Practice Notes - Feb 27

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

5/8 west teams last season had 100 plus points and LA had 99 Dallas 98. 7/8 almost had 100 plus.

97 seems like what it will take to squeak in.

Just doesn't seem like a realistic total for this group this season.

Markstrom probably contributed to 6-8 lost points

6-8 points is way low...

Anyway just saying I don't see the Jets hitting 97 the way they are playing. That's not to say the Flames are gonna make it just they don't need 98 points IMO.

Last season is irrelevant

[MrMike]

At this rate I’d be surprised if the Flames crack 90

[Paulie Walnuts]

We are on pace for 90 right now. That's not getting you in.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Goriders

It was officially over when the first two shots went in on saturday.

Poof. There goes hope.

The first two shots were far and away tougher than any of the first 20 that Georgiev faced

That’s the problem

[dustygoon]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

The first two shots were far and away tougher than any of the first 20 that Georgiev faced

That’s the problem

So when should Markstrom stop a tough shot? Never?

I get it that he is getting beat by scoring chances (math actually shows he struggles most with medium danger chances vs high danger but whatevs for this chat). But he needs to bail his team out sometimes too. That's what good goalies do.

EDIT: I sound overly harsh...i know what you are saying. I just don't know when you are supposed to blame a goalie anymore. The guy flat out is terrible.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by 442scotty

We’ve seen this blame the goalie stuff before. For me, it all works or it doesn’t. When the defence started giving up multiple glorious chance’s every game early on the goalies couldn’t hold the line and now it’s a vicious circle. I blame the forwards and the defence for both goalies struggling now and like I said now it’s a vicious circle. That’s just the way I see it. Only way out it seems , is a fresh start next year.

You know why we've seen it? Take a look at the list of Flames goaltenders post-Kipper. It's a graveyard. When the Hiller/Ramo tandem is the best you have had in a decade you know that goaltending has been really bad.