I make a crazy prediction and predict a crazy game.. 9-5 Flames. Iginla with a Jarome Iginla Hat Trick - 3 goals, 3 assists and 3 fights. Backlund will be one of the stars.
The Flames show just how two-faced they actually are and win this one convincingly.
5-2 Flames. The legend of Hudler builds as he pots 2 goals, Cervenka gets his first goal in the NHL, Backlund continues his confident play and gets a goal, Wideman gets his first as a Flame.
Patrick Sharp gets the two for Chicago.
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have pretty low expectations about what the Flames are going to be able to do against the Hawks... just hoped to be entertained (maybe see an Iginla goal)...
It might be too early to say it, but if they lose tonight, I think that their season is pretty much done - barring superhero efforts from some of the players.
Yup when the odds are stacked against the opposition, the Flames are always there to even it out for them.
Hawks are tired team;
Hawks get in late;
Hawks playing their backup goalie;
Hawks without a key player in Bolland;
Hawks have not won in Calgary in awhile.
Pretty much guarantees a Hawks win. Flames always blow the back to back night advantage.
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Calgary Flames, PLEASE GO TO THE NET! AND SHOOT THE PUCK! GENERATING OFFENSE IS NOT DIFFICULT! SKATE HARD, SHOOT HARD, CRASH THE NET HARD!
The key to beating the decidedly "soft" 'Hawks is to hit their D-Men below the goal line on the forecheck, and not get mesmerized by the top 6 forwards as they cycle offensively. Frolik and Stalberg are especially dangerous chipping in from the red line and hitting the gas to blow by retreating D-men. Sharp, Toews, Saad, and Stalberg prefer shooting off the transition rush. Kane prefers to dangle. Hossa has been a monster at both. The trailer on rushes is the primary offensive focus...Seabrook, Keith, Leddy, Oduya coming late will be threats...Brookbank and Hjammer not so much.
Good Luck to your guys...they play a clogging game, it will be a Flame win...they try to match speed, it will be my guys.
Let's see:
Flames forwards don't hit;
Flames defencemen are always mesmerized by offensive cycles;
Flames forwards don't like to backcheck so the Hawks defencemen trailer will be open most times.
You might as well make this 3 reasons why Chicago will win.
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Calgary Flames, PLEASE GO TO THE NET! AND SHOOT THE PUCK! GENERATING OFFENSE IS NOT DIFFICULT! SKATE HARD, SHOOT HARD, CRASH THE NET HARD!
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868904...I have been working the 1500 to 2300hrs shift, and have not had an opportunity to see your guys in action...so, you are saying, that we are gonna have a game with little physicality? Flames cannot allow open play on their home ice...
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