[GT] Flames @ Toronto 5pm. Buckle up.

[EVERLAST]

Sutter needs to tell these guys to get moving and stop worrying about the refs.
Play our game ....boring road hockey or as Nemo used to say.....hospital hockey....
Lots of patients.

[Johnny Makarov]

lol Sportsnet flies Eric the scrub out to Toronto for his piss poor commentary. Talk about flushing money down the drain. Hire someone other that the hoodie guy for $15/hour!

[Iginla]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

The Flames had a *lot* of low-danger shot attempts in that period... Corsi doesn't really paint the right picture of that 20 minutes.

Leafs controlled both CF and xGF in the first period.

So you use one chart to support your theory in the first, then abandon that chart and say it doesn't really paint the whole picture in the second?

Regardless, Flames need to pull a San Jose horseshoe and just squeak out a win here.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Well are you watching the game because we are getting dominated. only the dark side of the Force is keeping this game tied so far.

Those aren't my stats

NS has the high danger chances 9-7 Flames

They need to get a shot through and hit the net IMO

It's a tired vs. rested games against a good team. Win a period

[dammage79]

Also, I think there's something injured with Lindholms hands or wrists. He's losing basic passes on breakouts. Which never happens. Ever.

Edit: to be clear, he gets a pass on his stick but he doesn't seem to have the strength to accept it and work with it. It's been like 4 or 5 of those tonight.

[Jetfire]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

lol Sportsnet flies Eric the scrub out to Toronto for his piss poor commentary. Talk about flushing money down the drain. Hire someone other that the hoodie guy for $15/hour!

Can we have more of the hoodie guy instead of Francis?

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by Iginla

So you one chart to support your theory in the first, then abandon that chart and say it doesn't really paint the whole picture in the second?

Regardless, Flames need to pull a San Jose horseshoe and just squeak out a win here.

No, because the Leafs' shot attempt numbers in the first period were also backed up by excellent expected goals numbers.

The Flames had a ton of shot attempts in the second period but they were almost all peripheral.

[madmike]

The reffing the last two games has been a bit of a joke. The Flames aren’t playing their best, but it doesn’t help when every single borderline call goes against the Flames.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

Sutter needs to tell these guys to get moving and stop worrying about the refs.
Play our game ....boring road hockey or as Nemo used to say.....hospital hockey....
Lots of patients.

No mercy, cut out their organs! Scalpels at the ready boys.

[Mathgod]

I hope we do to the Leafs what the Habs did to us last night!

[bigrangy]

I don’t think the refs have missed any calls, the flames aren’t doing anything to draw any. Need to skate harder and get inside

[Iginla]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

I don’t think the refs have missed any calls, the flames aren’t doing anything to draw any. Need to skate harder and get inside

The most obvious one they missed is the crosscheck on Mangiapane in the first.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

I don’t think the refs have missed any calls, the flames aren’t doing anything to draw any. Need to skate harder and get inside

I couldn't possibly care less about the reffing but our guys have been can openered or slashed a lot tonight with no calls.

And complaining about reffing is the worst thing anybody can do in my opinion.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

lol Sportsnet flies Eric the scrub out to Toronto for his piss poor commentary. Talk about flushing money down the drain. Hire someone other that the hoodie guy for $15/hour!

Or pay someone good a proper amount of money.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

I don’t think the refs have missed any calls, the flames aren’t doing anything to draw any. Need to skate harder and get inside

There hasn't been a large volume of could-be calls, but there have been a few missed ones.

[AC]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Also, I think there's something injured with Lindholms hands or wrists. He's losing basic passes on breakouts. Which never happens. Ever.

Edit: to be clear, he gets a pass on his stick but he doesn't seem to have the strength to accept it and work with it. It's been like 4 or 5 of those tonight.

I was thinking the same thing.

No shots tonight, and only 1 last night.

[Strange Brew]

That was a nice segment by Francis and Leslie.

But I’m probably at the point where I’m done with thinking about 2004. I feel like whenever someone brings it up, I get melancholy. 17 years and counting since this team has made any noise in the playoffs.

1989 is nostalgia and feels good though.

[bigrangy]

Originally Posted by Iginla

The most obvious one they missed is the crosscheck on Mangiapane in the first.

Oh yup definitely forgot about that one. Definitely missed

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I couldn't possibly care less about the reffing but our guys have been can openered or slashed a lot tonight with no calls.

And complaining about reffing is the worst thing anybody can do in my opinion.

It generally evens out in the end.

Even if it doesn’t, don’t leave it up to the refs.

[Flames_Gimp]

better get our 3rd prd pp's