[GDT] Flames vs. Blues, 7 pm, SNW

[polak]

Going with a group of 10 friends and most of us took the day off tomorrow.

Not expecting a good result. Niether on the scoreboard or for my liver.

[Puppet Guy]

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

uh oh

Roger Millions @RogMillions
Jiri Hudler not taking the Morning skate #Flames

Randy Sportak @SUNRandySportak
Wideman, Monahan & Hudler not out there for #Flames morning skate.

Don't mess with me sureLoss. They'd better just be a little under the weather

[Mony]

I like Hiller as the choice tonight. Ramo looked a little shaky last game, so hopefully tonight won't be one of Hiller's bad nights.

[Two Fivenagame]

Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood

Jay Bouwmeester: 59 GP, 2 G, 8 A, 10 Pts, +6. 85 blocked shots, 22:49 Avg ice, $5.4M cap hit

Kris Russell: 67 GP, 3 G, 25 A, 28 Pts, +15. 237 blocked shots, 23:40 Avg ice, $2.6M cap hit.

un-der-ra-ted *clap clap clap-clap-clap*

[getbak]

Looks like Johnny's sister had her baby:

John Gaudreau ‏@johngaudreau03

I'm an uncle! #bestuncleever. congrats @kmgaudreau and @Gandhi_Burger

Since players always seem to have big games and score a goal when they become a father, does that mean Johnny's going to rack up a bunch of assists tonight for becoming an uncle?

[ForeverFlameFan]

Originally Posted by getbak

Looks like Johnny's sister had her baby:


Since players always seem to have big games and score a goal when they become a father, does that mean Johnny's going to rack up a bunch of assists tonight for becoming an uncle?

5 point night. Book it.

[Mony]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

5 point night. Book it.

Nah... 8 point night

[saillias]

Play rope-a-dope. Once Hitchcock puts Jackman on the ice, use the stretch pass. Corsi in ruins.

[EVERLAST]

FLAMES GONNA PULL OUTA big win tonight .....all heart !!!

Go Flames Go

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by Mony

Nah... 8 point night

Don't forget the second and third periods!

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

The OOT scoreboard doesn't look very favorable tonight as San Jose can't be depended on, the Preds are slumping bad, and the Flyers are mediocre. Flames with the toughest task and will likely wake up tomorrow morning in 9th place.

always a ray of sunshine.

[Street Pharmacist]

Just to show the weight on tonight's game.

By end of tomorrow, we could either be sitting out of the playoffs, or above 3 teams and solidly in 2nd in the Pacific

[Igster]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

The OOT scoreboard doesn't look very favorable tonight as San Jose can't be depended on, the Preds are slumping bad, and the Flyers are mediocre. Flames with the toughest task and will likely wake up tomorrow morning in 9th place.

I didn't know polak had a second account.

[stemit14]

Flames win 5-1. Gaudreau with 3 points. Monohan with 2 goals. Ferland scores his first goal.

[D-Red]

I definitely see why some have the doom and gloom feeling the way things look tonight, and yeah maybe we lose and end up on the outside looking in because of no help tonight.

At the end of the day though, I'm looking over the rest of the season to not drive myself too crazy. 7 wins of the remaining 13 should be enough to get us in. Looking at the schedule, I have this one pegged as one we can lose, even if it puts us on the outside temporarily.

I'm still going to predict a 5-3 W for us on a solid bounce back game on a couple days rest. When we win tonight, bonus, and if not, that's okay too, because it's not as bad as it'll look.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by stemit14

Flames win 5-1. Gaudreau with 3 points. Monohan with 2 goals. Ferland scores his first goal.

Nope.

[heep223]

Originally Posted by stemit14

Flames win 5-1. Gaudreau with 3 points. Monohan with 2 goals. Ferland scores his first goal.

Monahan

[FBI]

Yeah stemit hasn't quite figured that one out yet

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

He is playing on a team with high expectations. High expectations = pressure.
Bouwmeester + pressure = mediocre/bad d man.

Bouwmeester is getting top pairing icetime and responsibility for one of the best teams in the league, with one of the deepest blue lines in the league, for a coach that demands as much or more defensive ability from his players as any coach in the league.

By all means, let's celebrate the great performance that Russell has put on this season. But using it as a jumping off point to criticize Bouwmeester is ridiculous.

His selection for, and performance on, the last Olympic team should put to rest any myths about him not being a top defenseman in the league and/or him folding under pressure.