[PGT] Flames win in OT!

[Puppet Guy]

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It's pretty easy to win games when the powerplay ratio is 4:1 in your favor.


And who would know that better than the Oilers?

[Captain Otto]

Originally Posted by Flame On

I don't get what benefit the league would have in the Flames getting a new arena per se? What's the logic there by No Good fans?

Not only that, but when Edmonton was negotiating with Katz for a new arena between 2011 - 2014 and when ground was finally broken in 2016 (a 6 season period), the Oilers standing in the NHL were as follows:

29
30
24
28
28
29

So clearly the NHL doesn't give a flying #### what your record is as it relates to a new building.

As an aside, I added this response to show that your record is not indicative of a new arena deal but became fixated on how truly bad the Oilers were for such a long period. It is a really impressive run of no-goodness.

[tvp2003]

Nickname alert: Brett Ritchie = Butter?

https://twitter.com/user/status/1584197238091550721

Starts at 1:45 talking about Kadri’s goal and then Ritchie

[cannon7]

As long as Markstrom keeps this team in games I have no complaints.

[Macman]

Good win and good game by Anderson, he could be taking a step this year. Beauty goals by Kadri and Toffoli, both clutch and good one by Ritchie as well.
It’s been a good start considering all the changes and the team took a bit of time to adjust and probably will take a bit longer. Flames also played top teams right out of the gate.
Good to see Markstrom settle down and play well after giving up 2 early.

[camm13]

Originally Posted by saillias

On the Lindholm / Kadri debate - I think the team knows that Kadri is a more productive player than Lindholm and would probably outproduce him on that 1st line, but he's of more use anchoring a dominant second line.

Huberdeau is the anchor of the 1st line. His center only needs to be as effective as Sam Bennett. I'm not sure Lindholm would produce much with Mangiapane and Dube. 3 pure shooters and not sure anyone would be feeding Lindholm passes in his office there. He's grown accustomed to standing in the high slot getting feeds from Gaudreau and now Huberdeau.

Mang is a pretty good passer and likes to carry the puck as well. Problem with the first line is there are no forwards that can carry the puck in. Lindholm is too use to Gaudreau doing all the work to carry it in, while he finds that open spot. Kadri has shown both chemistry with Hubs and Toff. It's after game 5, and still no even strength points by the line. Worth taking a look at to swap a player or two to make both lines efficient

[rooster]

Originally Posted by jayswin

I think he is our number one centre. I like Lindholm, he finished so many Gaudreau set ups last year. But when I watch the two play I see Kadri as our true number one centre and a centre that would both elevate the first lines possession time and entries, AND have the vision and tenacity to be open and finish Huberdeaus elite passes.

At this point I almost think it'll be inevitable that we see this at some point, and when it happens I think it will stick. And before any hyperbole, this is NOT a shot at Lindholm, in fact I think that second line with him could easily be one one of the better second lines in the NHL.

Sometimes it's just a matter of fit, not promotion/demotion. Kadri will be a perfect fit on the top line.

Kadri is the best all round center since Doug Gilmour.

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

Nickname alert: Brett Ritchie = Butter?

https://twitter.com/user/status/1584197238091550721

Starts at 1:45 talking about Kadri’s goal and then Ritchie

Ritchie plays the game the way Sutter likes; last year he just had no puck luck at all and lots of times early on players couldn’t finish his passes or he couldn’t finish a grade A chance but he got and made all those chances by playing the right way and playing good checking hockey. I guarantee ‘Butter’ is a reference to Ritchie and his affinity that he has with Sutter. Fantastic. This team is really bonding early on and even though the counting points chemistry isn’t quite there yet when it comes, and it will, look out.

[Kipper_3434]

Huberdeau-Kadri-Lindholm
Mangiapane-Backlund-Coleman
Dube-Ruzicka-Toffoli
Lucic-Rooney-Ritchie/Lewis

I would love to see what the above forward lines could do. We lose some center depth but upgrade the 1st line which hasn't been good at all 5v5. The 2nd line is a repeat of last year's, which was pretty good. 3rd line can be sheltered with offensive starts and should be able to put the puck in the net. 4th can cycle out the wingers to stay fresh and check with pace.

[Sylvanfan]

Thus far I don't think we could have hoped for much more from Kadri thus far. He looks a lot more like the 87 point guy from last year than the 50 point guy he had been in other seasons. Hope he can keep this up because he looks more like a 9 million dollar guy than a 7.

[browna]

^
Yup, and Huberdeau will get there too.

I think he's still feeling the self imposed weight of being the long term "core" of the franchise, both on the ice and the obligation he feels off the ice in the community.

Of course he's got 4 points in 5 games so it's not all bad.

[dammage79]

It's a weird prediction but Kadri is eventually going to slow down after the cup run adrenaline wears off. But, by that time Lindholm and Hu erdeau both should have found their games.

I'm not too worried about slow production starts this year more than the importance of everyone operating at their peaks come April, May and June.

There's a lot of positives to see with Hunerdeau and lindholm even though they're not at even 60 percent clip yet.

[VilleN]

My dad came up with a great name for the Kadri line - I would like to put it out there to see if it can get some traction… the KadManDu line. That is all.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Kipper_3434

Huberdeau-Kadri-Lindholm
Mangiapane-Backlund-Coleman
Dube-Ruzicka-Toffoli
Lucic-Rooney-Ritchie/Lewis

I would love to see what the above forward lines could do. We lose some center depth but upgrade the 1st line which hasn't been good at all 5v5. The 2nd line is a repeat of last year's, which was pretty good. 3rd line can be sheltered with offensive starts and should be able to put the puck in the net. 4th can cycle out the wingers to stay fresh and check with pace.

Barf. That third line, though.

This completely defeats the purpose for the Flames centre depth that was specifically targeted and intentionally upgraded in the off season. The obsession some posters have with the first line engenders ideas that significantly diminish the depth that is integral to this team's success. I think one of the reasons that Backlund has had such an awesome start to the year is in how his matchups have dramatically changed with the trickle-down of improved centre depth. Loading up the top line makes every one of the lines past it worse.

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[tony-soprano]

Originally Posted by Kipper_3434

Huberdeau-Kadri-Lindholm
Mangiapane-Backlund-Coleman
Dube-Ruzicka-Toffoli
Lucic-Rooney-Ritchie/Lewis

I would love to see what the above forward lines could do. We lose some center depth but upgrade the 1st line which hasn't been good at all 5v5. The 2nd line is a repeat of last year's, which was pretty good. 3rd line can be sheltered with offensive starts and should be able to put the puck in the net. 4th can cycle out the wingers to stay fresh and check with pace.

Takes away the centre depth.

[dino7c]

Team is 4-1 with the hardest strength of schedule in the league...leave it alone, let them continue to build chemistry

[UnitedFlames]

Lindholm should never be moved to wing again. That was a horrible experiment.

[Macindoc]

Originally Posted by Chingas

It could be that I cancelled my satellite and am running strictly on SNNOW. But I don't remember the board adds from last year. I remember the end glass adds that seemed to be less frequent throughout the year.
This year there are moments where the adds Flicker in front of the player. Moments where the whole picture is jittery. When the broadcast switches to and up close camera the video quality is 10 fold better because there is no overlay.

It's not the adds themselves that bother me, it's that it is not anywhere close to a seemless integration.

This is exactly what I have seen. The ads appear to be divided into quadrants. If a player is passing in front of one of them at the time an ad changes, for about half a second, the part of the player passing in front of that quadrant of the ad is replaced by that part of the ad. I find it annoying because it reminds me that I’m not watching the real thing live.

[Burning Beard]

Yeah let's not gut the centre depth that has allowed this team to go 4-1 to start the season.

[CFO]

Teams 4-1. Most guys are ppg or close too.

Wtf are people blendering lines.