[PGT] Flames lose to Blues 4-3 OTL

[taxbuster]

Originally Posted by Fan in Exile

Sutter put Duerr in. Can't think of any other way to try to create offense.

I thought Duehr was OK at least for the first batch of shifts...lost a bit of his edge after that, but didn't look "bad" at any point to me. Just under 13 min of ice time. That's more than Phillips.

[skcli]

Originally Posted by taxbuster

So: 42 games...47 points. If all we do is .500 the rest of the way, we fall well short of snek territory.

On the other hand, if we can get loser points for every game PLUS 7 wins.....we're at 96.

Good luck with that. Gotta be closer to .600 and I just don't see this team getting there. Blech.

Our $6M goalie will make sure we are done in 4 games, should we make the playoffs.

[MRCboicgy]

Is it possible to decline OT?

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

Is it possible to decline OT?

Isn’t that what we’re doing anyways?

[taxbuster]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

Is it possible to decline OT?

That's what they're doing.

(Edit: LOL...beaten to it.)

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

Is it possible to decline OT?

they could lose faster?

push for 10 seconds, maybe even less!

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

Maybe, just maybe we are too worried about corsi and HD% or whatever the #### it is than just actually scoring goals and winning games.

ill take a 12% shooting percentage with a 50% corsi over a 7% shooting percentage with a 60% corsi any day. Lets get a little more skill in the lineup.

Absolutely. The eye test matches though. Lindholm and line did absolutely nothing, yet again tonight. Past 2 games that line does absolutely nothing against ahl defences.

Ton of credit to backlund and line. I liked duehr a lot today also.

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by troutman

Why leave Kadri and Weegar off this list?

MY list starts and ends with Markstrom. There's a $750 000.00 goalie sitting on the bench that can do the job as good and likely better.

That's a lot of cap space we can use for scoring depth.

[Infinit47]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

Maybe, just maybe we are too worried about corsi and HD% or whatever the #### it is than just actually scoring goals and winning games.

ill take a 12% shooting percentage with a 50% corsi over a 7% shooting percentage with a 60% corsi any day. Lets get a little more skill in the lineup.

The second and third goals for the Blues came off nothing shots. The first gave up a juicy rebound and the second one just went straight in.

The Flames outplayed St. Louis, hit two posts and limited them to barely any good scoring chances.

Markstrom lost this game all in his own.

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

If this team manages to make the playoffs it would be interesting to watch what they could do. Underachieving players at every position, they would definitely start the playoffs on the road. No pressure of starting at home, nobody expecting anything from them. If they actually all put it together......could be an upset or two. It's not a bad team, it's a good team that is severely underperforming/achieving.

Cue the “playoffs!!!??” meme.

“We can’t even win a damn game (against clearly inferior teams with key injuries).”

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by taxbuster

So: 42 games...47 points. If all we do is .500 the rest of the way, we fall well short of snek territory.

On the other hand, if we can get loser points for every game PLUS 7 wins.....we're at 96.

Good luck with that. Gotta be closer to .600 and I just don't see this team getting there. Blech.

lol while we're sitting in sole possession of a playoff spot..

spoiler alert - the cut-off is not gonna be 96, pal

[Goriders]

I’m pretty sure at this point I could do better than the Flames in OT.

By that I mean just me. Maybe even without skates.

[CGY12]

Originally Posted by OldDutch

Almost? You just met the man?

He should have pulled Markstrom in the BOA and not let the Oilers waltz through.

But he has his horse and he rides it no matter the weather dang it *spits*

Originally Posted by TheSquatch

Sutter clearly is making some decisions from spite. Lucic isn't a top line player and playing him there (or as another example a few games back, giving him offensive zone starts) is nothing but a message to the rest of the guys. "Gotta play Looch cuz you aren't gettin it done."

I say almost cause its hard to believe its actually true. Just some super odd coaching decisions from the start of training camp.

[Naitix]

Isn't it funny how we keep loosing to these half AHL teams with our stacked veteran presence but refuse to play our good AHLers. Do the Flames players feel any pressure that they might lose their job?

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by troutman

Why leave Kadri and Weegar off this list?

Did Weegar play tonight?

[rooster]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Loss is on Markstrom.

Team was in complete control until he decided to gift them two goals to start the third to tie it up.

They need to figure out their 3v3 lines though for sure, no real chemistry 3v3 all year.

Markstrom has an .869 save percentage when Flames lead by one this year, .874 with any type of Flames lead, just abysmal.

There is too much talent on this team to be playing like this. They are being stifled with this Sutter system.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by skcli

Sutter is going to blame the young guys. Markstrom is #25, is he going to be included?

Sutter blamed Markstrom before the young guys last game

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Cue the “playoffs!!!??” meme.

“We can’t even win a damn game (against clearly inferior teams with key injuries).”

lol. Yeah, Flames need to actually win games against teams they are the favourites for first, before possibly taking on teams where they are the underdog.

Well see how the month goes. Could define if the Flames are gonna stay in the playoff race, or start falling off from it. If Flames do miss the playoffs this season, wouldn't be the worse thing. Definitely can lead to more necessary changes with the roster - and front office.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Cue the “playoffs!!!??” meme.

“We can’t even win a damn game (against clearly inferior teams with key injuries).”

Lots of season left. A lot of players with a lot left to give. Playoffs aren't out of the question at all.

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by Goriders

I’m pretty sure at this point I could do better than the Flames in OT.

By that I mean just me. Maybe even without skates.

OT is not working!!

Shake it up. Try something different! Anything!

How about rotating Dube, Mangi, Lindy, up front?