[GT] Phillips makes his debut. CGY/VAN

[djsFlames]

In this draft I don't care about tanking. There isn't a consensus order outside of a group of 8 guys at the top, and we don't know if that will stick come time to begin with. It will be a very unpredictable one when the selections are made.

Maybe we'll be rewarded with a lottery for not wilting down the stretch. If you believe that good karma exists.

[mile]

Congrats Mackey!

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by McG

Treliving calling the flames “a corps……uhhh carcass” and says investigation starts tomorrow about what went wrong.

Shouldn’t this have been underway for months at least including prior to the trade deadline? I lose faith in this GM the more I hear him speak.

I guess it’s the process.

This was always going to be the way. Tree said so himself in his last media blitz.


I just hate the same metaphores used over and over again. If he needs to start the autopsy tomorrow, hes not done a very good job as the doctor in charge of this pig when it was on life support.

That comment alone by tree makes me want him fired more than anything.

[djsFlames]

Awesome for Mackey!

[1qqaaz]

Nice one by Mackey good for him

3rd point on the night for Ritchie. Almost doubles his season totals.

[Joborule]

Will that's an easy one for him.

[CGY12]

Loser franchise is going to do loser franchise things. Well hopefully in the next few years when franchise players are projected to be in the top few picks, they approach post elimination differently (doubt it). It is super painful to be so attached to this organization.

[Toonage]

Sweet. Now get Phillips one

[Vinny01]

3pts for Ritchie

[GranteedEV]

Three Point game for Ritchie

we should sell high before the season ends

[Lanny_McDonald]

Good on Mackey. Always fun to see a guy get his first.

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by Savvy27

Are you being serious?

I'm being dead serious.

As soon as the Flames were eliminated from the playoffs, the management should have put the organization first. If I was the owner of this team, I would demand that every reasonable attempt be made to lose out the rest of the season. This would include:

Benching Markstrom, Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Giordano and getting the rest of the kids in and playing.

What's the point of playing the vets? This sends them a message that their job is to win then the organization needs to do what is best for themselves and try to secure the highest pick possible.

Hockey management just in general is an old boys club that is seriously lacking in just the most basic business fundamentals.

I have a lot of respect for the Leafs in this case. They engineered their tank for Matthews. Job well done. They deserve to reap the rewards.

[getbak]

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

3pts for Ritchie

= 3rd round pick?

[You Need a Thneed]

Thanks Sportsnet for spelling his name “Mackay”

[JurassicTunga12]

Mackey!

[timbit]

Mackey has been the best newcomer today.

[Savvy27]

Mackey! Good job going to the net. Flames haven't had nearly enough involvement of their D on the rush. Hopefully a sign of things to come.

Do people think he will be a regular next season?

[ah123]

Originally Posted by McG

…
Shouldn’t this have been underway for months at least including prior to the trade deadline? I lose faith in this GM the more I hear him speak.

I guess it’s the process.

What they say to the media and what they do are most likely two different things

The review might have started weeks ago, but if he says that, everyone is going to speculate on outcome. They might have already have a good idea of what went wrong, and might use exit interviews to validate that

[bobbylouie]

I'm really not one for dramatic, overblown statements. but I've been watching
NHL games for over 60 years and I've never seen anything remotely like
what's going on out there in this game.

It's a travesty for any of this to count.