Now, for the love of everything holy, can we keep it rolling against those asshats up north. Don't give them any respect. They don't deserve it. Just play like you can, like you did tonight and beat those entitled pricks!!
because he's 34 years old, is the best goalie in the league right now and we're still not even a playoff team.
That's why.
Big picture. It's all about the big picture.
Well said.
What's preferable.. transferring Markstrom's high value into 1-2 pieces of the future core and a better draft position to potentially draft another one with our own pick to secure our future Tkachuk/Gaudreau when the new building opens
or... A handful more wins on the back of a guy single handedly holding the team back from the abyss who is 34 and watching him plummet that value over the remainder of the contract with nothing to show for it with a team that perpetually is starved for talent while their only remaining good players also decline?
Wins are fun, but let's not lost track of the reality that the season will be over in early April and once again the Flames will be on the outside watching and holding a draft pick near the bottom of the pack of non playoff teams with ~1% lottery odds picking from the B tier when they're in need of a retool/rebuild.
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He’s exactly the type of player that contenders are looking for. Cup winner. Gritty player. Having a career year. Rhett keeps pushing it on Barn Burner. I think if a team comes calling you take whatever you can and move on.
Just watched the game on PVR. Markstrom was unreal. If we trade him we may never win again…
Pospisil is going to need a bodyguard next time he walks the streets of Boston. First drills the rat last game and now Pasta. Love it. Bruins were taking cheap shots on him all game.
Funny seeing the plug Fredric on the bench eyeing up pospisil with a minute left. No chance you’re getting on the ice with a minute left plug…
Frederic can barely skate.
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This team is not giving up just yet. The kids are hungry! And Markstrom was unreal.
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Just watched the game on PVR. Markstrom was unreal. If we trade him we may never win again…
Pospisil is going to need a bodyguard next time he walks the streets of Boston. First drills the rat last game and now Pasta. Love it. Bruins were taking cheap shots on him all game.
Funny seeing the plug Fredric on the bench eyeing up pospisil with a minute left. No chance you’re getting on the ice with a minute left plug…
Frederic can barely skate.
Pospisil is my favorite player.
Love how he plays.
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Fantastic game to watch. Great win. A few take aways from it:
-Posposil has looked so good this year. Honestly had no read on him as a player coming into this season and just assumed he was going to be a career AHL player. He brings speed, hits, and grit. He fits like a glove on that line with Zary and Kadri. He gets under the skin of opponents constantly. Big fan of Posposil so far.
-Zary is so strong on the cycle. He constantly wins puck battles and makes plays out of nothing. Can really see why he was praised for his high hockey IQ along with his raw skills.
-Was surprised that Kuzmenko got benched for most off the third period. Thought he was having a very good game up till then.
-Markstrom is at another level this year. Absolutely fantastic saves all night. What a pro he has been through all the trade speculation. I do agree the flames should trade him (if the right return is available) as this has to be his peak value.
-Biggest point I want to make about this game and the weeks since he has been back is Kyllington. Such a great story. He looks like he did when he left and is playing like a top four defenceman IMO. Good on him after the last two years. It’s hard to imagine now but in his draft year, he was touted as being a clear top five talent in that draft but his attitude in interviews was apparently what made him drop in the draft if I remember correctly. Look at him now… he’s such as positive influence on this team and the organization as a whole. Goes to show we should try not be too quick to judge some of these young kids trying to make their way to being pros.
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