[PGT] Flames Lose to the BJ's 5-2

[beaster]

He's never been associated with a successful Flames team after he retired as a player. Not sure he's the guy to build a winner.

[tony-soprano]

Need the captain to lead in games like this.

[Ferarri]

Originally Posted by beaster

He's never been associated with a successful Flames team after he retired as a player. Not sure he's the guy to build a winner.

Oh boy here we go…

[davidus_49]

Originally Posted by beaster

He's never been associated with a successful Flames team after he retired as a player. Not sure he's the guy to build a winner.

He has only been GM for a year?

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Thank God they didn’t re-sign him

Yeah. I shuddered when it was reported they were having discussions.

[Junglist]

Sucks that Hanley got hurt (did he come back? quit watching soon after)

He shouldnt be in the lineup anyways.

Hope hes ok though.

Should of been a 5 minute major.

[Sample00]

Originally Posted by Royle9

I’m done with the lack of effort and mediocrity.

Get rid of the dead weight, whether that’s trade or waivers it doesn’t matter (not my money I know) and start brining up more young guys.

Guys not named Zary, Wolf, Coronato are all fair game.

I want people who show up and give 110%
Not guys who collect that pay cheque and rinse repeat.

This team is where it’s at because of Wolf’s amazing play most nights and the youth stepping up. Combine that with a terrible pacific division and alas the Flames have pretended to look good or at least have fooled most of us.

This team wouldn’t cut it in the playoffs.


Open for business.

But we all know they wont do this. We play in a fantasy world, they play in real life. Making decisions like cutting Kuzemko lose, cost money. there's always a bean counter involved in the decisions.
A lot of this is business driven and not so much the on-ice product. If Kuzemko gets waived and someone picks him up....great.
If he wants to back to Russia and have his contract terminated, then he has to ask for it and we all know that the NHLPA and the Player agent would try to talk him out of it.

[All In Good Time]

Originally Posted by tony-soprano

Need the captain to lead in games like this.

As long as he’s having fun
He made that very clear a couple of years back……then we made him captain
1000 mostly non memorable games

[sureLoss]

Been a problem since Gaudreau and Tkachuk left.

This team sucks at zone entries. Uphill battle to generate offense all game long.

[St. Pats]

Originally Posted by Sample00

But we all know they wont do this. We play in a fantasy world, they play in real life. Making decisions like cutting Kuzemko lose, cost money. there's always a bean counter involved in the decisions.
A lot of this is business driven and not so much the on-ice product. If Kuzemko gets waived and someone picks him up....great.
If he wants to back to Russia and have his contract terminated, then he has to ask for it and we all know that the NHLPA and the Player agent would try to talk him out of it.

We need to look for the oldie goldie "dufus for dufus" trade. Move him for somebody that is sucking for some other team with the same term. Maybe we get lucky and whoever comes in gets hot and we can trade him for a pick.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Been a problem since Gaudreau and Tkachuk left.

This team sucks at zone entries. Uphill battle to generate offense all game long.

If you can connect on short passes you can enter a zone

Even with that old core, relying on one guy to weave through a wall of defenders was a poor strategy and it wasn't the best PP then either

[GioforPM]

It’s actually better for the Flames to lose to bad teams and beat good ones.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

It’s actually better for the Flames to lose to bad teams and beat good ones.

Win against both or lose against both. Pick a lane

[Infinit47]

Originally Posted by Sample00

But we all know they wont do this. We play in a fantasy world, they play in real life. Making decisions like cutting Kuzemko lose, cost money. there's always a bean counter involved in the decisions.
A lot of this is business driven and not so much the on-ice product. If Kuzemko gets waived and someone picks him up....great.
If he wants to back to Russia and have his contract terminated, then he has to ask for it and we all know that the NHLPA and the Player agent would try to talk him out of it.

There's no reason Kuzmenko, Kadri and Huberdeau can't be healthy scratches (not all at once). The Flames have young players who could step in and play. Hanley and Kirkland (I know he's our unsung hero his year) really shouldn't be playing over over players who have a future with the team.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

When you're in a rebuild I don't know why any type of scratch or benching is off limits.

Low payroll, not a lot at risk.

This should be a meritocracy, top to bottom.

[skcli]

Originally Posted by tony-soprano

Need the captain to lead in games like this.

He is not a leader, he is a filler. You can lump him into the bunch of Kadri, Kuz & Huber.

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Ferarri

Oh boy here we go…

I am sure buddy is more qualified

[Sample00]

Originally Posted by skcli

He is not a leader, he is a filler. You can lump him into the bunch of Kadri, Kuz & Huber.

I have to disagree. We arent in the dressing room and by all accounts he is well liked a representative of the team.

We're on the outside looking ....not even in...We're just on the outside.

[Calgary4LIfe]

By all accounts, Backlund is a very good captain, and was one before he was even named.


Flames lose a little, and these weird posts creep in. "Backlund sucks as captain", "Conroy sucks as GM", "The Earth is Flat"...

[Strange Brew]

Kadri with the minus 4 tonight. That’s not easy to do.