[GDT] WCQF-G4: (P1) Calgary –1 @ (W2) Colorado -2 ~ 8:00pm (CBC, SN, NBCSN, TVAS)

[sureLoss]

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
#Flames Juuso Valimaki will make #StanleyCup Playoff debut in Game 4 vs. #Avalanche tonight. #CGYvsCOL

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
#Flames projected lines, pairings and goaltenders for Game 4 vs. #Avalanche:

Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Bennett-Jankowski-Neal
Mangiapane-Ryan-Hathaway

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Valimaki-Andersson

Smith (Starter)
Rittich

[Kybb79]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Ferland is injured for the 100th time this season... Hamilton had 2 bad games and one good one

Name all of his 100 injuries?

[colbym72]

Disappointed to see the lines are not even slightly tweaked

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Good to see Valimaki in. Oscar is just too slow to handle a lot of the Avs forwards.

[Nabber]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
#Flames Juuso Valimaki will make #StanleyCup Playoff debut in Game 4 vs. #Avalanche tonight. #CGYvsCOL

Extremely glad this change will be made. Excited to see Valimaki play tonight!!

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Kybb79

Name all of his 100 injuries?

Every other hit he gets hurt...guy isn't 2015 Ferland anymore move on.

[Jiggy_12]

Good change on defense, but I really hope Peters doesnt hesitate to move Bennett's minutes up. He's averaged about 7-8 mins less than the "top" guys while visibly and statistically dominating them.

[Kybb79]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Every other hit he gets hurt...guy isn't 2015 Ferland anymore move on.

He still hits hard and can pound anyone on this team. I did move on time for you and your hate for him to move on.

[sa226]

Interesting decision. I wonder if they restrict his minutes. Fantenberg seemed to take a bit of a regular shift. I like Valimaki's skill set, but for a group of Dmen that has been under seige, I hope he can handle it.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Kybb79

He still hits hard and can pound anyone on this team. I did move on time for you and your hate for him to move on.

He doesn't hit hard from the press box...what hate? It's reallity. Guy has been injured much of the season.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by colbym72

Disappointed to see the lines are not even slightly tweaked

I am not.

These are the horses that got the team to where it finished the season. For as bad as they looked in Game #3 the problem is not within the roster itself, nor in the construction of the lines. It lay in their ability to process the game at the right speed, and in execution. I honestly believe that had the Flames not taken three bad penalties in quick succession in the first period, the complexion and outcome of that game is totally different.

They just need to play like we all know they can.

GFG.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
#Flames Juuso Valimaki will make #StanleyCup Playoff debut in Game 4 vs. #Avalanche tonight. #CGYvsCOL

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
#Flames projected lines, pairings and goaltenders for Game 4 vs. #Avalanche:

Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Bennett-Jankowski-Neal
Mangiapane-Ryan-Hathaway

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Valimaki-Andersson

Smith (Starter)
Rittich

Not sure I agree with not changing the forward lines at all but do like Valimaki getting into the lineup.

[oldschoolcalgary]

glad to see Valimaki get his first start...

a little surprised that the foward lineup wasn't tweeked at all personnel wise...especially considering how badly they were outclassed

[ThisIsAnOutrage]

Originally Posted by Puppet Guy

You're welcome:

Spoiler!

You, Sir, are a beauty!

[868904]

Originally Posted by ThisIsAnOutrage

Putting all my will towards Thanos snapping MacKinnon out of existence. It's bound to work some time!


Go Flames Go!

The Snap happened in Game 3, that's what it felt like for Flames fans.

Now we see if the Flames can come back. "Whatever it takes".

[Kovaz]

Only thing I'm disappointed about with keeping the lines the same is Bennett still being with Jankowski and Neal. How many minutes do you play them? Keeping Bennett down at 12 minutes is a mistake IMO, but so is playing Jankowski for any more. Even if the lines stay the same, I'd look at double-shifting Bennett. Maybe go down to 3 lines and try Mangiapane-Ryan-Bennett?

[Geeoff]

A little surprised not to see Andersson with Gio.

[868904]

Last chance for guys like Jankowski, Neal and Frolik.

If they don't play well, I think they will be out for Game 5 with Dube, Czarnik and Quine in.

[Johnny Makarov]

I hope Brodie wakes the eff up. This is his last hurrah as a Flame.

[etdpratt]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

I'd like to see:

Gaudreau-Monahan-Bennett
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Mangiapane-Ryan-Hathaway
Dube-Lindholm-Neal

Jankowski has been the worst Flames forward in the series. He's a PK specialist, and that's about all he brings to the game. No offence, no jam, no speed, not a strong checker.

Lindholm can play centre, and maybe he'll spark Neal. Dube would bring speed and maybe some offence.

Gio-Andersson
Hanafin-Hamonic
Valamaki-Brodie

I don't think Fantenberg has played badly. But Valamaki is faster and more dynamic. He could give the team a spark.

For the sake of Colorado being able to control matchups i dont think having Johnny and mony together will work. They will get eaten up by McKinnon line.