Just watched Sutter’s comments about Mike Stone and the experience he brings — I think Sutter understands the long game and what it takes to develop players. I also think benching both Dube and Valimaki on a losing streak is smart because you don’t want them “losing” too much and either losing confidence or worse yet, getting used to it.
I was thinking yesterday — Stone taking Valimaki’s spot in the lineup for some games might be the best thing for Juuso. Not sure about getting Kylington back in though.
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I can’t remember the last time a goalie drafted by the flames gift wrapped a win for us.
Reggie Lemelin was not trash. Did you ever see him play?
Are you saying the backup goalie on Team Canada in the 1984 Canada Cup and the Williams Jennings Trophy winner is not trash? I think folks who never saw Lemelin play would say something different.
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Fingers crossed. He doesn't look confident to me back there.
If the shooter has time to set and pick high corner, glove or blocker doesn't matter, they will score every time as long as its on target.
Never seen anyone go down so quickly for no reason.
Perfect example last night on how to play it was when Gaudreau was coming down the left side on a 2 on 1, he chose to shoot high glove on Broissoit and it was labeled...but LB didn't flop to his knees and it hit him right in the shoulder and bounced to the corner..
If that had been DR...its a goal every single time. He is a very very average G.
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If it makes you feel any worse, Brodeur was selected with the pick Devils acquired from the Flames. Apparently he was the player they wanted all along and they knew he’d be there.
Presumably Flames were intent on drafting a goalie and had they not traded up, he might still have been the pick.
And then Kidd later traded for Giguere.
Crazy to think about. Kidd was really good to start his career. And I remember when goalies were drafted high in the draft consistently. No way a Wolf goes in the 7th a couple decades ago.
Crazy to think about. Kidd was really good to start his career. And I remember when goalies were drafted high in the draft consistently. No way a Wolf goes in the 7th a couple decades ago.
Yeah, Kidd was a really nice guy too. I was a goaltender in minor hockey in the mid 90s and got to meet him a bunch of times.....made it sting even more when he turned out to be an eventual bust!
Try to deny that Lucic is a botch’d deformity - a sad plug as any!
Who, Like Lord Sutter, art a swine so unprovident,
Grant, if thou wilt, he fits well in the Flames’ cohort of many,
But that we none lovest their style of is most evident;
Rise, Jets! As thou art possess'd with responding murderous hate
That 'gainst No Save Dave thou stick'st pucks to hot-wire.
Stanhaus* shall seek the Saddledome’s roof upon which to urinate
And which to blow up should be Shuffles’ chief desire.
Mo et al., summon thy thoughts, and between stones Flames be-grind!
Shall hate be fairer lodged than Pionks’ gentle Johnny-love?
Our D’s rep, as Mo’s presence is, both gracious and wildly kind,
But that reputation is quick-dissolv’d with every lusty shove:
Beware Flames, or find thee another self, for love of we,
Thy gutless plays’ reflect’d in thy Northern standings for thee.
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There was a Coach from L.A. who was elite,
Whose morals were far from complete;
He charged Lucic to attack,
(The dude is less than a hack),
To reveal that his coaching is shete.
Darryl Sutter Hockey
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Sutter once farted an entire plum.
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That man was weaned on a pickle.
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Nice that Darryl is out for the weekend from the Ol'Folks home.
Wow! Sutter just out PoMo’d Paul Maurice. Taking out Valimaki and Dube for Stone and Ritchie lol.
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Sutter's giving the assistant his pizza order
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Flames are gonna be very physical. Gonna be chippy. Gotta be ready.
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What is it with Calgary, takes about a year on average, but every player ends up looking like a dirtbag!
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I hope the Flames come out physical tonight and the Jets squash them.
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Have a feeling Calgary might try and rough things up today. Hopefully getting penalized and the Jets capitalizing.
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Shocker. They bring in another meat head.
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Flames have instructions to goon it up
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Flames following their playbook. Goon it up. What a garbage tramp.
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Fefe getting man handled
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You can almost see the cheap shots coming...
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Flames making sure they finish every one their checks.
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Yup. Better watch out... Flames don't like legal clean hits.
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LMAO A HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE OF DIRTY FLAMES PLAYS
Chucky being Annoying
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eff off Tkachuk you cheap shot Pionk get lost
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Tkachuk such a bum after the whistle. Just always starts chucking while looking uninterested.
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Every opportunity he gets its a cheap shot. Counted over a half dozen petty infraction in that same 30 second span.
All that "incidental" contact is deliberate and exactly why many thought he deliberately went after Scheifele's leg in the play in round last year.
He's scum.
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Tkachuk already being a prick
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Was that a tkachuck toi counter????
wtf??
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Tkachuk got the better of Pools there
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Keep chewing that pacifier while you chew away at the soul of the Flames Tka####
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Why does Tkachuk always get free punches in any scrum?
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Lol Tkachuk you’re such a ####ing child. Turns every nothing happening after the whistle into a thing.
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When ass wipe tkachuk can rip a guys helmet off and then punch him in the face without a call is the reason games get out of hand. Jets have lots of big boys, stand up and push back against this garbage
Tilted Ice
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Stastny do a better job clearing then that!
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Handing it off in our own end.....
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The NHL shot counter for the Flames is a joke lol. Our advanced numbers are going to be bad. They have already missed 4 shot attempts and one on net lol.
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When it got to six i was suspicious.
Have you met Milan?
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Lucic hasn’t been talked about this much since he played in Boston and was a reasonable facsimile of a hockey player.
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Did I just hear that "Lucic was a 200 foot player"? Like if you're measuring his nose, maybe.
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his arm length
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Looch McSchnozzhammer
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Lucic, you frickin ape
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Thanks to Cassie, we're gonna have to hear about how great Lucic is all game long
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Neal; “Excuse me, Mr. Lucic. Would you perchance be a bit of a sociopath?”
Milan: “NO!” (sucker punch).
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Holy #### suspend Lucic he just boarded another Jet!!
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looch with another sus hit lol
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It's good the Flames are showing their true colors finally, when you lack skill and talent it makes sense to go physical. I doubt they can string together any wins doing it though.
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It's hilarous how Flamer fans are discussing how ''ugly'' Kyle Connors is.
Meanwhile they have.............................................. ...............Cromagnon Lucic; Mr. Fugly himself.
Piping Hot
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What a game from Stanley. He's ####ing built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the pads. His ####ing vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult
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My favorite thing about Winnipeg GDTs is you just say "piping hot thighs" and get upvotes.
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We are simple people
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We appreciate the male human body ok
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LORD STANLEY HAS ARRIVED BOYS & GIRLS UPVOTE THE THREAD
Leivo opens the scoring
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Crud... bad goal.
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Nice pass Bro.....wtf?
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Pretty soft there Scheif
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Schief just like "dang"
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Well we just let him sit there and whack that in. Scheifele you need to help your dmen and not just stand around and half ass wave at the puck.
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Too greasy, Jesus, clear those bodies out
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Yup, just let him stand around in front of the net...
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Forbort also went to the opposite side leaving the eventual goal scorer free.
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Never wanna be trailing a team coached by Darryl Sutter... The rest of the game is probably gonna be vintage trap, gotta score quick in the 2nd to keep it close
Gio on the PP
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Well need to get some back next period.
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Fack off!
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Appleton, you block the shot or get out of the way!
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Getting f***ing manhandled, outskated and outworked. Wake the f*** up.
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Sutter dresses a bigger team and they start running around the Jets have no answer.
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Flames are more motivated. Sutter probably told them they'd have to plow his farm field by hand if they lose tonight.
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Jets running scared. Need a peluso on the 4 th line. Miss that guy.
A Truly Sourdough Goal
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Jesus Brossoit is having a tough night.
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Oh LB that was brutal
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Weak.... Singh loved that...
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i know im harping on it alot, and it's mainly cause i ####ing hate sportsnet, but like listen to the 88 Calgary goal call, then listen to the Stanley goal call and try and tell me this isn't a Flames feed game
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Bro not looking good on that one....
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What the actual f*** was LB doing there. . .
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What the hell was that and why the hell are they so happy?
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Bruh what the hell. That was like watching some #### from the 80's
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Cassie:
“If there’s one thing you need as a Goaltender, it’s that battle and compete, and that’s what Markstrom brings.”
Brossoit has been awful this period WTF is he thinking.
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F***!!!
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Oof. . We haven't been good tonight but those last 2 goals are f***ing terrible. Jesus.
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2 own goals, should've stopped at least 2 probably 3 of the 4. Rough night
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Brossoit with the nice deflection... Wait what?
That was brutal.
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Maybe LB needs glasses
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Or he's got some of those Homer Simpson jury duty glasses on
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Oh f*** off with that. I was just about to talk about LB's horrid rebound control and he does that. It's like watching some #### Gretzky used to do
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Turning your stick over like that and putting the puck in your own net is a mistake every goalie makes... WHEN THEY ARE 7 YEARS OLD AND PLAYING GOAL FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Pull him. There is no excuse for that. But Mo won't...
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Bro beat by long wrister - saved by the iron
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Brossoit is such a bad puckhandler he makes Helle look like Brodeur.
Unbeatable Team
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What a choke job.
Complete no show effort the entire night from lines 2-4 on the night.
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Just embarassing, and of course the LEafs and Nostrils get several fluke goals.
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Brutal choke. We just suck against this team. Ottawa Can beat them but Oilers can’t. I just don’t get it! Ugh
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I cannot rightly express how much I hate the f***ing Leafs.
On the plus side the highlight of their season will be regular season wins versus the Oilers.
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The classic 3-1 Oilers lead
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So sad how we can't generate anything without Drai and McDavid. Can someone else do SOMETHING ffs...
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Just my opinion but I thought Lemelin wasn’t a great goalie (I won’t use the word trash-my kids use that about everything). Calgary didn’t win anything until the were clear of Lemelin and into the Vernon years.
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Just my opinion but I thought Lemelin wasn’t a great goalie (I won’t use the word trash-my kids use that about everything). Calgary didn’t win anything until the were clear of Lemelin and into the Vernon years.
The Flames went to the semi finals with him and Riggin year 1.
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Just my opinion but I thought Lemelin wasn’t a great goalie (I won’t use the word trash-my kids use that about everything). Calgary didn’t win anything until the were clear of Lemelin and into the Vernon years.
Lemelin was good, but by no means elite. Mind you, my opinion of Vernon isn’t that high. He made a great save in game 7 against Vancouver and was solid throughout 89. But I still have nightmares of the the next year - the puck floating over him while lying on his back and his little arms trying to stop it. And of Gretzky slapping an outside shot past him in 88. Tikkanen doing the same in 91.
Lemelin was good, but by no means elite. Mind you, my opinion of Vernon isn’t that high. He made a great save in game 7 against Vancouver and was solid throughout 89. But I still have nightmares of the the next year - the puck floating over him while lying on his back and his little arms trying to stop it. And of Gretzky slapping an outside shot past him in 88. Tikkanen doing the same in 91.
A great save in game 7! Try 10 great saves, most in OT. Most clutch performance in franchise history.
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Kidd was an outstanding prospect pre draft and post draft:
During his draft year
- WHL and CHL goaltender of the year
- First time all-star
Post draft:
- Memorial cup
- 3 time member of Canada's WJC, winning gold twice
- Won silver at the olympics (back up though)
He was one of the best goalie prospects to come along in a long time, and the right choice at that spot at the time.
Didn't work out. And frankly I don't know why. But as a prospect - picking him at that spot was well justified.
He was a highly rated prospect but even at that time, drafting a goalie high was unusual. The list of top 10 goalie picks in the history of the league is relatively short given the importance of the position and he was 11th.
Had the Flames not traded up, would have been very interesting to see how it played out.
But yeah, actually drafting Kidd was never a questionable move.
