[GDT] Flames vs Lightning, Sportsnet 360, Fan 960

[Toonage]

I get it. Tuesday night sucked. But come on.

7 game win streak.
Points in 11 games.
6-1-4 in January
2 points back of 2nd

[zamler]

Originally Posted by jg13

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Took me 30 minutes to get it.

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by jlh2640

Very true, but this many on this team have showed me and so many others that they will find a way to blow any prospects of a good season. No heart, no drive, no finish, no give a crap when it matters, no anger.

I don’t get the sense that some players on the roster don’t care. I think we have an extremely inconsistent team that is capable of playing lights out hockey but is also capable of making some extremely head scratching decisions. From the coaches to the players

If the game is frustrating you so much then I suggest you take time to re-evaluate what hockey means to you. I’ve done this and come to the conclusion that hockey for me is entertainment and I will find things that will entertain me even in a loss. Obviously last games heartbreaker was awful to watch and not entertaining but I still found joy in the game from watching Tkachuk get his 17th of the year and seeing Hamonic look quite good. Lots of us have been fans of this team for quite some time and it’s frustrating when we continue to hover around mediocrity but don’t forget that this is supposed to be for your enjoyment and once hockey loses that purpose what’s the point in watching? My suggestion is to make it entertaining for you and don’t get too down when this team loses, because unfourtunatley in sports there will always be heartbreak moments, that’s the nature of the beast. Tangent over. Go Flames Go!

[Major Major]

I hope to see plenty of fire tonight. Games like Tuesday could easily become part of the maturation story of a great team. Maybe it will shock them to a mental awakening. Maybe they will fall to a million pieces. Or, most likely, they'll do both 4 more times before the season's over.
GO FLAMES

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Toonage

I get it. Tuesday night sucked. But come on.

7 game win streak.
Points in 11 games.
6-1-4 in January
2 points back of 2nd

There's no doubt, things can turn around quickly and they can find themselves looking at home ice. Or the wheels (and playoffs) can go tumbling away very quickly too.

We're on the edge of a knife as others put it post game on Tuesday, and it would be easy to be openly optimistic if they didn't toss away points in 5 straight, while losing to the lowly Oilers and divisional competition along the way. They gained points in 4 of those 5 so that's something. But let's see them regroup and overcome those shaky finishes and make a statement, cause we're two breaks removed from seeing them do that. It's even more important at home, given that they're .500 there. Have to be much, much, much better on their ice! It shouldn't make a difference where they play, but it's like their logo and fans take a bit of edge away from their game, and we haven't seen them put their foots down on their opposition near enough. So let's see it, so that we have an example of them doing it, then we can at least have reason for cautious optimism. The weaksauce games at home have been an all season thing, and squeaking out OT wins with the extra ice won't be something they can do if they make the post season.

Let's see some killer instinct, at home, in regulation, from these Flames.
Start with tonight against a measuring stick team, prove it to themselves, then go from there.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by jlh2640

Very true, but this many on this team have showed me and so many others that they will find a way to blow any prospects of a good season...

The Flames at present have more points at the 50-game mark than they have for at least the past five years. It is already "a good season" that is being tarnished only slightly by an ultra-competitive Western Conference.

[Toonage]

DjsFlames: Thats fair. Home record can be better. Much better. Just a little frustrating to see people say things like this team will find a way to blow it when, aside from this past week, they were what? 53-0 or something crazy like that with a lead heading into the 3rd?

[kingkahuna]

Originally Posted by Toonage

I get it. Tuesday night sucked. But come on.

7 game win streak.
Points in 11 games.
6-1-4 in January
2 points back of 2nd

Also, with the exception of Tuesday, the Flames haven't lost by more than a goal since Dec 17

[jlh2640]

Originally Posted by Toonage

I get it. Tuesday night sucked. But come on.

7 game win streak.
Points in 11 games.
6-1-4 in January
2 points back of 2nd

That loss showed me they are a fragile team, coached by a guy who is in over his head. Excuses do not make it better. 5 straight losses. Blown leads in all, and the last game sums it up the most.

[chummer]

Originally Posted by Beninho

I don’t get the sense that some players on the roster don’t care. I think we have an extremely inconsistent team that is capable of playing lights out hockey but is also capable of making some extremely head scratching decisions. From the coaches to the players

If the game is frustrating you so much then I suggest you take time to re-evaluate what hockey means to you. I’ve done this and come to the conclusion that hockey for me is entertainment and I will find things that will entertain me even in a loss. Obviously last games heartbreaker was awful to watch and not entertaining but I still found joy in the game from watching Tkachuk get his 17th of the year and seeing Hamonic look quite good. Lots of us have been fans of this team for quite some time and it’s frustrating when we continue to hover around mediocrity but don’t forget that this is supposed to be for your enjoyment and once hockey loses that purpose what’s the point in watching? My suggestion is to make it entertaining for you and don’t get too down when this team loses, because unfourtunatley in sports there will always be heartbreak moments, that’s the nature of the beast. Tangent over. Go Flames Go!

Awesome post, but didn't you say this after the Vegas game?


"Team is being lead by incompetence, I have lost hope for this season."

You should follow your own advice.

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by jlh2640

That loss showed me they are a fragile team, coached by a guy who is in over his head. Excuses do not make it better. 5 straight losses. Blown leads in all, and the last game sums it up the most.

Look past the past 5 games. I get frustrated by things like the PP, middling home record and perplexing Gully decisions but this team has it in them to be damn good.

Don't quit on them!

[Badgers Nose]

What’s the Shaw channel?

[Enoch Root]

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