[PGT] Flames Jump the Sharks 5-2

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by saillias

Respectfully they are what 14-18? And going into the game were a 13-18 team facing a 10-22 team. They finally got back to "true" .500 and followed it up by dropping 5 in a row and looking as bad as ever in the process. They have to earn back fan excitement I think with not just a streak but a total change of character, an upward trajectory of lots of things including save percentage, scoring, defensive play, special teams.

come on now...you know that isn't how NHL standings work

unless you want to say they were 17-17 in January last season

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

I just realized we play the Sharks twice in a row in their barn. How weird is that? Last time I remember that happening was in LA but it was during the lockout so made for a screwy schedule in Iginla’s last year. I remember because I was at the first LA game and it was one of the last time I saw Iginla live as a Flame, and one of his last games as a Flame.

Strange to have 2 back to back against the same team isn’t it? Especially with a full 82 game schedule?

Apparently the players liked this coming out of the covid bubble. Probably doesn't hurt the case having the back to back is in California. Flames have one more of these, where they play STL back to back.

[Classic_Sniper]

Boy that was a rough game for San Jose last night. Glad the Flames took advantage of quite possibly the worst display of defense and lack of structure I've seen in a long time. This was the exact type of game Huberdeau would thrive in and I thought his line looked quite dangerous compared to previous games.

Good to Markstrom finally get the monkey off his back too. The team looked extra excited to see him get the win. Normally I'd say that that wining a back to back situation against a single team would be hard, but with the way the Sharks shot themselves in the foot and the lack of structure they play with, I'm not confident in them coming out with a victory. Maybe they'll surprise me, but Hertl is out and their depth is complete crap, so I got the Flames on Tuesday.

[Mr.Coffee]

I feel like winning two in a row as a visitor would be extremely tough too. San Jose is likely to come out flying tomorrow.

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

I just realized we play the Sharks twice in a row in their barn. How weird is that? Last time I remember that happening was in LA but it was during the lockout so made for a screwy schedule in Iginla’s last year. I remember because I was at the first LA game and it was one of the last time I saw Iginla live as a Flame, and one of his last games as a Flame.

Strange to have 2 back to back against the same team isn’t it? Especially with a full 82 game schedule?

They mentioned during the broadcast that the scheduling was on purpose after GMs liked the format in the bubble when teams played series against each other, but the GMs liked 2 game series instead of 3 or 4.

[jayswin]

personally like the idea of playing the same team twice in their building. One or two a season and you won't notice much, but if you do this semi regularly there will be some great second games with bad blood and extra energy from the first game.

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by jayswin

personally like the idea of playing the same team twice in their building. One or two a season and you won't notice much, but if you do this semi regularly there will be some great second games with bad blood and extra energy from the first game.

You wouldn’t like it if you were on the team and had to spend two nights in Edmonton.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

You wouldn’t like it if you were on the team and had to spend two nights in Edmonton.

When it’s-50

[Tsawwassen]

Postgame links
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/games/2466140/
https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401459089
https://stats.cbc.ca/hockey/nhl/recap/146245