[PGT] What the Tuch -- Flames lose 6-3 to Sabres

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by dino7c

deal, signed in blood...textcritic you are the witness

You guys know I'm drunk, right?

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[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

You guys know I'm drunk, right?

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well so is Mr.Coffee obviously so no biggie lol

CP hockey betting is the only thing that saves me from my horrible CP football betting

[Burning Beard]

Soooo many posts tonight. Weird game.

[Mr.Coffee]

I feel kind of gross now betting for Montreal actually. Not because of the bet, but because it’s Montreal.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

I feel kind of gross now betting for Montreal actually. Not because of the bet, but because it’s Montreal.

8th in the East will probably have 100 points...you just bet that Montreal will get 91 points...I understand feeling gross

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

Okay deal sounds good. If Montreal finishes within 9 pts of playoffs you owe me $20 and if they’re 10 or more back of a playoff spot I’ll pay you $20.

Originally Posted by dino7c

deal, signed in blood...textcritic you are the witness

This should be $100. Sub $100 bets aren't fun.

[redforever]

The Flames simply could not handle Buffalo's speed or forechecking.

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oliver

[OminousFlames]

Interesting that turnovers is what sunk the Flames. Stats show they only had 4 giveaways, compared to the game with Vegas I think they had 16.

[GUnit]

No structure lots of chasing, thread title saves the day

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Chingas

Markstrom can start mixing in some saves anytime now. He really tilted the game early. Anderson also trying to do too much all night.

Looking back, aside from from the Dallas series he hasn't been very good since late February, concerning!

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by redforever

The Flames simply could not handle Buffalo's speed or forechecking.

Any team is fast when you give them room.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

What I'm super annoyed about is that the Sabres were cheating on their offensive attack all night, yet the Flames couldn't get the puck past that cheating for an odd-man rush the other way. Normally when teams cheat against the Flames they chew them up with chance after chance going the other way. Tonight they just were not focused on the neutral zone or defensive zone. They lacked the effort needed to battle for pucks, and they really struggled transitioning from defense to offense in the neutral zone. It's the main reason why they lost, and it was soooo out of character for them.

It's also why I'm not sweating it, because I know they will be more focused on those details in the next game. Onward and upward.

[Dan02]

I think we need a good road trip to get them moving, pretty wild that the Flames essentially don't leave Alberta for a whole month during the season. When has that ever happened before? Winnipeg October 5 to New York November 7th.

Definitely some ugly defending in this one, lack of goaltending isn't helping.

[CalgaryFan1988]

Couldn't stay up for the whole game, but on a couple of the goals (highlights) Mangiapane looked pretty soft defensively (-3 for the night too).

I've been hard on Markstrom, but tough to blame him. A lot of defensive breakdowns.

[bigrangy]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

What I'm super annoyed about is that the Sabres were cheating on their offensive attack all night, yet the Flames couldn't get the puck past that cheating for an odd-man rush the other way. Normally when teams cheat against the Flames they chew them up with chance after chance going the other way. Tonight they just were not focused on the neutral zone or defensive zone. They lacked the effort needed to battle for pucks, and they really struggled transitioning from defense to offense in the neutral zone. It's the main reason why they lost, and it was soooo out of character for them.

It's also why I'm not sweating it, because I know they will be more focused on those details in the next game. Onward and upward.

Agreed, it felt like they had a forward behind the d all night on their breakouts. The forecheck wasn’t good enough to disrupt those breakouts and turn them into turnovers which could be exploited.

Odd loss though, this could have gotten out of hand if Markstrom/Vladar didn’t make some great saves and the posts went in, but at the same time the Flames were very much in it and could have tied it up with a post of their own.

Buffalo’s top guys executed really well. Hinostroza especially looked dangerous most of the game.

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

Just wondering, who did he play with last year in Florida? Was Bennett fast player? Or Bennett just faster than Toffoli?

Duclair on RW was extremely fast.

[mdubz]

We had the comeback until Zadorov took that momentum killing penalty

[howard_the_duck]

Anderson poor pinch timing cost the team at least the 5th goal, and arguably the game at that point as the flames were coming on. His reads on pinches are a major drawback to his game. In a one goal game he needs to play more patiently rather than attempt to jump a 3-on-2 on a Pk. Was a reckless play that we’ve seen too often from #4.

[Huntingwhale]

Best I've seen the Sabres play since their b2b ECF runs after the cap era began, not even joking. Fast, skilled, tenacious, gritty. Was as if the teams switched jerseys at the start. Kudos to them. I would not be upset to see them do well this season. Fun team to watch.

Flames stunk, plain as day. Get it out of the way and on to the next.