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Old 03-01-2021, 06:29 PM   #301
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Why do the Flames always play so conservatively when they're trailing? It seems like their plan is to try and avoid falling into a deeper hole.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:29 PM   #302
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Flub by BSD just masks the fact that we are playing like garbage.
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Are they playing to get the coach and GM fired? If so, I fully support this initiative.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:29 PM   #304
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Big Sieve Dave?
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:29 PM   #305
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Like the past several games, they can't even stickhandle, let alone pass
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:29 PM   #306
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Great save. Thought for sure that was 4-1.

Desperation level is still hovering right around 0%.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:29 PM   #307
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Why do the Flames always play so conservatively when they're trailing? It seems like their plan is to try and avoid falling into a deeper hole.
Lack of confidence.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:30 PM   #308
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BSD, was never a starting goalie and never will be. Average back-up at best.
He just doesn't stay in his lane and keep it simple. Mike Smith has inspired him to probably do more than he should at times.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:30 PM   #309
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Big Sieve Dave?
Mark Gioldano again...

Maybe he should be rested every 2nd game.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:30 PM   #310
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Despite what some think, this team needs a huge overhaul.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:30 PM   #311
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The Flames have completely folded in the second.

I mean, absolutely not in the least bit surprising at all, but can't help but continually feel like a fool as a fan for maybe, just maaaaybe thinking they were going to turn it around and show some consistency
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:30 PM   #312
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Is the top six even playing? So invisible.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:30 PM   #313
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Ugly ugly hockey all around. Team remains lost out there.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:31 PM   #314
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Are they playing to get the coach and GM fired? If so, I fully support this initiative.
Yup...support guys making tons of money that cant be bothered to do their jobs.

Sounds right.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:31 PM   #315
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make something happen in the offensive zone. stop dumping it to no one. somebody make something happen.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:31 PM   #316
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Smith was one of the worst influences we could have paired with Rittich, with all the stupid unnecessary puck playing. Rittich tends to think he can do it like Smith sometimes. He can't.
Technically he is doing it just like Smith did...
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:32 PM   #317
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One team looks like a hockey team out there, the other one looks like a bunch of goddamned pansies that are going to pout their way home!!
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:32 PM   #318
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Wanted to think that we were just drastically underperforming

But with things as is under Ward, our baseline is just plain bad.

Every few games we show up for a game or two, otherwise the group is quite poor this year.

This series tells you a lot, even if Ottawa has been playing better of late. At the very least they should be playing them evenly on a bad day if they're a good team.
I don't think our effort/execution varies very much game to game. The randomness of the sport, and goaltending have been the only things that vary night to night. Flames generally come out, play "hard" and dumb, skate around the perimeter a whole bunch and accomplish nothing - just like they did under Gulutzan. Sometimes Rittich/Markstrom look amazing, and we gather some points. Sometimes the opposition's goalie falls on their face.

...the whole season just sucks.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:32 PM   #319
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So anyone who knows me is aware that I'm not the most reactionary poster, but I just tuned in after Lucic scored, and for a snapshot view the Flames are playing comically bad.
Like a complete comedy of errors.

I can't see how Ward survives this roadie if they lose this one.
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Old 03-01-2021, 06:33 PM   #320
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3-1 and Monahan is looking to make fancy plays when he has the puck in the slot.

My goodness.
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