For the previous six games (including the wins over Chicago and Seattle), the team looked to me like they were short on gas and out of practice. Not surprising considering they had zero practices during the Omicron outbreak, and lingering fatigue is one of the most common symptoms.
If there's a silver lining to those postponed home games, this is it.
Lucic starts out with a nice hit on Juolevi, Rasmus scores an intense goal, Monahan posts two, including a nice patient one, Chuckie has a great play, Gudbranson was a wall on the PK, Markstrom made a bunch of nice plays and Johnny was fire.
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We had a big Covid outbreak at work. 10 days out, young strong guys were saying they had about 75% strength. From the result tonight, it looks like the flames have recovered and we all can have good things to look forward to, in what has been a bleak two years.
2-7-1 in their last 10 games. 4 games losing streak. 4-4-4 at home.
Me want another "we want 10" game
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Bit worried about tonight. Calgary is a cheap-shot, goon team, and Barkov still doesn't look 100%. Not to mention the horrors if Huberdeau or Weegar goes down. Hope that Bennett and Lomberg don't get goaded into stupidity against their old team. I trust Gudas and Hornqvist to play a clean, hard game, but I'm still gonna be holding my breath and waiting for disaster.
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i'm told banff is to be on my bucket list of places to go in my lifetime.
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I'd love to go dog sledding. I often see dismissive remarks, especially online, about places like Calgary, and for the life of me I don't get it. Beautiful country, and I'll admit it, I like it cold.
Frankly, if Canadian fans weren't such dipsticks about our attendance all the time, I'd probably even stick up for them.
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You know life’s good as a Panthers fan when we talking video games and dog sledding mid season
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That usually meant that the season was over already and we had to get our minds off of the Panthers. Not any more.
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So few spectators. Maybe relocate the team to Quebec.
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Lucic always looks like the giant rock dude from the neverending story
Bennettpool
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So here's the poll this week: Which of the following will Sam Bennett do this game?
1 goal
3 goals
Game Misconduct
Game Misconduct + 5 game suspension.
Sam Bennett Hattrick: 3 goals, Game Misconduct, 3+ game suspension
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#5
Happens tomorrow
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Like the time that son of a bitch went on a 4 goal tear on Luongo after we had won twelve straight then lost in OT to Vancouver.
I didn’t forget either
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can you add a poll? I'm interested in seeing what people think about the following:
How will Sam Bennett play against his former team?
1) Just any normal game
2) He'll play better than usual
3) He'll absolutely light them up
4) He'll try to do too much and look bad
5) He'll look worse than usual
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Bennett and Lomberg revenge game
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I'm going to say Just One goal. I feel like he will still have a lot of friends on the team, so his playing might be toned down a bit.
Don't think they have fans in Calgary either, so emotion will be toned down as well.
Rasmus buries the rebound
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Stupid penalty why do that stuff ???
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Carter always getting those dumb stick penalties
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Doesn’t feel like a panther game until Verhaeghe takes a dumb stick penalty
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Ekblad looked lost for those shots
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Ekblad just spinning around in front of the net.
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Hmm, the road cats are playing so far. Where the hell is Ekblad going there? And that was a terrible penalty by Verhaeghe
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Meh; don't like that start. Not pointing fingers at Knight on that one, but it's frustrating how there continue to be early game goals against him.
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What he made 2 big saves and the D couldn’t clear it, nothing he could do it
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Saving two out of three while Ekblad falls on him
SHOOOOOOT!!! THE PUCK!!!
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Shoot
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No! We need more passes!
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At least we passed it well
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Lol great passing at least
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I thought the power play looked OK except for them not wanting to shoot puck.
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No one without the puck was moving putting themselves in a shooting position
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Omg that PP. wth lol felt like I was watching a game of soccer
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Full possession and nothing to the net... Have to send it on goal man
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These powerplays are going to take years off my life
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The power play looks good.... but got no goals to show for it. So it's no good.
Coleman Quality Shot
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Pretty bad shift for Weegar and Gudas right there. Just an ugly goal.
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Oi vey
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Incredibly sloppy.
Maybe they should have practiced
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They need to figure out this road play stuff. It's getting a bit silly.
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Still suck on the road lol
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They really are absolute dog#### on the road
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Why do we look like a different team away from home. I don't get it
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Team looks like they’d rather be somewhere else. Horrible sequence there. What is Weegar doing?
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they have a 2 goal lead...we got em right where we want em…
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What are you doing getting in trouble at defensive zone.
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man we really f***ing suck on the road.. i dont know why we cant help knight out.
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We are so bad on the road lol
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I don’t know why our defense suddenly turns into Swiss cheese on the road. There’s someone always open for the opposition.
The thing is the Flames are out working our d and putting on more physicality. The flames are a meat and potatoes type of team..expect alot of grinding and garbage goals from them.
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Weegar and Ekblad look lost out there. Time to reduce their TOI or sumptin'.
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Damn. What a sad first period
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I know we can't win them all, but I could've used a better first period than this.
Calgary playing fast and hard/aggressive while we're still trying to be fancy.
Because it’s Benny
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LOL PLAYING SWEETNESS AFTER OUR GOAL LMAO
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DUDE THEYRE LITERALLY PLAYING SWEETNESS AT THE FLAMES ARENA WTF HAHAHAHA WHAT IS LIFE
hey flames your arena guy is a panthers fan just fyi holy #### you're literally playing our goal song
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Are they playing Sweetness for us?
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Are they playing our song?!?!?!
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Flames arena playing Sweetness. Feel like you should check what the other team's goal song is and not play that when you're playing that team
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Did they really just play Sweetness on the PA? Now that's a way to welcome Bennett.
Moneyhands Returns
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Man these refs aren't doing us any favors tonight
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Thanks, Frank.
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Franklin the Tanklin !!!!!!!! hhahahaah what a nickname!!!!! hahahaha!!!!!!
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Another goal off the faceoff......
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Our goals off of faceoff losses are piling up
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That was a backbreaker.
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No more dog sledding for this team.
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We still suck on the road. Not looking ahead to March were most of our games are road games. It’s just mind boggling
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give calgary some credit. they are really skating well.
seems like we've gotten away from that good puck support of the last 5 games. saw a bit more speed in the middle of the 2nd but not enough support
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Gonna need the comeback cats to show up
Matthew with the Tip Jar
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They have a lead going into the 3rd...they've chosen death it seems…
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That kind of game
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No answer for that.
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####ing christ we're just handing this to them on a platter
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Playing like a handicapped beer league team out there tonight
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Gotta be the worst game for Barkov in a while
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Cant wait to watch us lay an egg in Edmonton live. God these lackluster road efforts HAVE GOT TO STOP.
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Just gotta take the L and move on.
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Flames just out grinded us. All of their goals were garbage goals.. something we don't really excel at.. in order for us to win this game we had to do that in triplicate like the first goal.
Ehh.. take the L and learn from it.
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It happens. Cats being seriously outgoalied firstly, and then Calgary starts to play perfect style for holding the late lead.
Mony Mony
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It would be funny if their fans started chanting we want 10
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Team is still dog sledding.. they need to learn how to play on the road.. is it really that hard to go play an away game...
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Paging Gustav Forsling
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Good ####ing God.
How is it we can go from looking like we belong on another tier of existence when at home but when we’re on the road, we look like a middling team? Where’s the disconnect. 5-4-5 on the road is not good. At all.
Something needs to give.
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I feel like I went back a few years in time. Panthers only have one goal and no game day thread. And gubranson is playing. I think it’s time for bed
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The refs and ice are both ####ty, but Calgary is playing good defense and we are #### in front of the net tonight. Just facts.
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Shouldn’t just look inwardly and blame our guys, although they definitely didn’t play their best game. Gotta give credit to the Flames for playing a good game.
I think it's the ice. Puck is barely moving it seems.
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What's wrong with the ice in the Panthers' end? Three slips and falls in the first four minutes.
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Anyone else think Calgary's ice condition is awful right now? Puck barely seems to be moving right now, reminds me of the Winter Classic game. Which sucks because that really neutralizes our speed game.
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Ice looks so opaque and rough. Let’s see after the break if the resurfacing makes a difference.
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That sequence was a rolling cluster####. And something's definitely wrong with the ice. Even red jerseys ready to slam dunk it into an empty net are falling over like ducklings.
The Great No-Gooders of Beyond
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Come on Cats we need your help
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Both of these D corps look competent and I don’t ####ing like it.
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It’s weird watching a defence that doesn’t just get walked every time the opposition gets the puck.
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Panthers playing like absolute #### so far.
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Well that’s not how I was hoping it would go at all.
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Florida I don’t ask you for much but if you could score 5 or more in the third that would great. Thanks.
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Fkn Panthers.
#### almost sh goal.
Don't lose to Flames
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Ping ping goooaaaaaal
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Damn near scored 3 goals right there.
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The Flames are gonna anger Florida and they're going to take it out on us aren't they.
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If the Oilers had Markstrom, they would likely be fine. Leako Smithkinen drained out all of their mental energy finally.
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Lol Panthers let those two turds score. Yikes
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Flames laying a beat down on the Panthers.
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Flamers already gifted three PP’s so far, and Johnny doing his usual broken wrist routine on the bench trying to get a 4th.
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Ugly crying night watching the out of town scoreboard.
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Bound to happen when the team has such a #### record the last 15 games.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. They don’t deserve to make the playoffs.
Canucks and Flames could miss as well and this team can’t even keep pace with them
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sorry guys this is the first florida game i watched guess i brought the bad juju from the loilers
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is this what good goaltending looks like in both ends?
ill never forgive markstrom for choosing the flames
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of course i decided to hop on the panthers bandwagon and i turn on the game to this
i should go cheer for the leafs to curse them instead
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Looch ####ing destroyed savarin.
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why every game I watch ends with the team im cheering for losing
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For the previous six games (including the wins over Chicago and Seattle), the team looked to me like they were short on gas and out of practice. Not surprising considering they had zero practices during the Omicron outbreak, and lingering fatigue is one of the most common symptoms.
If there's a silver lining to those postponed home games, this is it.
Didn’t think Fla played particularly badly - their goaltending was second best. But IMO the Flames are competitive with these teams even at their best.
Bit worried about tonight. Calgary is a cheap-shot, goon team, and Barkov still doesn't look 100%. Not to mention the horrors if Huberdeau or Weegar goes down. Hope that Bennett and Lomberg don't get goaded into stupidity against their old team. I trust Gudas and Hornqvist to play a clean, hard game, but I'm still gonna be holding my breath and waiting for disaster.
The Panthers have some pretty dirty players in their own right. He even mentions 3 of them in this comment (Bennett, Lomberg, and Gudas). Even Huberdeau was acting like a juice monkey at one point.
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The Panthers have some pretty dirty players in their own right. He even mentions 3 of them in this comment (Bennett, Lomberg, and Gudas). Even Huberdeau was acting like a juice monkey at one point.
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Every team has guys who do stuff somebody won’t like
The Panthers have some pretty dirty players in their own right. He even mentions 3 of them in this comment (Bennett, Lomberg, and Gudas). Even Huberdeau was acting like a juice monkey at one point.
I love that comment. That means the Flames are hard to play against and teams are wary of them.
That is way better from being soft and easy to play against like recent teams have been.
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They are three points behind Anaheim with six games in hand
Yeah, I know, that's exactly what I said.
The Flames have lots of games in hand but they're multiple points behind many teams now. They need to starting winning again, so thank goodness they won this one.
