Game 4: BEST players have to be BEST players

[JurassicTunga12]

So much self inflicted damage by the Flames this series.


It's less about the oilers being some amazing uber team, and more about the Flames giving and oilers gladly taking.

[tripin_billie]

ESPN called out the elbow

[JohnnyB]

Not even a mention of leading with the raised elbow on that hit...

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

To add insult to injury, this series isn’t even good hockey. If we were down in an intense, classic, hard-fought series at least it we’d get some entertainment out of it. But it’s just been sloppy, janky hockey.

Agreed. I really dislike the way the Oilers play the game, and that they rely so much on one player. I mean, let's be honest. The only reason they're even in this position is because McDavid is playing out of his mind.



The officiating has also been atrocious in this series, and it's all but ruined what should have been a fun, hard-fought series if only the refs had just allowed the teams to battle it out without feeling the need to put their own stamp on each game.

[Harry Lime]

How could the commentators watch the play, then watch two replays, and not comment that Kane threw an elbow at Jarnkrok's head?

edit : might have to switch to ESPN

[chedder]

Originally Posted by JohnnyB

It has been one of their best periods since game one, but they haven't buried their chances and have been sunk by two bad, unforced mistakes.

A story old as time...

[jaydaybay]

Frustrating to watch. Flames carrtying the play outside of markys disaster and the terribly timed penalty.

[soulchoice]

So much for the Flames being the more physical team.

[Redliner]

Nice elbow on Jarnkrok, no call. Kane is such an insufferable POS

[Flame On]

I goddamn hate HNIC crew now.

[DoubleK]

Keep pouring it on.

Smith will show his true colours before long.

[shortminute]

Defund the refs

[MisterJoji]

How and when did Mike Smith become decent?

[Phaneuf_Phan]

Hopefully Vladdy comes in to start the second

[azzarish]

Just feeble shots again. Which aren’t going anywhere let alone in goal.

[CedarMeter]

Need to get the next one. Score and it’s game on. Come on Flames!

[timbit]

Originally Posted by nickk382

Sutter himself needs to wake up - he has the same facial expression no matter what. If someone grabbed a sword and chopped his manhood off or he won a billion dollars, he looks the same.

Just makes me think he looks that way when he talks to the boys in the locker room. How can you get the boys buzzing with a face like that?

Lol, I'm just imagining him walking in to the locker room and all he says, "We played 20 minutes, we have 40 more to go."

You have NO IDEA.

Enough said.

[rustycana]

Flames being outclassed by the likes of Kane, Draisaitl and Smith. Just awesome

[The Boy Wonder]

Flames refusing to get to middle of the ice...

[WhiteTiger]

Keep at 'em, Flames!