[GDT] San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames 6:00pm TV: SNP, SN1, NSCA, R360 - RADIO SN960

[Vinsta13]

It's my Birthday today.

Hoping for a 6-3 win for the good guys.

Go Flames Go!

[hwy19man]

A heads up for viewers that Sportsnet One (SN1) and the Pacific channel will have the game from the beginning. The East and Ontario channels will join the game in progress after the Sabres-Lightning and Leafs-Hurricanes games are completed. The game is not on the West channel.

The Sportsnet 360 channel will have this game animated.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...-on-sportsnet/
https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hoc...ames-broadcast

[midniteowl]

Just win tonight! Go Flames Go ))))))))))))

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Saqe

Is Zayne playing?

Put him on the PP!

[Locke]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

Just win tonight! Go Flames Go ))))))))))))

No thanks. Shark fin soup for me please.

[Finger Cookin]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

With who owns X...I deleted it from all my devices.

The NHL media needs to get its act together, and if not leave X altogether at least also post on Bluesky

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Many "experts" picked Nashville to win their div, Oilers to win the cup every year, ect.

Im correct more often than the SN experts...low bar

Totally. Most of them make predictions based on personal biases/closet fandom, which is what you'd expect from the common fan but you would hope for better from talking heads that get regular TV time.

Picking the oilers each and every year despite their track record of choking and having an incompetent brain trust at the top that undervalues defense and can't scout a proper goalie to save its life. Oilers button! Oilers button! You might as well put monkeys in suits at this point if you want the current quality of analysis for cheaper.

While prone to some of his own biases, Scorp is brighter than most analysts you get on TV. So long as it doesn't involve one of his random, obscure hockey crushes.

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4-2 win for my birthday please & thanks

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Ive been wrong lots, Im well over .500 though. I have certainly never picked the Oilers to win a cup like half the "experts" have done every year for the last 5.

I was a dilusional homer in the summer when I had the Flames at 90s in points..."Realists" had them bottom 5, any suggestion otherwise was scoffed at....probably the same this summer.

There is a large group of posters on here who don't care what you get right, they only care if you get something wrong. They just coincidentally are the same toxic morons who are only happy when the team is not good.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Ive been wrong lots, Im well over .500 though. I have certainly never picked the Oilers to win a cup like half the "experts" have done every year for the last 5.

I was a dilusional homer in the summer when I had the Flames at 90s in points..."Realists" had them bottom 5, any suggestion otherwise was scoffed at....probably the same this summer.

Well of course they’re going to say oilers, it’s about entertainment not accuracy. No insider is going to say Ottawa because it isn’t the “sexy” pick like Edmonton would be.

I’ll give you that predicting the flames as a 90 point team was good

[Flames Fan, Ph.D.]

Originally Posted by saillias

That's a 10 tweet thread. you guys should click on it and read the whole point instead of trying to split hairs on whether Zary and Coronato are 1st liners

Yeah it is a 10 tweet thread but it needed editing.

For example, he writes:

"Even with a playoff spot dimly in their sights, the Flames should be more concerned with ensuring their top young players get into meaningful games. But none of this is going to matter if they can't get that elite 1C and those elite wingers that win you Cups."

How can you ensure your top young players get 'meaningful' games if this team dumped all its vets as advocated earlier in the thread? They'd be well outside of the playoffs, similar to a Seattle. When was the last time Seattle played a 'meaningful' game? And if you truly want to tank a la San Jose, when was the last time their kids played a 'meaningful' game?

We're also told we can't be finishing 9th again next year. Ok, how? Dump everyone I presume. But then again if that's the case how do the players get 'meaningful' games when you're emulating the Sharks season?

It's just hard to read when the thread's internal reasoning eats itself.

The thread should just be 1 tweet that says: 'I want to watch rookies play in the NHL and I expect them to lose which will get us a first overall*.'

*1/4 of the time.

[Badgers Nose]

There's simply no way Flames ever get that elite 1c unless they strike the jackpot with a later pick. They'll never be bad enough to draft first overall. I don't know why we talk about that as if it is a possibility. Conroy has his marching orders, and there is no mention of tanking in the instructions.

[getbak]

Remember that the broadcast on SN360 will be "Harvey's Mountain Classic" where they will use the player and puck tracking system to generate a live animated version of the game.

Brendan Parker and Meaghan Mikkelson will provide the commentary.

[Saqe]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Surely fans of a franchise with Iggy, Theo, Gaudreau, Neiwy, Kipper, Wolf, ect. can realize you dont need to be a top 10 pick to be a star

This is a pretty lame argument. Then you need luck to draft or trade for star players, like with Gaudreau. Because no one saw them being that good. The top draft picks always project as better players.


And even drafting well isn't enough, the organization has to be good, case in point Edmonton, Buffalo. Doesn't matter how much talent you get if the management is rotten.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Saqe

This is a pretty lame argument. Then you need luck to draft or trade for star players, like with Gaudreau. Because no one saw them being that good. The top draft picks always project as better players.


And even drafting well isn't enough, the organization has to be good, case in point Edmonton, Buffalo. Doesn't matter how much talent you get if the management is rotten.

Very true.

But I havent seen any evidence at the moment that the Management is Rotten in Calgary? Right now they're doing exactly what we as fans want.

They're competing. Turning lead into Gold and over-achieving.

I think they're doing pretty well.

But I'd also contend that we need a home-run. We need to draft a game-breaker.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Saqe

This is a pretty lame argument. Then you need luck to draft or trade for star players, like with Gaudreau. Because no one saw them being that good. The top draft picks always project as better players.


And even drafting well isn't enough, the organization has to be good, case in point Edmonton, Buffalo. Doesn't matter how much talent you get if the management is rotten.

So what is your idea? throw games and lose on purpose? Tell Wolf sorry about your prime guy we want to suck for 5 years because its the only way

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Locke

Very true.

But I havent seen any evidence at the moment that the Management is Rotten in Calgary? Right now they're doing exactly what we as fans want.

They're competing. Turning lead into Gold and over-achieving.

I think they're doing pretty well.

But I'd also contend that we need a home-run. We need to draft a game-breaker.

A few of them.

Flames management seem to think you can free agent and trade your way out of this mess of 30 plus year olds leading the team.

There is no hybrid approach to this thing. But this is a discussion for once the season is done.

#### up the Sharks tonight.

[Saqe]

Originally Posted by Locke

Very true.

But I havent seen any evidence at the moment that the Management is Rotten in Calgary? Right now they're doing exactly what we as fans want.

They're competing. Turning lead into Gold and over-achieving.

I think they're doing pretty well.

But I'd also contend that we need a home-run. We need to draft a game-breaker.

Oh I'm not saying the management is rotten in Calgary. Although not sure what role the owner plays, I don't think it helps if he's disinterested. The point was that even if you get game breakers it doesn't guarantee anything, sometimes people argue that teams that have had the talent and high picks still haven't won implying it doesn't matter if you draft high. I don't think that's true. Drafting high just makes it more probable you get elite talent.



The Flames need game breakers 100%. The team isn't going anywhere unless that happens.

[Saqe]

Originally Posted by dino7c

So what is your idea? throw games and lose on purpose? Tell Wolf sorry about your prime guy we want to suck for 5 years because its the only way

No, I did hope they would eventually crash so that they could have a high pick. But that didn't happen so on the positive side you have a better culture (I suppose). They need game breaking talent desperately and I think it's the draft where you have the best chance of getting it.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Saqe

No, I did hope they would eventually crash so that they could have a high pick. But that didn't happen so on the positive side you have a better culture (I suppose). They need game breaking talent desperately and I think it's the draft where you have the best chance of getting it.

The culture thing is such BS. Boston talks about culture and haven't won #### since 2010.

You win when you when, when you have superstars to take you. You know that well with Barkov, CHucky etc.