[GDT] New York Islanders at Calgary Flames 7:00pm TV: SNW, MSGSN - RADIO SN960

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

looks like Sutter has still learned nothing from last year about burning out the goalie

at least they're unlikely to see the second round for that to be an issue

[Always Earned Never Given]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

But not scoring enough to beat the better teams. That needs to change and Lucic isn't the answer.

If you want to be a playoff team and win in the playoffs you will have to beat the teams above you in the standings. We wont be playing the Anaheim's and San Jose's.

Poor Bruins I guess they're doomed as they haven't beaten anyone above them!

[Since1984]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

looks like Sutter has still learned nothing from last year about burning out the goalie

at least they're unlikely to see the second round for that to be an issue

WTF you talking about? they last played on Tuesday...every number one goalie in the league would start Tuesday then Friday.

I could see if the Flames played Saturday, but they don't.

[Burning Beard]

Originally Posted by Since1984

WTF you talking about? they last played on Tuesday...every number one goalie in the league would start Tuesday then Friday.

I could see if the Flames played Saturday, but they don't.

I don't know if you noticed lately but several posters just want to complain about what Sutter does no matter what.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Bingo

He's averaging 13:45 of ice time in the last 8 games compared to 11:25 on the season.

+2:20

And that time is taken from Ruzicka, and no other players.

Just isn't an issue bro ...

The fourth line hasn't been a black hole of late, that's my point.

So when Lucic is on the 4th line its a black hole?

Now Lucic elevated to the 2nd line and their metrics have taken a hit?

We lost the last game because we couldn't find that next goal, if you have a placeholder in the lineup tonight would be the ideal time to make a change no?

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

So when Lucic is on the 4th line its a black hole?

Now Lucic elevated to the 2nd line and their metrics have taken a hit?

We lost the last game because we couldn't find that next goal, if you have a placeholder in the lineup tonight would be the ideal time to make a change no?

I just don't think he wants to change any of the lines right now.

They're out playing teams nightly.

I do think Ruzicka takes that spot at some point, not sure what the timeline is between Sutter's ears.

But it's not the issue. That small change doesn't create a goal a game, might create a goal / month.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

I don't know if you noticed lately but several posters just want to complain about what Sutter does no matter what.

I just want some vladar starts

"goalie burnout" is just the means to the end

[Toonage]

If Markstrom were playing as well as he did last year I'd be concerned about over use given how last year ended. This season? He needs to play more to get that game fine tuned. And we have the All Star break coming up. Vladar will be called upon more down the stretch, especially if Markstrom doesn't fully regain his form.

[flamesgod]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

I just want some vladar starts

"goalie burnout" is just the means to the end

He’s not going to get burnt out. It’s a little different situation right now. Markstrom sucked for the first part of the season but is now turning his game around. Of course Markstrom is going to play the lions share of the games for now. I’m a big Vladar fan but we still need Markstrom rolling.
Besides him being burnt out last year is just a cop out. His confidence cratered and his game fell off a cliff. Imo, it had nothing to do with getting burnt out. All between his ears.

[Enoch Root]

Last year, Markstrom started 63 games, which I thought was too many.

This year, he is on pace to start 57, which is better. I would prefer 50-55, but that's not a big difference.

with only 2 games this week, no surprise Markstrom is in the net.

[Cheese]

[Toonage]

I look at these referees and I don't know most of them, but I figure they all hate the Flames anyway

[HighLifeMan]

Originally Posted by Bingo

I just don't think he wants to change any of the lines right now.

They're out playing teams nightly.

I do think Ruzicka takes that spot at some point, not sure what the timeline is between Sutter's ears.

But it's not the issue. That small change doesn't create a goal a game, might create a goal / month.

I vehemently disagree.

Look at each players scoring rates prior to the puzzling decision to allocate Ruzicka's minutes to Lucic (who had just been benched)..

Ruzicka : 3.47 points/60
Lucic : 0.89 points/60

The coach exchanged by far his most productive even strength point producer for by far his worst, and is left publicly voicing his displeasure about his teams lack of production recently.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Yup beat the bottom feeders like we should and has been your calling card all season the strength of schedule. Now its time to beat the teams above us and we need that extra goal and Lucic isn't going to provide that.

You play in a tight game like we did Tuesday and can't find that goal and keep trotting out Lucic that is not going to get it done against better team. Might work against Anaheim and San Jose as it did, but we need better.

Ha, you were the one arguing that strength of schedule didn't matter

and we had actually been agreeing a lot lately

[OldSam]

A 2 page GDT and Paulie has hijacked it into another manifesto of him being smarter than anyone in hockey. Let him go. I have.

[tvp2003]

This was posted yesterday — apparently the Flames are the only Canadian team that doesn’t do a land acknowledgment before games: https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/01/...knowledgement/

It never occurred to me to do one, and I didn’t know that other Canadian teams did so. Thoughts? Seems like something that is “easy” to rectify.

[bdubbs]

If people would just stop quoting people on my ignore list that'd be great, but I know it's wishful thinking.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

This was posted yesterday — apparently the Flames are the only Canadian team that doesn’t do a land acknowledgment before games: https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/01/...knowledgement/

It never occurred to me to do one, and I didn’t know that other Canadian teams did so. Thoughts? Seems like something that is “easy” to rectify.

It's literally the bare minimum in terms of TRC.

Looks pretty bad that the Flames are the only Canadian time that don't do it.

(one could argue that it's entirely fitting that the Flames don't do it via several different vectors as it relates to settler capitalism and resource extraction but that's another topic for another day and probably not online )

[sonq]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Last year, Markstrom started 63 games, which I thought was too many.

This year, he is on pace to start 57, which is better. I would prefer 50-55, but that's not a big difference.

with only 2 games this week, no surprise Markstrom is in the net.

There's 3 games this week?

[looooob]

Mangiapane will become the 56th player to play 300 games in Calgary Flames silks tonight