[GDT] Round 2, Game 1: Flames @ Ducks, 8 pm, SN, NBCSN, TVA

[northcrunk]

Well I guess it's time to stop visiting Flames Nation. Why not call it butthurtcanucksfans.com ?

[sureLoss]

Roger Millions @RogMillions
David Wolf taking morning skate with #Flames something tells me we see him sometime his series. How long for not too sure..

[sureLoss]

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
Micheal Ferland, David Jones and David Schlemko are all on the ice at Honda Center for #Flames morning skate before Game 1 vs. #Ducks.

[polak]

Wolf needs to do his best Ferland impression.

Could be exactly what we need.

[FBI]

Yeah the sedins sure dominated the stajan line what with their 0 even strength goals allowed and +5 ratings.

[AC]

Originally Posted by polak

Wolf needs to do his best Ferland impression.

Could be exactly what we need.

The big difference is the skating. Ferland is a great skater, whereas Wolf is quite bad. Wolf does have the insanity going for him though.

[_Q_]

I've never been a huge fan of Wolf. I'm not sure I see what most of you see in him. With that said, maybe a slow, punishing player is what you need against a team like Anaheim. Still... the idea of him getting caught out there on an icing and having to play against Getzlaff or Perry kind of scares me. I would much rather have Shore in there as he can actually play hockey.

[sureLoss]

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
#Flames power play at morning skate:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler
Russell-Wideman
Bennett-Backlund-Colborne
Brodie-Schlemko
#CGYvsANA

[sureLoss]

Looks like Shore is in. Raymond out.

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
#Flames projected lines vs. #Ducks:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler
Bennett-Backlund-Colborne
Ferland-Stajan-Jones
Bollig-Jooris-Shore #CGYvsANA

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
#Flames projected pairings vs. #Ducks:
Russell-Wideman
Brodie-Engelland
Schlemko-Wotherspoon

Goaltenders:
Hiller (Starter)
Ramo

[stazzy33]

This gif is awesome... Hiller is looking forward to some duck for dinner!

[kmart]

Ryan Lambert has got a few gems

On April 14, 2015

What are you expecting to see from Calgary in this series?

Lambert: Four losses.

Let’s say they win. Jump ahead to that unlikelihood and explain why it happened.

Lambert: PDO.

Okay, now let’s say they lose. Why’d that happen?

Lambert: They’re bad.

http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2015/04...eir-dumb-team/

On March 6, 2015 - Piling on Gio's injury

Without Giordano, their Norris candidate who should have gotten legitimate Hart consideration as well, the Flames' playoff hopes are essentially nonexistent.

And the problem for the Flames is that either of these guys going down with an injury leads to a lot of problems in putting together a reasonable lineup. Calgary went out and grabbed David Schlemko on waivers to create something even remotely resembling an NHL-level D corps in Giordano's long absence, but even then, they continue to pair Brodie with a possession black hole in the guise of Deryk Engelland. Engelland is bad, maybe Calgary's worst defenseman, and giving him first-pairing minutes with Brodie is an exercise in seeing just how good a great player can be when so burdened

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...212535389.html

On December 8, 2014 - After Calgary's hot start

Anyone who thinks this team is truly capable of anything beyond a first-round flameout is deluding themselves; a best-of-seven series against a top team in the West would end in a bloodbath.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...145427879.html


September 20, 2013 - Bitterness to naming Giordano capitain

i, rl
‏@twolinepass
the flames naming giordano captain is poor asset management. shoulda traded him

https://twitter.com/twolinepass/stat...73119764811776


The Flames keep on defying what Lambert says about them and he keeps waiting for them to fail. It's awesome!

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Looks like Shore is in. Raymond out.

Very good.

[AC]

Originally Posted by stazzy33

This gif is awesome... Hiller is looking forward to some duck for dinner!

The loop is best.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by Major Major

If a proprietor of a website is willing to post garbage troll lambort articles, then he/she runs a garbage site that I simply refuse to visit. I have zero respect for how that site is run, which is too bad.GFG

Never thought of it this way but I'm in total agreement and will now boycott as well! Good points.

[northcrunk]

Originally Posted by _Q_

I've never been a huge fan of Wolf. I'm not sure I see what most of you see in him. With that said, maybe a slow, punishing player is what you need against a team like Anaheim. Still... the idea of him getting caught out there on an icing and having to play against Getzlaff or Perry kind of scares me. I would much rather have Shore in there as he can actually play hockey.

Wolf skating look awkward but he can get some speed going. He is similar is styles to Ferland so having two of them out there throwing hits with reckless abandon would be sweet.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by kmart

Ryan Lambert has got a few gems

The Flames keep on defying what Lambert says about them and he keeps waiting for them to fail. It's awesome!

This guy really sucks.

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by northcrunk

Wolf skating look awkward but he can get some speed going. He is similar is styles to Ferland so having two of them out there throwing hits with reckless abandon would be sweet.

I disagree.

I think Ferland is miles ahead of Wolf in every aspect of the game, especially skating and shooting. But I'm no expert so I'll leave it to the coaching staff to make those decisions.

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

It'll be important to play physical this series, but not as much as the Vancouver series. You just knew that if we came out hitting, the Canucks would fold like a cheap tent.

With Anaheim, we're really going to have to play to their weakness and use team speed to beat them. If we focus on the physicality, I expect that the Ducks will simply respond in kind.

Luckily, the Flames are in fact a speedy team, which Anaheim will hopefully struggle with. I give the Flames a 1/3 chance of winning this series.

[northcrunk]

Originally Posted by _Q_

I disagree.

I think Ferland is miles ahead of Wolf in every aspect of the game, especially skating and shooting. But I'm no expert so I'll leave it to the coaching staff to make those decisions.

I think Wolf will suprose a lot of people once he is in regularly. One of the highest scoring players in Adirondack with 20g 18a with 168 pims in 59 games. Ferland had 7g 8a in 32 games with 30 pims. Pretty close offensive numbers and pretty comparable players imo. Wolf finished 4th in scoring. They both are going to be rock solid for this team going forward. We will be able to run 2-3 lines with a hard hitting winger on each when Hunter Smith makes the jump. Opposing defensemen are going to have a rough time.

[burn_this_city]

Ryan Lambert and Thomas Drance are the blogger equivalent of the Bieksa and Sbisa pairing.