[PGT] Flames Blow 2-Goal Lead in 3rd, Lose 4-3 in OT

[joejoe3]

Originally Posted by minnow

Sad but true. It appears to be turning out that way. Last year was such a good year for so many Flames.

Contract year for many last season so they all showed up and got paid

This year no show so far. Kylington went to the extreme on the no show front

[GranteedEV]

I'm not bothered by the reffing.

Flames played an okay game, but as tends to be the norm, the other team's goalie outplayed our team's goalie. Playoffs might be a pipe dream.

I really wish Sutter would reunite Mangiapane - Backlund - Coleman. With so much roster turnover, this team needs some sort of stability. That line is the only thing we can trust right now.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by iamca

I was coaching at my son’s practice tonight, so I have watched the game yet.

Hard not to notice a sub .900 save percentage again.

Markstrom struggling, not great team defense or some of both?


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You probably don’t want to ask here for the answer

[DB93]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

In no world should Brett Ritchie be playing 19 seconds less than Kadri and 2 seconds more than Toffoli.

With little special teams tonight Sutter just seemed to keep rolling 4 lines and didn’t let up

In my opinion it’s a form of load management. They play 14 times in the month of November I believe and tonight was the first of three in four nights. It is a long season.

[midniteowl]

I'm frustrated, why start Lewis on a 4 on 3 PK? Why not start a center? Win the faceoff and slap it down the ice to kill at least 10 seconds? Instead got hemmed in?

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by joejoe3

Contract year for many last season so they all showed up and got paid

This year no show so far. Kylington went to the extreme on the no show front

Kylington is dealing with something quite serious, according to Steinberg, so maybe give him a break.

[Mindtravellee]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

41 penalties for , 50 against

What's our overall pick possession?

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by iamca

I was coaching at my son’s practice tonight, so I have watched the game yet.

Hard not to notice a sub .900 save percentage again.

Markstrom struggling, not great team defense or some of both?


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it's a tough question .. the chances against resulting in goals have almost all been of the high danger variety

I think markstrom was a bit flustered with the lack of calls (as was the whole team) and the extra emotion may have interfered with his focus in this one

they were playing like a team that got screwed over before they scrually got screwed over .. doesn't help . they have to reign it in

[codynw]

Nothing makes me want to go spend money betting on hockey like the horse#### reffing we saw tonight. Good god.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by renny

Sure, but at the end of the day, you just can't take a penalty like that in OT.

Islanders "can't take that penalty" right before overtime

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Mindtravellee

What's our overall pick possession?

Bad. Keep dropping them in the guitar sound hole

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

I'm not bothered by the reffing.

Flames played an okay game, but as tends to be the norm, the other team's goalie outplayed our team's goalie. Playoffs might be a pipe dream.

I really wish Sutter would reunite Mangiapane - Backlund - Coleman. With so much roster turnover, this team needs some sort of stability. That line is the only thing we can trust right now.

Might go with this:

Huberdeau–Lindholm–Toffoli
Mangiapane–Backlund–Coleman
Dube–Kadri–Phillips
Lucic–Lewis–Ritchie

[Muta]

The missed shots on nets are my fave now. Every time that puck sails by the net and hits the plexiglass, I just think 'ooooh yeah' and my anxiety goes away.

[camm13]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

I'm frustrated, why start Lewis on a 4 on 3 PK? Why not start a center? Win the faceoff and slap it down the ice to kill at least 10 seconds? Instead got hemmed in?

He is technically listed as a C, he's just horrible at faceoffs.

[Bob Loblaw]

Didn't follow the game thread- was wondering if anyone pointed out what looked like some subtle skate to skate contact on Backlund from behind by Lee in the Islanders' zone, which helped lead to the odd man rush on the 3-2 goal. Hats off to New York for playing an infraction free game.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

The Rasmus play in OT was a bit of a dive but it was a penalty.

IF you call it evenly throughout. The Rasmus penalty looks horrid in hindsight purely because of what they let go for the Islanders. You cannot let everything go for one team and then pick and choose what the other team gets called for, especially in OT.

Hrudey was right, you can't call the Rasmus play and not the trip on Markstrom. Complete bush league, makes it the NHL looked rigged.

This is bang on IMO. I've always been accused of defending the refs, so here's my take.

Didn't have an issue with the calls on the Flames.

Rooney's hold was a hold, but not a penalty vs what they let go to that point of the game. Ras made a dumb play and that's a penalty all day, every day and twice on Sunday.

Major issue with what wasn't called on the Isles. I can't personally tilt my head enough to figure out how not to call Kadri being dumped on the rush in the 2nd. They've called penalty shots for less than that.

How the hell do you not call Cizikas at the end of the game. That's basically a free penalty at that point. Seriously doubt the Isles say boo about that. I'd have to think that the ref down low was screened by the net, but can't really remember where he was. All of that notwithstanding, what the hell was the back ref looking at?!?!

Here's the kicker, the back ref for the Cizikas non call is the same ref who made the call on Ras.... Those two certainly weren't on the same page tonight. I didn't really think there were a bunch of penalties that needed calling tonight, but the calls vs the non-calls were as bad as I've seen this year. Just really sucks when all the tough calls seem to come your way.

TLDR; The Flames calls sucked in the context of what wasn't called on the Isles. Refs be better.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Muta

The missed shots on nets are my fave now. Every time that puck sails by the net and hits the plexiglass, I just think 'ooooh yeah' and my anxiety goes away.

and 47 hit it tonight

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by joejoe3

Contract year for many last season so they all showed up and got paid

This year no show so far. Kylington went to the extreme on the no show front

This is a BAD take!!!

[Muta]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

and 47 hit it tonight

And all the missed ones made that number that much sweeter, almost like a warm cherry pie. Ooooooh yeah.

[davidus_49]

Zadorov had to get the puck out in ot.