[PGT] Why Can't We Beat Sens

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Infinit47

We are getting outgoalied regularly. Markstrom has a .901 save percentage over his last 10 starts.

Markstrom is an issue going back to last season. The problem with him is that he oscillates between elite and below average with very little in-between. Not throwing him under the bus as he was very good early in the season but so was Vladar when the Flames are playing Sutter hockey to a T. He needs to steal more games (he's getting paid to after all) when the team isn't playing airtight hockey and when he's not on he's often the worse of the two goaltenders on the ice.

[taxbuster]

Giving up a goal 1:43 in is a helluva way to disconnect your team from effort.

Crap goal that was totally preventable...but...no. The second was no better. By that time the fork was stuck in the Flames anyway.

[Flamesfan05]

For Sutter’s method to work, they need total team effort AND elite goaltending

They got neither so here we are

[activeStick]

Loooooooch

https://twitter.com/user/status/1482024776495341571

[Toonage]

Markstrom with another maintenance day today

https://twitter.com/user/status/1482052610618232838

Its been said that Markstrom will
A) Play through injury to a fault
B) Hides small injuries very well

(This according to Kevin Woodley)

Our goalie coach (and other coaches) need to keep a keen eye on him and trust their gut more that he might be working through something.

[Jiri Hrdina]

This team has struggled with adversity and resiliency for many years, and that wasn't really tested early in the season. How they come out of this skid really well tell the story.

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Markstrom with another maintenance day today

https://twitter.com/user/status/1482052610618232838

Its been said that Markstrom will
A) Play through injury to a fault
B) Hides small injuries very well

(This according to Kevin Woodley)

Our goalie coach (and other coaches) need to keep a keen eye on him and trust their gut more that he might be working through something.

I recall Markstrom in a collision recently where I remember wondering to myself if he'd be injured from it but can't recall which game it was.

[GioforPM]

He may be hurt, but I didn’t really see any goals that were a result of slow movement or something like that.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

This team has struggled with adversity and resiliency for many years, and that wasn't really tested early in the season. How they come out of this skid really well tell the story.

Yeah. Usually they start poorly, then come storming back November to January. Then they level off at pretty mediocre.

Wonder if starting strong then tailing off means they come into the playoffs changing, or if they just resign themselves to the adversity and ride out the year.

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by activeStick

I recall Markstrom in a collision recently where I remember wondering to myself if he'd be injured from it but can't recall which game it was.

Last night he ended up in his own net did he not? He also took a few sticks to the chest when a scrum broke out in his crease

As for goals that may or may not have been because of restricted movement or minor injury / discomfort that first one comes to mind but he looked agile and normal otherwise - which is what Woodley's point was.

[FlamesAddiction]

Last nights game was simple. The Flames just don't play well coming from behind. Being down a goal within the first 2 minutes changed everything.

When the Flames have a lead, they can force the other team to open up, and then are adept at capitalizing on mistakes to increase the score, or they can bottle things up and defend really well to limit chances against.

But they lack the game breaking offensive players come from behind. It doesn't matter if it is against the Sens or any other team. The Flames are just not built well to be a comeback team. Their fortunes lay in the ability to score first so they can control the tempo after that. It's not a bad strategy considering the limitations of the roster, but it isn't a strong plan. Treliving really needs to add skill up front. Not sure how he can do that, so it probably is what it is at this point.

[Pizza]

If anyone wants to see a replay of the fight Beatdown:

[mile]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1482079273611497475

https://twitter.com/user/status/1482079334860877827

https://twitter.com/user/status/1482079377412157443

[mile]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1482076336491356162