TSN naming all-time teams for each Canadian city..Flames are up!

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Phaneuf? Seriously?

He averaged 51 points and 16 goals a season during his first 4 seasons on a Flames team that was certainly not an offensive force.There are others that are right there, but it's hardly a complete gas to have him on the list.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by getbak

It's funny how this team has been so dominated by RWs for most of its history, now they can't find one to save their lives.


Using TSN's criteria, here's my team...

Roberts - Nieuwendyk - Iginla (C)
Gaudreau - Gilmour - Mullen
Tkachuk - Monahan - Loob
Patterson - Otto - Fleury

Suter - MacInnis
Giordano (A) - Reinhart
Regehr (A) - Macoun

Kiprusoff
Vernon

Foundation: Lanny

Coach: Bob Johnson
GM: Cliff Fletcher
Team President: Ken King

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I guess it shouldn't be a surprise that TSN picked Crisp as their coach because of the Cup, but for me, it's between Sutter and Johnson, with Badger Bob just ahead of Darryl.

This team is correct. HMs to Lanny, Nilsson.

[RT14]

May be late but the first player that came to my mind after the initial shock of seeing Dion Phaneuf on that list was Phil Housley and I was surprised to not see his name even mentioned as a possible substitute. He was awesome!

238 Pts in 328 regular season games with the Flames over 5 seasons, career 1232 Pts in 1495 games. There was some other great players mentioned, no doubt, just thought Housley deserved a shout out.

[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by Robbob

Yeah, here are the splits between Reinhart and Phaneuf.

Phaneuf - 378 gp - 75g - 158a -228 pts
Reinhart - 438 gp - 100g - 298a - 398 pts

Reinhart with higher points per game .91 vs .60

I'm not a Phaneuf fan, but comparing points per game from Reinhart's era to Phaneuf's is borderline insanity

[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by doublej_23

Very different teams in front of those goalies. Vernon is great though I just would have given the starter spot to Kipper. His career numbers as a flame are better.

Miikka Kiprusoff GP 576 (305 Wins) .913 Save % 2.46 GAA 41 SO
Mike Vernon GP 527 (262 Wins) .883 Save % 3.27 GAA 13 SO

Different eras my man. Vernon could have easily won the Conn Smythe in 89 and I think few would have even blinked.

[Bourque's Twin]

In defence of Phaneuf, he was a beast on the Flames and only on the Flames.
His first 3 seasons were big.

I still wouldn't include him though.