[PGT] Bolts 7 Flames 4. Flames blow a third-period lead and lose for the 6th straight game

[DuffMan]

Is it my imagination, or do the Flames have about a million more giveaways in their own zone, then they should?

[81MC]

Tough loss, Flames looked like the better team to me. Gave up some top quality chances though, and goaltending wasn't so stellar on others. Unfortunate, but really how it goes sometimes.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper

We outshot them 19-9 in the 3rd and they scored 5 goals on 9 shots with many of them being non dangerous shots. Coaches can be blamed for a lot of things, but tonight’s loss was not on coaching.

You apologize for them every single game... when is it on them?

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Kings and Ducks(in OT) losing tonight was big for the Flames.

The pack of the Cali teams and Flames will be battling for two spots until the end of the season.

[Manhattanboy]

Something rotten this way come.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

Is it my imagination, or do the Flames do about a million more giveaways in their own zone, then they should?

Gulutzans fault.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

You don't pull him after the 4-4 goal. It's a tie game and Rittich is cold and you're gonna throw the best offence at him?

You don't pull him after the 5-4 softy either. It's still a game that they could come back in. And you don't call the timeout there either. You're down 1, you need to bank it for the late surge.

This is not on GG tonight.

Agree on not pulling Smith at 4-4 but you 100% use your timeout there. 12 seconds into the period and they were just shell shocked again.

At 5-4 it can go either way but the second Smith makes that long look at the bench I think you have to pull him - could tell he was fragile mentally at that point. You need to trust your backup to be able to come in and hold down the Fort too.

[kukkudo]

Originally Posted by OldDutch

I am going to ask why?

If this team gets in a bottom seed with their road record is that not the same as getting a top seed with same home record?

The only ones who should be right angry are the hometown fans.

To be a legit playoff team you need a record above .500 at home.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Explain, how in the hell is that game on the coaches?

also

Kent Wilson @Kent_Wilson
As for coaching tonight. GG should have pullied his goalie earlier, called a TO when his team started to collapse and not start each period with a line that features two of the worst ES players on the roster.

[Monahammer]

Is that 5 straight losses now?

[sun]

Remember the good ol days when a lead after 2 was a guaranteed win? That was nice.

[PepsiFree]

The coach debate is fair, and this game definitely wasn’t 100% on the coaches... but this team just really isn’t fun to watch this season. Even when they’re winning.

A change would be nice.

[Beninho]

Bennett is a 1 step forward 5 steps back kind of player

[Love]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

You're being disingenuous here.

Smith allowed 5 goals on 24 shots. 6 on 27.

Vasilevskiy allowed 4 goals on 46 shots.

you’re also being disingenuous by not using the shot count at the time of the fourth goal

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Tough night for Smith, but more importantly, the Flames just didn't have the same energy and spunk in the third period that they showed in the first two.

Just so fragile. And just so much a reflection of their coaching staff.

They out shot them 19-9 in the third. They didn't give up at all and created plenty.

Bad goals in the third(and the 4-3 goal in the 2nd) was the story. There really isn't much else to tonight. Goals completely change and define games. It wasn't lack of effort in the third. Far from it.

[Kybb79]

Please fire GG! Enough is enough.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Is that 5 straight losses now?

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by transplant99

It never happens...ever.

Its mind boggling to me actually.

Its ALWAYS someone elses fault...always.

Frolik last game
Smith this game

Those two were easy

Team is not in the position because they lost to the two best teams in the league this week though.

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Agree on not pulling Smith at 4-4 but you 100% use your timeout there. 12 seconds into the period and they were just shell shocked again.

At 5-4 it can go either way but the second Smith makes that long look at the bench I think you have to pull him - could tell he was fragile mentally at that point. You need to trust your backup to be able to come in and hold down the Fort too.

Thats the main thing. Call a friggen timeout so the Vegas game repeat doesn't hsppen. Just a bunch of morons for coaches.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper

We outshot them 19-9 in the 3rd and they scored 5 goals on 9 shots with many of them being non dangerous shots. Coaches can be blamed for a lot of things, but tonight’s loss was not on coaching.

The Flames came out to start the third period looking scared and not ready for any push. The damage was done early. The Flames piled up the shots late. And the majority of those shots were poor quality shots. When the Flames actually had really good opportunities to score in close, they blew the shot or missed the net. Number of shots means nothing.