[PGT] CGY 4 DAL 2: Here comes the Top Star of the Pacific Division!

[HitterD]

Originally Posted by Lanny'sDaMan

If you're talking game six, that was Walkom and McCreary.

Oh threats right! Fraser got pulled from game 6 and replaced. How could I forget ha!

[TheRealPepman]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Why are we getting scores wrong in the PGT titles this year?

I've been celebrating so much I forgot to add the empty net goal.

Will do now. Thanks.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

Good win, Lindholm would have been having Oettinger nightmares if they hadn’t closed it out.

Really liked Kylington tonight. Really would like to see some AHL guys in to give the bottom six some pop.

The Lindholm Oettinger thing is nothing

Lindholm lost the handle on a puck when Ottenger dove with the paddle down

Then he took a one timer that was poorly placed, it was low and went right in to his pad which was on the ice. The passing made the commentators praise the save but the shot placement was the reason for the save. Not a wizardly goaltender

I forget if Lindholm was the shooter on the skate save. Now that was a good save

The others? Meh.

[WhiteTiger]

This is what I like seeing when I wake up! Way to go, Flames!

NSFW!

[Inferno099]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Last 4 games are basically meaningless now. Hopefully Sutter will rest some of the guys who might need it. I'm guessing Markstrom will still start at least 2 of these games just to keep him fresh for round 1.

With the Wild and Blues only 1 point behind I do not think Sutter will rest guys. They want home ice in case they play either team later in playoffs.

[bubbsy]

Liked a lot about the game. Especially the 2nd line providing offense again!

[CalgaryFan1988]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Why are we getting scores wrong in the PGT titles this year?

I would assume because people want to be "first" and create the thread prior to the score being final.

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I know Darryl Sutter would never say it, but if it were up to me, I would just tell the team that for the next 4 games, do everything to pad JGs stats to try and get him the league lead for points.

Absolutely not.
That takes away the team game and lets bad habits creep in.
Stick to the plan and systems.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by Lanny'sDaMan

If you're talking game six, that was Walkom and McCreary.

Gelhead wasn't very good in game 7 either though. Or any of the other games he reffed.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by jg13

Coaching matters.

This division title is on Sutter. I never want to see this franchise go through a span of gulutzan-peters-ward ever again.

I know D Sutters don't grow on trees but we had multiple chances to make offers to guys like Boudreau and Gallant.

Super happy for the boys they bought in and put in the effort. I truly believe this team has the potential to go to at least a Western Conference Final and who knows what happens from there.

Go Flames Go.

I have a sneaking suspicion that they've made offers to more "name" coaches than you realize.

Finally found one that wants to coach in Alberta.

[howard_the_duck]

Originally Posted by MrMike

Kylington brings so much that I didn’t realize we missed until it was gone for those few games.

Amazing too the difference when he's healthy vs playing through something. Looks like a completely different player and adds a totally different dynamic to the team.

[Bill Bumface]

Ha.. the Flames updated twitter handle:

y - Calgary Flames

[krynski]

Originally Posted by Bingo

I have a sneaking suspicion that they've made offers to more "name" coaches than you realize.

Finally found one that wants to coach in Alberta.

Or, perhaps, one willing to put up with questions in pressers that come from Eric Francis....

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Sofa GM

If he could dial back 5-7% he would be amazing. I love Kylington, just makes certain things look way harder than they should be. He is critical to Flames playoffs though.

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Honestly I don't know if Oliver is ever going to be the perfect player, he's going to make mistakes, but right now he's playing with some huge swagger. Making moves between his legs, jumping up on rushes, skating at full tilt to get back if he makes a mistake.

I'd rather see this Kylington than the hesitant, inconsistent one we saw immediately after he took that fall.

This year, Kylington learned that he can not only play in this league, but he can be a star. His best is more than good enough.

What he needs now is for the game to slow down for him. That hasn't really happened yet, and takes a while for defensemen. Once it does, and he plays the game with the relaxed confidence that comes with it, he will be a top pairing defenseman.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by jg13

Coaching matters.

This division title is on Sutter. I never want to see this franchise go through a span of gulutzan-peters-ward ever again.

I know D Sutters don't grow on trees but we had multiple chances to make offers to guys like Boudreau and Gallant.

Super happy for the boys they bought in and put in the effort. I truly believe this team has the potential to go to at least a Western Conference Final and who knows what happens from there.

Go Flames Go.

Treliving has made some good moves, but wasting so many prime years of Gaudreau and Tkachuk with garbage coaches is criminal. His job hinges on both doing well in the playoffs and making sure he doesn't lose those players for nothing I think

[tvp2003]

Gotta say, when Kylington was pinching in on that late third period powerplay with the score 3-2, I was wondering what Sutter was thinking.

To his credit, he generated a solid scoring opportunity (but just couldn't connect), and he had the speed not only to get back to the point, but to try it again

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Treliving has made some good moves, but wasting so many prime years of Gaudreau and Tkachuk with garbage coaches is criminal. His job hinges on both doing well in the playoffs and making sure he doesn't lose those players for nothing I think

Aren't you saying you're going to fire a guy that is good at many things, right after he learned the thing that you think he needed to learn?

The team has won two division titles in four years with two different coaches.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Aren't you saying you're going to fire a guy that is good at many things, right after he learned the thing that you think he needed to learn?

The team has won two division titles in four years with two different coaches.

This, plus what GM is out there that's better anyway? Who moves the needle?

Treliving's last few big moves have been pretty unassailable. Tanev, Markstrom, Coleman, Toffoli. That's solid.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Treliving has made some good moves, but wasting so many prime years of Gaudreau and Tkachuk with garbage coaches is criminal. His job hinges on both doing well in the playoffs and making sure he doesn't lose those players for nothing I think

Canadian fans...

On the night the team clinches the division (by a wide margin), the GM is brought up in this manner.

[blankall]

Great game. The Flames had some awful puck luck and got absolutely stoned multiple times (especially Lindholm), but still found a way to win. Could have easily been 7-2 with a few different bounces.