[PGT] They lost to the Coyotes

[Dion]

Post game presser from Gully......

[Ullr]

I hope the players read this PGT and see how dissatisfied fans are in them. Should maybe help to drive the point home

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[H2SO4(aq)]

It better be an absolute melee vs the ducks. Please have an ounce of fight for one game this season you losers

[Otto-matic]

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Calgary’s powerplay has gone completely dormant when things matter the most. In their last 11 games, they’re 1/33 (3.0%).

#Flames are 3-7-1 over that stretch.

Yet Cameron is still employed by the Flames. I swear if they are still around for next season.

[GoJetsGo]

Originally Posted by Dion

Post game presser from Gully......

Take a break for a night. Not funny or a constructive use of your own time.

[Scary Eloranta]

Originally Posted by 81MC

Well, that sucks. Cheers guys, thanks for all the GDT/GTs. At least hockey makes the winter go by quicker.

Not this year it didn't!

[Ozy_Flame]

Flames want you to fork over hundreds of millions to build a shiny new rink for these boys to play in.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I think this team just sent a message to BT, they might as well fire GG after tonight. Either way he has to be gone.

Doesn't look like the team wants to throw the coaches a life-preserver.
A lot of it is on the players, going to be a tall task for BT to find the right fit that these guys will respond to.

[Phaneuf_Phan]

Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)

It better be an absolute melee vs the ducks. Please have an ounce of fight for one game this season you losers

Ha! Who do we have that can stand up to the Ducks? Did you forget how last year's playoffs went?

[Mike F]

Didn't watch.

Had a great evening.

Will rinse and repeat for the remainder of the season.

See you all at either the Gulutzan firing press conference, or the torch & pitchfork mass buy.

[Beninho]

Ferland has been awful since he scored 20 goals. Has become a complete non-factor. Team needs an upgrade to to the top 6 in the worst way. Both Ferland and Frolik are not top 6 players.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Flames want you to fork over hundreds of millions to build a shiny new rink for these boys to play in.

What a terrible season to build an arena debate.

"We need a new building to perform better" - Well prove you can do it first before we hand over the keys.

[Racki]

Isles looking at a couple top 10 picks if this free fall continues. It’s gonna hurt so much when they select Brady Tkachuk with our pick.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by Beninho

Ferland has been awful since he scored 20 goals. Has become a complete non-factor. Team needs an upgrade to to the top 6 in the worst way. Both Ferland and Frolik are not top 6 players.

2 goals in his last 25 games. Brutal if he wants to become a top 6 winger in this league.

[Delthefunky]

Originally Posted by Corral

Young Guns 2.0

Not even close.

[Saqe]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Yet Cameron is still employed by the Flames. I swear if they are still around for next season.

I don't understand why Treliving doesn't do anything about this. It's his job do get rid of a guy if needed.

[Duffalufagus]

Originally Posted by Realtor 1

How do you explain a very similar roster to Hartleys no quit attitude with additions of Tkachuk and Smith!
I’m not a saying Hartley should be coach but he showed that these players can work hard when the right buttons are pushed. So I can lay everything at the coach.... it’s the only major difference from the team we saw a couple years ago.

Expectations. The difference is expectations and how you respond. I don’t think these guys are tough. They were the comeback kids under heartley, yes. But they had no pressure. These guys cannot respond to expectations and pressure.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Well, look on the bright side, there's always the draft lotter-

... oh. Right.

[Rejean31]

Originally Posted by Dion

Besides the coaching staff there needs to be a change in the culture in the dressing room. We need players that don't quit when the going gets tough.

That’s just it though!! This is basically the same “never count them out” core that played under Hartley. When Hartley was here, they never quit, they had a year or two of piss poor goaltending but they always fought hard.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Kovaz

I'm not sure I blame the players. How many times this year have they shown up and played a great game and still lost because we couldn't buy a goal? Putting in a great effort and still coming up short is incredibly disheartening, and there's been at least a dozen of those. Once it happens enough times you start second-guessing everything you're doing, or questioning whether it's even worth doing in the first place.

Good teams don't just weather the storm when times are tough, but they also make the most of it when they're going well. It's a lot easier to absorb a soft goal when a 20-shot first period ends at 3-0 instead of 1-0. For whatever reason we can't convert stretches of good play into scoring goals. I think the coaching is the primary culprit, but to me our lack of finish is at the root of everything. IMO "winning culture" is just a label that gets retroactively applied to teams that win, rather than something you can create that then helps you win.

The team gets deflated when they face adversity. Much of that is on the coaching staff for not calling timeouts to keep the players focused on the game plan. Then there's players not being used properly at certain times.

Then there the players who panic and stray away from the game plan pushing too much and creating turnovers for the opposition teams. The mental toughness seems to be missing this year and they have appeared fragile for most of the season. Maybe it's a lack of confidence in the game plan or maybe they've become snake bitten and have fallen into the "here we go again" syndrome.