[PGT] Annnnnd..... cut! Flames allow seven unanswered, lose 7-3. Season over.

[zamler]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Johnny looked like he was in tears in his interview on the FlamesTV channel.

Sad he knows he's leaving Calgary?

Maybe he should consider showing up in games 1-5.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Who puts a goalie who hasn't played a real game in like 6 months into the middle of a tied do or die playoff game!?

Takes a special kind of idiot. Unbelievable.

That was nuts. If it wasn’t an end of head coaching career defining move, it has to be an end of GM career defining move

When you make a bet, you have to own the result

If anybody talks their way out of this, it’s a daycare, not a professional hockey team

[Redrum]

Originally Posted by 3thirty

Now know why Vegas has so many fans in Calgary.

Fairweather in life and sports. I envy it, but I could never do it. The second part I mean.

[Vinny01]

I am happy to get to see the Flames finish out the season. Sucks they lose in the first round but this team had their chance and now big changes are coming.

I watched every game, skipped golf league a couple times to do it but I never felt like I do during a normal playoff scenario. I am disappointed but not in any kind of rage.

I am interested to see what this organization does moving forward

[Saint Troy]

Complete self immolation, classic Flames coming up small when it matters. Thank Christ I’m old enough to remember 89, what a franchise.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Geeoff

Yeah but they brought him in again for the 3rd and Gurianov put a floater past him.

well every third shot went in...wasn't really a goal tending option for Ward

[SeanCharles]

Originally Posted by Geeoff

Hard to blame the goalie change. The Flames never scored again and the 4th Gurianov goal on Talbot was not great

Neither one is a legitimate #1 goalie.

Team with 2 backups, this was bound to happen.

[timbit]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Just shut it with your Gaudreau hate. Everyone gave up after that 3rd goal.

I don’t hate anyone.

[schteve_d]

So, where are we picking in the draft or do we know yet?

[Flash Walken]

not at all like last year.

Not. At. All.

[Scary Eloranta]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Johnny looked like he was in tears in his interview on the FlamesTV channel.

Sad he knows he's leaving Calgary?

Probably more like tears of joy. "I'm finally out"!

[bigrangy]

Just looked at the stats, only a single flames forward had more than 1 even strength point in the series, and Brodie (of all people) led the team with 3.

Gaudreau and Monahan with 0s on that board, but Seguin also put up squat.

[flamesgod]

Originally Posted by browna

Ward can resign in his presser.
Worst coaching decision in game for then Flames maybe in their history.

Call the time out, settle them down. Don’t put a goalie who the players have no confidence in, who has been pulled now in 5 of his last 8 games, to try and calm the team down? I blame Talbot for none of those 3 goals.

Rittich gets the loss, as he should. He can go away. There’s a reason coaches have not trusted him to play in playoffs. Flames did their best to not let Dallas shoot on him. His 3 goals were beyond pathetic, enabled by a coach who thinks he’s smarter then he is.

I agree Talbot shouldn’t have been pulled. But he should’ve stopped at least 2 of the three he let in.

[Scary Eloranta]

Originally Posted by schteve_d

So, where are we picking in the draft or do we know yet?

Who even cares anymore...

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

So, where does this rank for people all time in terms of most embarrassing playoff losses?

Par for the course

[keeper34]

This is the best effort Flames can putout in a 60 minutes playoff facing elimation?

[Soliak]

People thinking the Flames are going to trade away JG and Monahan are dreaming. It won't happen. We will be in this exact same spot next year.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by schteve_d

So, where are we picking in the draft or do we know yet?

!@#$ing 19th.

Mediocrity is us.

[Infinit47]

I think when people reflect tomorrow they will realise the Flames outplayed Dallas in this game. The issue is they didn't show up hard until period 2 of game 5, which leaves no margin for error.

I also really believe a quality coach gets way more out of this team. We definitely need some changes, but unless we hire a quality coach there is no point.

Different team than last playoffs. They just had zero tactical support from Ward.

Sucks.

[CGY12]

Dino7c, are we allowed to discuss the offseason now? lol