[PGT] Senators score 4 unanswered goals. Flames lose 6-4.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Dion

How about his 2013-14 season with Abby wher he had a 0.926 save %?

That doesn't count, Ward had that team playing an actual system and it got him fired (well, un-re-hired)

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Wonder who the call ups will be? We have zero healthy extras I do believe. Presumably they call up a forward immediately, a d-man after Russell is traded (unless something immediate comes back), and maybe another forward.

Agostino, Hamilton, Poirier, Shinkaruk, Kulak the top options?

[Stay Golden]

I would be complety thrilled if Jooris and his 8pts gets traded for any draft pick.

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher

Wonder who the call ups will be? We have zero healthy extras I do believe. Presumably they call up a forward immediately, a d-man after Russell is traded (unless something immediate comes back), and maybe another forward.

Agostino, Hamilton, Poirier, Shinkaruk, Kulak the top options?

Yes those would be my picks.

[ScorchyScorch]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

A special Screw You to the fan who threw the jersey at the game tonight. He roundly got booed after the 5-4 goal.

We're having a down season, not being in year 8 of a rebuild. Get off the bandwagon and don't come back. Go cheer for Chicago or Washington instead if you can't handle the team struggling for a season.

Clearly not a very educated fan.

If he was he'd have no reason to be upset to such an irrational point. It may not appear so, but everything is going to plan. The core is improving each game and making an impact, despite the results. Several expensive anchors will be coming off the books at season's end, we'll have a new goalie tandem in all likelihood that will surely be an improvement on the last, and we'll be picking up what may be one of the last big puzzle pieces up front at the draft that - if top 3 - may be NHL ready. We're gearing up for a huge bounce back season next year quite nicely and it's hard to even be mad with how gracefully the team is losing. There's been no tossing in of the towel despite not getting the results the past 4 games. This is the polar opposite of Oil country, and why our rebuild will take less than half the time.

[Mattman]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Flames need a real goal tender next year and a big skilled RWer

Ramo and Hudler

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher

Agostino, Hamilton, Kulak the top options?

Those would be my #1, #2 and #3 options with Grant being #4 up front. Then the three kids (Shin/Poirier/Klimchuk) If for some reason we need another D-man after Kulak, then you'd probably see Patrick Sieloff shockingly as he's turned it around lately. Still has a way to go. Not sure you see Shillington until the last week.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Those would be my #1, #2 and #3 options with Grant being #4 up front. Then the three kids (Shin/Poirier/Klimchuk) If for some reason we need another D-man after Kulak, then you'd probably see Patrick Sieloff shockingly as he's turned it around lately. Still has a way to go. Not sure you see Shillington until the last week.

Whenever Grant recovers from his broken jaw (not sure how much longer he is out), I'd love to see him get a chance again.

[Caged Great]

Grant's pretty much ready to begin rehab so it's going to be mid march by the time he's in game shape give or take.

[Calgary4LIfe]

Flames may use a couple of the call-ups to get a closer look at some RFAs that they may be on the fence about. Wouldn't surprise me if Arnold got a look - I think his contract runs out this season too, right?

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Dion

What about the 6 games he played last year for the Flames where he was 4-2 in games won? You know where everyone on the forum was praising his game

How about his 2013-14 season with Abby wher he had a 0.926 save %?

You mean the 6 games where he had 2 really good ones and a couple bad ones and finished the 6 with mediocre numbers?

What about the 9 games the year before that where he was mediocre at best ? Or the awful starts this year? You can't look at the positives only here.

So we look at his good AHL season 2 years ago but ignore the bad ones the following 2 years?

He is what the balance of his play has shown us.

[calgaryblood]

What does JFC stand for? I get the first two words but the C stands for?

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

You mean the 6 games where he had 2 really good ones and a couple bad ones and finished the 6 with mediocre numbers?

What about the 9 games the year before that where he was mediocre at best ? Or the awful starts this year? You can't look at the positives only here.

So we look at his good AHL season 2 years ago but ignore the bad ones the following 2 years?

He is what the balance of his play has shown us.

In fairness you said "he was never good at any level."

I'm not looking only at the positives. I see a young goaltender who has the potential to be a tender at the NHL level. His inconsistancy is why he's where he's at in his development. I'm not ready to throw in the towel.

[N-E-B]

Pretty disgusted with the Senators fans tonight (who usually aren't bad). One guy had a custom "Flames Suck" shirt with Karlsson 65 on the back, the ones around my seats were drunk, belligerent, obnoxious, rude, etc....

But throwing the other teams jersey on the ice in their barn? Absolutely 100% classless. I'm glad he got kicked out.

Enjoy your 10th overall pick.

[AC]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

What does JFC stand for? I get the first two words but the C stands for?

Christ.

[TBone290]

This was the worst retro night ever

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Dion

In fairness you said "he was never good at any level."

I'm not looking only at the positives. I see a young goaltender who has the potential to be a tender at the NHL level. His inconsistancy is why he's where he's at in his development. I'm not ready to throw in the towel.

I stand by that comment. Outside of 4 games in the ECHL, he hasn't been "great" at any level.

He's just not that good. Every single terrible goalie has amazing games and stretches of great play. The difference between a good goalie and a bad one isn't the highs and lows, it's the consistency. He's been bad far more consistently than good

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Still think that goalie interference review was iffy.

I'm still fuming about it. And watch, the next similar situation gets waved off after review.

[Dion]

nm

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Inferno

I'm still fuming about it. And watch, the next similar situation gets waved off after review.

IIRC it was ruled he was out of his crease and fair game.