[PGT] Flames take Game 1: Marky with the Donut!

[Strange Brew]

My two cents;

Do the wave or not, whatever. But it does kind of pour cold water on this idea that Canadians are some form of higher evolved hockey fan. The dumb Americans pound on the glass while the hockey smart Canadians do the wave while the home team tries to hold a one goal lead late in a playoff game.

Also, Flames played well and deserved to win. But remember that scene in Tin Cup when Roy nails his approach on 18 and says "it's there", but then feels a little bit of wind blow? The lack of offence from the first line is that slight breeze. I don't want that to become an issue.

[GhostCookie]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

Just remember that the obvious and opaque media bias creates the circumstances for Sutter to leverage the underdog narrative, which only reinforces a higher work ethic every game and may actually be necessary for the Flames to win. Personally, I get uncomfortable when the media runs around singing the teams praises too much, because then I see Tkachuk making cutesy / risky passes instead of playing how he needs to play, like he did last night.

Agreed, and Sutter is the master of saying the right things to the media. On the flip side, unless there are voices inside his head, I don't know who was telling Bowness the Flames were going to "run them out of the building". Especially considering the aforementioned media bias which paints the Flames as some fluke team that made the playoffs in spite of itself.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by meh

Too bad Mony’s the main focus here.

I don't think it hurts he's there, we're doing this for Mony too.

[Bonded]

I find it hard to believe the Stars only had three shots in the third. I was sweating the entire last ten minutes lol

[CsInMyBlood]

Dallas didnt get a shot on goal after the wave. They had 16 before it started.

You anti wave people need to check the facts. It's obviously the reason we won.

[442scotty]

Nervous about game two lol

[Saqe]

Originally Posted by OptimalTates

Have to give the Flames credit there. Robertson (41), Hintz (37) and Pavelski (27) combined for a very respectful 105 goals.

Well that's my point, the Flames played good defense.



But every team has some players, even the non-playoff ones. Dallas is very much a one line team and it showed.

[Moneyhands23]

Shut out!!! I waited until this morning to say it

[troutman]

The fourth line was outstanding, pinning Dallas in their own end.

[kipperiggy]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

A few morning after thoughts:

- Not sure if anyone mentioned it but they had to resurface the ice twice prior to the third period. I read it was because it was hotter inside the Dome than they were expecting? I guess with all the people and the +17 temperature outside, the coolers had to work overtime yesterday.
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I found it soooo hot in the Dome last night, will be interesting if there’s anything they can do to cool it down for Thursday.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

My two cents;

Do the wave or not, whatever. But it does kind of pour cold water on this idea that Canadians are some form of higher evolved hockey fan. The dumb Americans pound on the glass while the hockey smart Canadians do the wave while the home team tries to hold a one goal lead late in a playoff game.

Also, Flames played well and deserved to win. But remember that scene in Tin Cup when Roy nails his approach on 18 and says "it's there", but then feels a little bit of wind blow? The lack of offence from the first line is that slight breeze. I don't want that to become an issue.

Yeah the top line was invisible five on five. They literally generated nothing.

To put it in perspective ...

Top line averaged a xGF last night of 0.09 ... less than 10% of a five on five goal.

On the season they averaged 0.79 xGF per game, and didn't have a single night at the 0.09 level. Their worst game in the regular season was the Nov 11th game in Montreal at 0.17.

So yeah ... I hear you, and the breeze comment.

Other way to look at it though ... Flames are up 1-0 with their top line playing their worst five on five game of the year! Like the odds of them improving from rock bottom.

[NegativeSpace]

Originally Posted by Flames0910

Greg Millen also had no idea tonight.

“Watch, the Flames are going to sit back in the neutral zone and nurse this lead with 5 minutes to go”
Flames end up pressing the attack, forcing the goalie back in and forechecking in the offensive end in the last thirty seconds.

“There will be no passes through the centre of the ice”
Flames pass to an open centre who skates out of the zone.

Don’t get me wrong I don’t mind Greg or Hrudey for that matter but CBC / Rogers was amateur hour tonight. I was out in Vancouver tonight watching the game at my in-laws and had to watch it on my laptop because CBC took the triple overtime Pens vs Rangers game to the end. I assume CBC Calgary picked up the SNW feed but kind of ####ty if you were in another province and wanted to watch the Canadian team with the statistical best chance of going to the finals in action tonight. National broadcaster and they picked two American teams? Wtf?

Post game was severely lacking too. 30 seconds of panel and off to the SN highlight reel crew.

I'm in Victoria and have the cheap $25 cable but they still allow me to watch on Sportsnet West. It's just in the higher channels.

[rage2]

I’m not superstitious at all, highly doubt the wave affects the game itself, players are in the zone and not paying attention to the fans during play. I’m at the game to watch the game, the wave blocks my view in a suspenseful game. That’s all. If I stood up the whole time to get a clear view, I’m sure the people behind me would be pissed too.

If it’s a blowout game and the play is inconsequential at that point, I’m doing the wave with everyone else.

[blankall]

Felt to me like Dallas was the one forcing the tight play. They collapsed on their goalie a lot. They seem to be following the same game plan that brought them success a few years ago, which was a very tight and physical game. The problem for them is that's also a game plan that a Sutter based team is very comfortable with, and the Flames have the more consistent and deep offensive team, so are more likely to capitalize on the openings than Dallas.

Oettinger made a couple great saves, and the Flames shot a few pucks into his foot that would have been goals if only a few inches higher.

The one goal lead should make any fan nervous, but we also need to accept that this is how Dallas plays. In 2020 all 4 wins the Stars got in the Western Conference were 1 goal games, with Dallas getting 3 or fewer goals.

IMO the Flames should just try to match Dallas in their shutdown/physical game, as that's a matchup they can win. Trying to open up and score too many goals is a trap.

[AC]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1517705852441956354

https://twitter.com/user/status/1517705905235632128

The farm team knows what's up.

[Reggie Dunlop]

I propose fans in the stands do the Harlem Shake instead.

[CSharp]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

Dube with one hell of a game.

Dube has been amazing down the stretch and he's continuing to shine. He should be on the second line with Mangi and Backlund.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Alright, the goal is now to win the cup while scoring the fewest goals in history... 1-0 games from here on out. Markstrom with 15 shutouts, Vladar with 1.

[activeStick]

Obviously, out of respect for Kipper, Markstrom chose to not get his 10th of the season to tie Kipper's record and now that regular season is over, he's fine getting donuts again

[Stanley]

Originally Posted by csnarpy

Wow, if you read that without knowing the score you would’ve thought Dallas was the better team. Really bad article.

https://www.tsn.ca/1.1794954.1651648061

Nice...got the media exactly where we want them...