[PGT] Leafs 4 Flames 2

[Hells Bells]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Who is the best player not in the NHL Feaster can bring in for next year though?

Not sure.

Maybe you can answer that one, since you seem to know everything else.

Feaster isn't the only person to make that claim. When you're the best goalie in the best league outside the NHL, people will make that assumption.

[Dion]

Brodie said in a post game interview that we didn't capitaise on our chances and the Leafs did.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Hells Bells

Not sure.

Maybe you can answer that one, since you seem to know everything else.

Feaster isn't the only person to make that claim. When you're the best goalie in the best league outside the NHL, people will make that assumption.

Ummm wasn't Feaster the one who brought in Cevrenka as our number 1/2 centre when he didn't play centre at all?

[Calgary4LIfe]

Too much crap on Ramo I think. Yep, he had a bad game. He has looked decent more often than not, but this guy is still adjusting to the NHL. After 20 games or so you can more accurately say if he has any future with the Flames or not. He is going to get a good long look by this organization. Definitely no reason to make a knee-jerk trade in a rebuild year.

Flames had a pretty good effort. Some defensive lapses, a couple soft goals.. but those are the bounces sometimes. Just nice to see this team work hard for 60 minutes rather than the characteristic 20 from seasons before.

Colborne looked decent tonight. Looking like he is stronger out there, and making better plays.

I think Backlund sat because Toronto is a pretty big team out there. I do think the Flames missed his speed and back-pressure though.

I hate losing to the Leafs.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Who is the best player not in the NHL Feaster can bring in for next year though?

Ned Braden: Is the answer Jesus?

[Rubber Ducky]

I was really disappointed in Jackman's game tonight. He had Ashton all over him to drop the gloves and he just skated away. Then Ashton left him splattered all over the boards. Not sure what Tim brings to the game anymore.

Later Ashton smokes Derek Smith and SOB comes in to rearrange his face. Jackman should've been all over that earlier.

[JobHopper]

I think this was the Flames best game of the year. To bad it was a loss. Should have been a 5 minute major on the hit from behind and shouldn't have pulled the goalie so quick.

This team is really playing like a team though, just like Hartley has been saying. Good games by pretty much everyone tonight. Sven needs to shoot more. He was good tonight though. Good to have Stajan back and good game by Glencross too. That's how he needs to play.

Stats say Cammallari only had 1 hit. He had at least three.

10 minutes combined for Bouma, Jackman and McGrattan. Pretty good fight though and win by Brian.

Goaltending is not the problem, is fine. Ramo is the #1 now. They need a good offensive minded forward or 2.

Backlund needs to play more offensive minded hockey. If he didn't get the message tonight, that's tough.
Three guys in the lineup a combined 10 minutes, O'Brien with just 6 although he may be hurt.

The Flames still played good and will win some more games if they keep playing like this.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Who is the best player not in the NHL Feaster can bring in for next year though?

Cervenka will be back!


...stealing Sven's ice-time

[kingkahuna]

I thought Russell had another good game tonight

[WhiteTiger]

Aw, damn. >.< We'll get 'em next time.

[EYE_Overstand]

The maples leafs were loving the ice girl with the white pants... I preferred the knee high sock wearing one

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe

Too much crap on Ramo I think. Yep, he had a bad game. He has looked decent more often than not, but this guy is still adjusting to the NHL.

Not buying that excuse at all. How come the Ducks always seem to get these European goaltenders that take all of one game to adjust to the NHL and play lights out? It's a lot harder for a defenseman or forward from Europe to adjust to NHL than it is for a goaltender as nothing changes in their game as the net is the same size unlike the ice size for skaters. It's too early to cast Ramo off but at some point he's going to have to string together a good stretch of games and get his SV% over .900.

[MisterJoji]

Originally Posted by zamler

The 3rd goal was terrible, that's a routine save.

What?!?! He made the routine save off the toe drag after Brodie's giveaway, Raymond just happened to be at the right place at the right time for a tap in rebound goal.

Originally Posted by 1stLand

Burkies instructions maybe?
Play Colborne a lot - have him score against former team and former team of Burke,

That'll showem'

I don't think Hartley has marching orders directly from Burke. Burke is upper management and the systems, lineups, etc. are all left up to Hartley. If Burke is telling Hartley how to run the day to day operations, he's over-meddling. I don't see it though, I just think Colborne has been really solid.

Originally Posted by lifetimefan

Goaltending will ultimately sink this team to a high draft position.
Joey Mac is not a #1, Ramo isn't even and NHL goalie and Berra is struggling in the A.

Aside from tonight's game I wouldn't call a winning record with a GAA of 2.38 and Sv% of .919 struggling. I don't think Ramo's stats truly reflect how his play has been, he's been average. That said I wouldn't be opposed to seeing what Berra can do. Can't wait until Gillies and Brossoit are knocking on the door.

[moon]

Originally Posted by Machiavelli

Not at all impressed by the Leafs; they will fall back where they belong, and hopefully soon.

It has been 14 games this year and 48 (+ 7 PO games) last year that people have been saying this and it has yet to happen. At risk of having Big Tuna come in and way overblow what I am saying here it may be that the Leafs aren't going to fall back to earth like many are predicting.

[PeteLFan]

Hartley makes puzzling line up moves scratch a good player for garbage like jackman. He shouldn't even be in the NHL. On top of that he had the 4th line out against the leafs 2nd line in the 2nd.

If this crap continues we need to make a head coaching change.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Who is the best player not in the NHL Feaster can bring in for next year though?

Johnny Gaudreau

[Reign of Fire]

soft goal by Ramo lets Leafs steal one...Flames might be a lot better if we had better goaltending...whats the chance we can convince Kipper to come back

[Huntingwhale]

Can't really fault the team for this one. One most nights, the Flames would have won a game like this. Great effort throughout, but Bernier stole this one.

[Erick Estrada]

I remember last year when lots of posters here didn't think a package including Bernier was good enough for Iginla. He's the real deal.

[puckluck2]

We deserved better. Happy with the effort.