[PGT] Flames beat NJ 2-1! 7 in a row!

[calgarybornnraised]

Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary

contrary to popular opinion, shark fans apparently not so sharp at hockey...

Their whining is Oiler level crap.

[Samiz]

30 points up on the oilers

[Canada 02]

Amanda Stein
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@amandacstein
⚠️ INJURY UPDATE: #NJDevils Mirco Mueller had full feeling and movement in his extremities.

He was alert, oriented and conscious.

He has been taken to University Hospital for further evaluation.

[browna]

Originally Posted by mikephoen

Call in shows are the absolute worst. Why do these exist in 2019?

Pat could just read his favourite posts from the CP post game thread and it would be infinitely better.

There was no CP 30 years ago and it was still a cesspool. "Long time season ticket holders but not any more" to try and establish some sort of superiority and credibility before the rant start which basically included botching of player names, the call for bringing back an former player (Eddy Beer was common, and I remeber that and I would've been 10 when he was traded) and firing the coach.

It made a naïve kid like me cynical about the general public's intelligence as a whole, when grown up and thus supposedly smarter fans of the team I liked, think that it made sense or was even possible, that the Flames should fire Crisp right away and trade back for Bob Badger Johnson (yes, that's what this one guy called in and said about 5 games in a row).

[Nelson]

Coach Peters' comments on Fantenberg (for those who are interested):

"I thought he was good. He was real steady. I thought he was good, aggressive, decisive with his reads, and only should get better as he plays in our system and gets comfortable with how we do things."

[Beninho]

This team just wins


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[Scorch]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I’m not entirely sure how this fits into this thread, buuuuut I’m probably going to spend the next hour staring at it anyway.

Here’s another hour for you

NSFW!

[Bingo]

Game Takes:
Flames 2 Devils 1

- Rittich has a quiet first two, but solid third
- Giordano 5th dman to post 60 points at age 35.
- Gaudreau two points
- Flames win their 7th in a row
- Tough February ends 8-3-2

[Flashpoint]

Originally Posted by troutman

They really need to limit callers to no more than one call per month. Every show is the same 10 callers who like to hear their voice on the radio, but have nothing to contribute.

Even better - no callers. Bring on ex-players and ex-coaches to talk about the game.

I honestly figure most of them are just strugglers so incompetent they’re unable to use the internet to discuss hockey, so they wind up using the call in show instead. Which says a lot IMO. There are exceptions, but mostly is like Jerry Springer. Bring out Sylvia so we can hoot at her!

More fun when Pinder fills in and harshly shuts em down if they say something stupid.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Did anyone see Gio’s post game?

At 1:30 he talks about his celebration.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1100961495058309121

[activeStick]

The Flames being 7 points up - SEVEN - with equal games played, after the Sharks were ahead of the Flames two weeks ago is a big statement by this team.

[btimbit]

Schounds like you need a Dentisht Gio

[SmoggyFlamesFan]

That face when you're at 69 points:
From r/calgaryflames. Nice.

[fire_starter]

Was at the game. Scary moment with Mueller but as he was getting stretchered off he gave the crowd a thumbs up. Was great to see!

[Yoho]

“We are having a Karachi party out in Red Deer Ed and guess what? You’re not invited...”

[KipperRules]

Originally Posted by handgroen

anybody else see backlund get lunged at and then held, only to throw a late hit in frustration? not exactly clean but i like the competiveness. little edge to his game lately

Yeah I saw that and was waiting for a penalty call for either the hold or cross check but I guess refs put their whistles away. Glad to see Backs take it and give it right back. Team is not laying down for anyone right now and its awesome!!

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

I couldn't watch the game today but I did catch a highlight of Gio's goal on FB. Didn't he score that exact same goal a few games ago? I can't remember against who...

Best part of that move is that it starts the same as his short-side top corner wrister, which is also lethal.

[Blixa]

Originally Posted by chummer

Well you're close, Pittsburgh is the lowest at just over 34,000 miles. Crazy.

That picture has kilometers and usually they talk miles, like you did. So flames travel 1/3 of miles in one month.

If we look this year miles that teams travel the Flames is top of the league with 52 743 miles. Usually the it has been around 48 000 miles travelled.

Teams in west travel more but play less backtoback games.

Here is link to couple past seasons and for this season i took this source from reddit.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by chummer

NHL radio saying today the Flames have goaltending issues.

Pfffft.

Except that's old new, they're both playing lights out. Smith looks like a new goaltender, and both guys are consistently the best goalie on the ice, even if it isn't always pretty, which is why they get the wins. What's lost on these writers is this isn't a team that will be relying heavily on their goalies to eke out wins. Their depth lines dominate shifts, while the first line - tops in the league in the first half - is starting to gain traction again. The team is a four line machine right now. Two games this week they allowed under 10 shots after two periods. They out-defended the stingy, Trotz-led Islanders twice. It's a blue moon when they give up 30 shots now it seems (giving up 3rd least SA/G in the league). Now that Smith has returned to NHL form, both are probably good bets to put up firmly average starter performances, and that's all the Flames need to be successful because the team in front of them takes care of ####ing business.

They're 10/11 points up on the defacto "western favorite" Preds and Jets today, probably putting them out of reach of both, with 5-6 weeks left in the season.

If people aren't giving them the credit they deserve as a top team and threat in the west, they need to look again.

[Poe969]

Smith has been playing so well lately that he does t even have to be in the game to be in the highlights. Rittich with the win but Smith with save of the night!