[GT] Game 5 - vs. Avalanche

[motorcrosser]

Originally Posted by Scary Eloranta

Sorry but this doesn't make any sense to me. For once, goaltending was not an issue in a Flames playoff series.

I know, I was kidding. Smith has been great. Glad he stepped it up.

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[TheAlpineOracle]

Originally Posted by direwolf

So anybody have any ideas on how to get us over the playoff hump next season? We have a pretty good team, as the regular season proved. But we're clearly missing some of those playoff intangibles, like toughness, speed, and tenacity.

At this point I'm not opposed to trading a couple of soft players like Monahan and Brodie to try and fill some of those holes. Thoughts?

Bye Bye to Brodie
Upgrade on Monahan
Upgrade on Jankowski.

I don’t think we have the cap space to do it though.

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Contact or not, Grubauer turned and made a play. Good goal.

Exactly, he had time to set and make the save and the contact was minimal. What a frustrating ####ing series


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[dino7c]

Bennett has tried hard and made some hits (this is his game) Its not like he has done anything spectacular...just a low bar

[3rd liner]

Wilson, nieto, compher scoring goals. Plus their top line is unstoppable. Top line + depth scoring. Thought that was supposed to be our deal...

[Scary Eloranta]

Originally Posted by TheoFleury

So how do we get bigger, stronger and better?

You would have to make multiple, major moves which is pretty much impossible in today's NHL. We just have way too many passengers that would need to be moved. Tell me one core player that you think will improve from this experience next year?

[redforever]

Originally Posted by Kybb79

It's not about bigger it's about getting guys that have speed, skill and grit for the playoffs. Guys that do anything to win.

Flames are not a slow team. They have not skated like regular season but they are not slow.

The Avs have slowed them down...there is a difference.

[Kybb79]

Originally Posted by Ferarri

What did they say?

Maclean believed Johnson grabbed Bennett and Grubauer embellished on the disallowed goal.

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by motorcrosser

10pm here. Invested lost sleep for.... This?

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Calgaryboy says hold his very fine Czech beer. He’s up at 4am to watch the games and awake 90 mins before because he can’t sleep.

[dino7c]

Player X is terrible and didn't show up...lets trade him for a better player lol

[Mitt31]

How about this one NHL

Let the ref make the call and it’s good

If it goes upstairs who cares what the refs called , it’s your job to make the right call

[Jore]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Bennett has tried hard and made some hits (this is his game) Its not like he has done anything spectacular...just a low bar

he set up brodie, set up gaudreau deep from of his own zone for a breakway (something monahan has only done 3 on 3) and had more zone entries and hits than monahan has had the whole series

[AltaGuy]

I don’t really think this team has been remotely the same group since the AllStar break. Especially the 1st line of course.

Prior to the break we dominated for long stretches in most games, but since then it seems we’ve largely relied on opportunistic goals and better goaltending. Our 4th line has been our best line for at least 1/3rd of the season. That’s completely unsustainable.

I would guess Treliving has a sense of what imploded, and we’ll see what happens. I know I’d be ridding myself of Monahan, Brodie, and Neal if I could.

[Jbo]

Originally Posted by Scary Eloranta

You would have to make multiple, major moves which is pretty much impossible in today's NHL. We just have way too many passengers that would need to be moved. Tel me one core player that you think will improve from this experience next year?

Tkachuk

[TheAlpineOracle]

What was MacLean saying about the goal?

[DropIt]

Originally Posted by Angelino

Calgary doesn’t have a true number 1 center. Monahan is better as a 2C and Backlund as a 3C

Backlund is a better hockey player than Monahan is. He has earned some time on the top unit with Gaudreau in my opinion.

[Haplo]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

He's not looking like a second line centre because he can't contain the 2nd or 3rd best player in the league?

Well it was that line's job in this series and they've been dominated. But more so, he has looked slow and soft with zero offence.

[CalgaryFan1988]

Leaf fan on national TV arguing why the right call was made in the TO BOS game. Has about as much open mindedness as us in here when it comes to the Flames.

[timbit]

Originally Posted by direwolf

So anybody have any ideas on how to get us over the playoff hump next season? We have a pretty good team, as the regular season proved. But we're clearly missing some of those playoff intangibles, like toughness, speed, and tenacity.

At this point I'm not opposed to trading a couple of soft players like Monahan and Brodie to try and fill some of those holes. Thoughts?

Living and learning from tough experiences = maturity and wisdom

Lot of critical roster players, hopefully, are going to get better from what is happening.

[kukkudo]

Originally Posted by calgaryred

This is a team lacking playoff experience it's a learning curve. Saw it with the Flames in the 80s, it's a process. Trades to improve and give experience in the 2nd season is important for 2020 cause Neal isnt it.

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Umm this core has played enough playoff games to Atleast make it too the second round this year. Sorry but no excuses this year. They choked simple as that.