great game played by the Flames. Sutter starts by saying it was largely error free, other than 6-7 giveaways which he highlights they need to get rid of. Acknowledging the good, but pushing to be better. Then when talking about the lines out in the last minute, says they as a team need to get better at the checking required in the division without singling anyone out, but still pushing to get better. So without diminishing the win, or making a big statement about being unhappy, he's let it be known that the there is another level to push for and he's going to push for that. That's how you win championships.