In 2 years he wasn't able to find a capable back-up while his starter is an aging goalie so his health issues have to be expected.
Irving-MacDonald-Taylor is almost as big of a travesty as the Moss and Comeau centering the 1st line.
Feasters is supposed to control if back up goalies play well or not? Some of these guys had decent numbers in the AHL. He's giving players a chance to succeed and they are all falling on their face, hard to blame him for that.With so many glaring problems on this team securing a 1B goalie is down on the priority list
Man I'm tired of watching this team, and it's big fat payroll, get run over by teams that have 2 to 3 times the cap space we do.
I'm as patient as the next guy, but if they fumble f*** their way to the deadline again, I sure hope management trims as much fat off this roster as possible.
You make a great point. Our team has one of the highest payrolls in the NHL, and yet they think by tweaking here or there will make this team a playoff contender?
It is a very frustrating team to cheer for, I never know what team will show up night in and night out.
Hartley just mentioned in the post game presser that some players for some reason took an option to take today's game off and he gave them a stern talking . He specifically said that Jackman's line was good and I don't think he can complain about Stemp's line. Horak's line was decent so I think he had a good talking with Iginla's line post game. Expect their next game to be MUCH better.
Seriously, how many times does the coach and the media need to call out our supposed best player to get him going? If the player can not self motivate or has lost the fire. Maybe it is time to put appearances aside and do what is right for both parties and request a trade. The shine has worn off and it is about time stars be held to account. A slow start by our best players is lethal to this team's playoff chances. In order to move up sometimes you have to move on.
That 4th goal was as bad as it gets. The team had put together a good couple shifts, (sure not that it matters but they hadn't totally given up) and a bad angle shot from the boards goes through him as if he wasn't ready and had given up. That should drive Hartley nuts if Blair Jones' compete level wasn't as he wanted.All the Flames turning away in disgust summed that up.
Well, that's a hard perspective to hang on Taylor.
In fact, IF the skaters are thinking like "oh, jeez he just killed us with that 4th goal," which I agree their body language suggested, then they need a whole department of psychologists working around the clock with this team.
They were ineffective for 56 minutes prior to Taylor spoiling the last 4 minutes of the game for them.
Still can't believe we chose Brent Sutter over Dave Tippett.
Tippet is one lucky guy that he didn't end up coaching this core. He'd be coaching in the WHL now if he did. There is absolutely no way in hell, he could have gotten the forward group we've had for the past 4 years to back check like he has gotten in Phoenix.
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Feasters is supposed to control if back up goalies play well or not? Some of these guys had decent numbers in the AHL. He's giving players a chance to succeed and they are all falling on their face, hard to blame him for that.With so many glaring problems on this team securing a 1B goalie is down on the priority list
I'd expect our intellectually honest brain trust to be capable to realize that these 3 are not NHL goalies and manage to grab someone decent (or at least don't trade Karlsson, while he sucks he's better than these 3).
I still think the biggest problem is that about 25% of the payroll is still basically out of the lineup (Kipper, Iginla, Cammalleri).
Put them back in (playing at the level they can be expected to play at given their salaries - or hell, even a bit below that level) and the Flames look pretty good. Right now the only highly paid guys pulling their weight are in the D corps.
If the Flames can reallocate Kipper and Iginla's salaries next season, and Cammalleri spends more time on the treadmill during the offseason, I actually think the Flames could be competitive with no other lineup changes.
Had an otherwise solid game from all accounts. Certainly better than Irving. We can't just keep playing musical chairs with goalies. Our problems as a team run far deeper than goaltenders.
He was better than Irving but had a complete meltdown in the third which should secure MacDonald's spot as the go to guy until Kipper comes back. I didn't see the fourth goal but letting in the second goal was just inexcusable and completely deflated the team.
Tangs has to be the biggest wussy player I've seen. And Glencross, does te guy have any hockey sense? The whole game's a neutral zone plug and yet these guys are trying to beat the coyotes lining up the blue lines without any speed.
Disappointing effort, but it was a very expected result.
This team has no gumption and when they play against a team with a solid structure, they'll fold like a cheap tent.
-A few notes
-Iginla was completely invisible, I'm not even mad anymore, it's the norm to see him fall lower into the depths of mediocrity. (And some people on here were upset that he's being left off of 2014 Olympic Team, there's a reason, he's simply not good enough anymore)
-Sarich should've worked on his foot speed in the offseason, it's embarrassing.
-Glencross looks disinterested and back to his lazy self. (I'd trade him now while there's still some value)
-Cammy is a shadow of his former self.
This team is EXACTLY what everyone else thought they would be...
Tangs has to be the biggest wussy player I've seen. And Glencross, does te guy have any hockey sense? The whole game's a neutral zone plug and yet these guys are trying to beat the coyotes lining up the blue lines without any speed.
The old guys never attack with any speed. The only guys who attack with speed are Backlund, Baertschi, Brodie, and Horak. See the pattern?
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Feasters is supposed to control if back up goalies play well or not? Some of these guys had decent numbers in the AHL. He's giving players a chance to succeed and they are all falling on their face, hard to blame him for that.With so many glaring problems on this team securing a 1B goalie is down on the priority list
We went into the season with essentially no NHL quality back-up. Karlsson is brutal. Irving is unproven, was average in the AHL last season and barely played this year, and Taylor/Brust are just AHL depth. So how does Feaster not take the blame when none of them produce? Isn't it his job to evaluate whether these guys are capable of playing in the NHL and if they aren't finding someone who can?
Feaster went into the year assuming that Kipper would be healthy like he has been forever and it backfired. Unfortunately for him, having a plan B in case of injuries is part of the job description.
