[GT] Flames @ Canucks Game 1

[3thirty]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I wonder if the Flames came out flat after that Gaudreau tribute. Which they better get used to. I imagine there will be one every game unless the opposing team has hosted Columbus previously.

I don't think it was because the Flames were in town, I think most are doing it opening night.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Ferarri

Lots of passengers tonight.

The team has no stars, so not really surprising.

[Paulie Walnuts]

How bad is Barrie that Bahl beat him out to play tonight.

[dammage79]

Might be a good time to swap Zary and Pops. Don't think pops has been his usual self tonight.

[Wastedyouth]

The CBC line looks good.

[scotty2hotty]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Vladar has looked better this period.

I don’t even think he looked terrible in the first. Not great, but not terrible.

[Junglist]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Other than the 10 mins they lost their heads the Flames have been fine

Vladar has been a bum. As expected, though.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by 3thirty

I don't think it was because the Flames were in town, I think most are doing it opening night.

I’m going to bet the Oilers didn’t

[All In Good Time]

Originally Posted by keenan87

Lol they will be bad this season and really bad next season. Then, if they draft properly (and high), the team will be young and start improving again. I am okay with that if it means 2x Top 5 picks to help build the future core of this team.

Yep
Its going to take much more than a couple of years to be relevant again

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Too bad they lost their heads early but at least they've reeled it in. Just claw back one shot/goal at a time.

[Blaster86]

Flames definitely the better team in the 2nd.

[Wastedyouth]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Flames definitely the better team in the 2nd.

They don't have the scorers to come back but at least it's not ugly for the entire game for us.

[3rd liner]

That was a silly little shot by Weegar right into Silovs. No chance of scoring and now Canucks get to change

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by scotty2hotty

Is Barrie a healthy scratch? I didn’t even notice he wasn’t playing.

Yup. Pachal has a good camp but we need to pump Barrie for some trade value and he will help this terrible PP.

[All In Good Time]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Lol, SN is so bias for the Oilers they wouldn't even touch the score with the Jets.

If the oilers were scoring all the goals in the other game we’d be getting video updates on all of them in this broadcast

[browna]

Originally Posted by Wastedyouth

They don't have the scorers to come back but at least it's not ugly for the entire game for us.

Flames were fine until the hit and the Flames got the extra penalty on the scrum.

[Nelson]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Might be a good time to swap Zary and Pops. Don't think pops has been his usual self tonight.

I want Zary to be at centre. I think that's best for the future of the team. This team needs good, young centres by any means. (Pospisil can play centre too, but I'd definitely like to see Kadri, Backlund, Zary and Pospisil down the middle.)

[Blaster86]

I don't even think it's an issue that the Flames don't have scorers. The passes have all been just slightly off. They've missed two pretty easy tap ins, amongst all the really smart right-idea cross ice feeds that are all just slightly off the mark

[Sandman]

I think Vladar has looked good, and that's why he wasn't pulled. At least 2 of the goals against weren't his fault.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

The D can get better sooner than later though.

Crushnikov and Brz will be kicking down the door to be in the NHL within a year IMO.