[PGT] WCQF Game 1: Flames 2 - Ducks 3

[Hockey-and_stuff]

The Flames played about as bad a game as they could have and still lost by a single goal. I think most of their mistakes can be corrected through coaching, the line change and the lack of discipline really cost us tonight. I think this team can win the next game.

That being said, they must win the next game. They can't go back to Calgary down 2-0.

[acerbic_1]

Sure we lost but what's important is that everybody got to play and had fun.

[EVERLAST]

Lots of passengers on this flames squad tonight.....horrible line change

No screens on Gibson....Gibson coughed up allot of rebounds and saw most everything .

The end was gift wrapped to tie it and we couldn't pull it off.

Several players need to man the Fata up and play harder next game.

Players who showed up

GIO, STONE, ENGELLAND, FERLUND , VERSTEEG , BENNETT, ELLIOTT, FROLIK

We need and I know we can get a bigger push from F Hamilton , Lazar and Hathaway and I hope we see them draw in for game 2 so we can come home with the split.

No urgency , no screens, and Glen needs to start pushing buttons of players.

He said he keeps his emotions in a bank for when he needs them.

Well, time to kick some garbage cans and wake some guys up...sit some down....insert some speed and tenacity in.

The series is long from over if they want it bad enough.

It wasn't 100% the refs , we let the refs get in our heads and you could just watch the air come out every fata'ing penalty .

Don't know why people already want to give up.....if we beat the ducks we become the team to watch out for imho.

Go Flames Go

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by rooster

Where is Joel Otto? If anyone can he could show the centers how to win a g@#$%& faceoff!!!

Works in the same building and the same owners as the Flames as a matter of fact.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by JetsFlamesFan

Oh be real here, man. The Flames were never in this game. They might have believed they were and you might believe they were, but they were so overmatched it wasn't at all as close as the score. There is no moral victory here. You know who lives off moral victories? Oiler fans. Damned if I'm gonna be like them.

They were up 2-1 and playing a good road game until the line change. After that the wheels fell off but seeing they only lost by one goal I would say they were in the game until the very end and could have won had they played a smarter game.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by JetsFlamesFan

Yeah, it's a lot harder to be delusional, woe is you. Flames currently do not belong in this series. Taking the positives out of a loss it what losers do. The Flames should be pissed now and it should show in their play next game, otherwise they are just another mediocre wildcard team. They don't need their egos stroked, they need a kick in the ass at this point.

Seriously dude, take a breath, your basically lecturing another poster on what he should post.

And as far as the statement of taking the positives out of a loss is what losers do is text book for someone who's entire viewpoint of sports is developed by watching movies and mis-interpreting Vince Lombardi quotes.

Oh and playing pissed is probably a big part of what caused the discipline problems tonight.

You don't execute a gameplan very well if you're a rage machine.

[You Need a Thneed]

I don't understand those saying Gaudreau was bad/invisible. Created some decent scoring chances throughout the game. More good than bad for sure, don't remember any bad plays.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by pylon

When you remove the homer glasses, you will realize how much inferior and weaker a team we are. On their best day, the Flames might match up with the Ducks on a average to poor day.

shut up, Flames aren't even a playoff team according to you...you have said so all year

they lost 3-2 with some ridiculous mistakes....I'm pissed but the Flames beat themselves here

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Well at least I have Kendrick's new album to look forward to

Who the F is that? I would Google him but last time I googled Some one that was referenced on here it was a porn star. Not that that's a bad thing but I don't feel like deleting my browsing history.

[polak]

Saturday: Were going to win this. I feel it today is the day the curse is broken

Sunday: This team just needs to play their own game they can do it, they are the better team despite the pathetic record for the last 10 years.

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Why get angry?

I mean really, you're rage isn't going to telepathically beam down to Anaheim and perk up the boys.

Negative comments are fine, they're probably constructive, I can be as negative as anyone here, in fact, I would probably be the runner up in a world negativity championship if there was such a thing.

But some of the over the top stuff and the rage rants and the outright nastiness really comes across as ridiculous.

I'm convinced that while most fanbases celebrate their fandom Flames fans almost mourn their fandom.

As for the Flames, they're pro's who have been playing hockey for years decades even, I'm pretty sure that they're not high fiving each other and congratulating each other on keepin er close. We'll see if they're resilient on Saturday, and frankly this whole year has been about this team being extremely resilient.

The biggest thing that I can come out of this game with is that this team is capable of playing this Ducks team and competing with this ducks team.

The mental error on the line change and the dicipline issues are all things that don't need a training camp and 50 practices to fix.

Players like Hamilton and Johnny who had what I would consider to be poor games are elite level talents so there's a good chance of them bouncing back.

Why get angry? If Calgary loses three more it's over. This is when it really counts. Brouwer on the PP after doing nothing all.game? Wait he did do something. Let up on big hits when he had a chance. Ferland should have played every second shift with the way he played tonight. Playoff hockey should be the easiest to coach, and when mistakes are made they stand out.

[IntenseFan]

Does anyone else think an actual win by the Flames at the Honda Center, someway, somehow, would possibly be the small pebbles that start an avalanche?

This looks a lot more even than 2 years ago. Ducks still a better team but that's mostly mentality I think.

[Travis Munroe]

All game I kept saying I wasnt going to sink to oiler fans level blaming the refs and I still wont. We shot ourselves in the foot on penalties that were penalties. The first penalty was 100% a trip but perhaps it should not have got that far with a too many men penalty. The breakway penalty was a penalty but it should have went both ways.

At the end of the day, we can beat the ducks if we keep to a 5v5 game. Their special teams is too good to try and compete with. I am much more optimistic than the last time we matched up against them in the playoffs given the 5v5 play.

In a way I felt bad for Dougie...couldn't catch a break. The trip is something you get away with 99% of the time as it doesnt perfectly catch the guys skate and the cross check was soft imo..more of a challenge after our captain takes a huge hit.

The lack of chances was obvious wiithout our top 2 lines being able to roll.

I also thought a 6-3 would have been smart for the end of the game but quickly changed my mind.... a 5-3 is enough of an advantage and given the face off stats, a 6-3 was not in our favor. If anything, pull the goalie and have your d man play at your own blue line.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

I don't understand those saying Gaudreau was bad/invisible. Created some decent scoring chances throughout the game. More good than bad for sure, don't remember any bad plays.

I agree he had his moments but he turned over the puck a lot and lost a few puck battles. At least he didn't take selfish penalties like some other players so he's not nearly close to being a goat in this game.

[TheScorpion]

On a positive note:

Elliott was phenomenal. Made tonnes of great saves. Not a single goal was his fault.

Kris Versteeg's playmaking abilities continue to be terrific. Such a good pickup.

Bennett scored, you guys!

If the Flames can win on Saturday, I think they have a shot. If they lose, they still have a shot obviously since it's a best-of-seven.

Besides, they're in the playoffs. This is the best time of the year. If they win... in Anaheim... imagine how sweet it would be. It can still happen.

Just be positive. Negativity for the sake of negativity is never a good thing. This is sports, and it's the playoffs.

Anything can happen. And even if our most desired result isn't achieved, we can rest easy knowing that Vegas' GM loves Troy Brouwer.

[taxbuster]

Despite the dreadful reffing, the Flames played a fairly decent, if too timid game. At first they were tentative, trying to make hits that weren't there - trying to force things. Once they tied up the game, they also smartened up. They played some tight, disciplined hockey, and that's where the refs moved in for a bit.

Notwithstanding that, they blew it in the last two minutes. I get that they're likely going to lose the draw. Fine, drop down and stop the puck from getting cleared hard from the dot. That at least gives a chance at a scramble. That part was totally on the guys on the ice. What was it - three times they popped the puck to Getzlaf in the centre of the ice and he just threw it down ice? Awful.

Hamilton - and others - need to wake up. They can't take half-assed swipes at people and expect to get away with it - particularly after seeing how the refs had already called marginal penalties on guys like Bouma. There was no need for him to go after Getzlaf - that was a clean hit on Gio; settle it by scoring and not removing yourself from the ice for 2 at the end of the game. Woof.

Round two is waiting. Hopefully the Flames can pull their heads out of their collective butts before that, and actually manage the discipline they talked about.

Also, hope that Don Van Massenhoven smacks Charron and Kozari (both Canadians, so I guess they had to favour the Americans?) and the lineys (also both Canadians) for their relatively awful handling of the game.

Maybe now I can sleep. Ick.

[CGY12]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

No, this current team hasn't won in Anaheim in 3 tries. What happened before with different teams, with different players and different coaches doesn't mean a lick. What does the 07 team with Huselius and Langkow and others have to do with this team in Anaheim? Nothing.

People need to stop worrying about the "curse". It's a weird stat for this team's history. I have a hard time believing that anyone in that dressing room is talking about it like the media/fans are.

Have they won there with Gaudreau and Monahan on the team? Have they even outplayed the Ducks in that building? They consistently go into that building, play undisciplined, scared, timid hockey and thats the consistent result you are going to get.

That 3rd period was going to tell me a lot about this team, down 1 in a building nobody on this team has never won in and they were going through the motions. No sense of urgency, no push back when things went against them, no nothing.

Elliott played lights out and they still managed to lose. I sure hope I'm wrong but I don't think they have a shot in this series.

[Canuck-Hater]

Why are there so many trolls on the Flames twitter account? Jesus.

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[Phaneuf_Phan]

Originally Posted by Kybb79

That stupid line change and Bouma's dumb penalty killed us tonight!!

And the 5 on 3....keep adding to the list

[jaydaybay]

Flames were undisciplined, concerns about the reffing are moot imo. Sure there were some missed and questionable calls but they didnt do themselves any favours.

That line change is absolutely the turning point. Up a goal and dictating the play, felt like the flames were even on the verge of getting another. To then gift a 3/4 on 0 is hilariously terrible. Team was reeling after that and then gave up the go ahead.

Despite that epic, epic screw up the flames still had a chance to tie it 5-3 and fumbled, followed by johnny not coverting on a gift to top off a brutal game by him.

Overlooked in all this is a fantastic game by moose, wasted opportunity.

Should be a good series. Hopefully realizing they let this one slip away makes them focus in the next game.

Overall a pretty typical game in anaheim. Yaaaay.