[GDT] z-Calgary (50-23-7-107) @ Anaheim (33-37-10-76) 8:30pm (SNW)

[sureLoss]

Dube recall is emergency basis.

Still leaves the Flames with 1 regular recall.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by The Professor

I’m almost more compulsively checking the standings to see matchups than when the Flames are fighting for position. Looking forward to all the matchups getting set.

I just hope no one gets injured tonight. And more importantly than top line scoring IMO is the bottom half of the lineup continuing to gain confidence.

4-1
Dube, Valimaki, Neal, Lindholm

At this point it is almost certain we are playing Colorado in rnd 1

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Iggy City

#### the Ducks.

!ducks

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

At this point it is almost certain we are playing Colorado in rnd 1

Something like an 83 % odds of Colorado
15% Arizona
2 % Dallas

[The Professor]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

At this point it is almost certain we are playing Colorado in rnd 1

I know. But I keep checking anyways. The east wild card race and the Central division race are nail biters too.

[TheScorpion]

Really hoping the Curse-breaker is in net tonight.

[sureLoss]

Wes Gilbertson @WesGilbertson
No sign of Sam Bennett at #Flames morning skate in Anaheim.

[sureLoss]

Wes Gilbertson @WesGilbertson
Looks to me like #Flames C Sean Monahan and RW Elias Lindholm will sit tonight.

Gaudreau-Ryan-Czarnik is a line at morning skate.

[sureLoss]

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
#Flames lines and pairings vs. #Ducks:

Gaudreau-Ryan-Czarnik
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Dube-Jankowski-Neal
Mangiapane-Quine-Hathaway

Fantenberg-Andersson
Valimaki-Stone
Kylington-Prout

Rittich (Starter)
Smith

[Toonage]

That is a small but fast and deadly looking 1st line. Very interested in seeing them together tonight

[Bleeding Red]

Why not put Neal on line #1?
- it's a meaningless game
- you want to get him going for the playoffs
- Does Czarnik play in the playoffs if Bennett is healthy?

[Murph]

Originally Posted by Bleeding Red

Why not put Neal on line #1?
- it's a meaningless game
- you want to get him going for the playoffs
- Does Czarnik play in the playoffs if Bennett is healthy?

Because he’ll be playing with Jankowski in the playoffs.

[thymebalm]

Surprised to see Rittich get the start.

I thought for sure we were going to end the season with a 41/41 split in Starts. Smith sits at 39. Rittich has his 41 already.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Bleeding Red

Why not put Neal on line #1?
- it's a meaningless game

This might be why.

- you want to get him going for the playoffs

It looks like Neal is already going.

- Does Czarnik play in the playoffs if Bennett is healthy?

Not likely. Czarnik will probably not see a game until a forward or two are injured.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by thymebalm

Surprised to see Rittich get the start.

I thought for sure we were going to end the season with a 41/41 split in Starts. Smith sits at 39. Rittich has his 41 already.

I thought Smith would start in Anaheim and Rittich would get the Edmonton game. But at this point I don't believe the coaches are counting starts. They have things pencilled in to get both goalies ready for the playoffs, and this was part of the plan.

Since there is more than a full week before Game #1, I wonder if this is an indicator that Mike Smith will be the playoff starter? It would make sense for him to get a game to keep fresh on Saturday and then to start again five days later.

[bax]

It's crazy to me that we can rest out top 4 Dmen and I can still look at our defensive group in the line up and think "they can still do the job".

Wouldn't want to roll that group for a full season, but more than capable of playing some games.

[thymebalm]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I thought Smith would start in Anaheim and Rittich would get the Edmonton game. But at this point I don't believe the coaches are counting starts. They have things pencilled in to get both goalies ready for the playoffs, and this was part of the plan.



Since there is more than a full week before Game #1, I wonder if this is an indicator that Mike Smith will be the playoff starter? It would make sense for him to get a game to keep fresh on Saturday and then to start again five days later.

I assume Smith has first crack in the playoffs as well.


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[You Need a Thneed]

If Lindholm sits, Gaudreau will be the only remaking player to have played in every Flames game this season.

[Jiri Hrdina]

So are the Flames basically claiming that Lindholm and Monny are injured?

[868904]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

If Lindholm sits, Gaudreau will be the only remaking player to have played in every Flames game this season.

I imagine the conversation went something like this:

Peters: hey Johnny, you want to take the night off and rest up?

Johnny: no.

Peters turns to Huska and Ward: ...and that's why they call him Johnny Hockey.