[PGT] Flames lose 4-2, trail series 2-1

[Bend it like Bourgeois]

There’s more clutching and grabbing this series than in 04

The flames just need to play. Quit the dick swinging contest. Score on the power plays.

Not sure if it’s the players or sutter but turning the game into a mud bowl isn’t working.

[btimbit]

I'm not having fun.

Thought we'd take this in 5 for sure. 6 or 7 is still good

[TheChief]

I'm at best a glass half empty type of fan , as I see what everyone else is seeing over the years...But some of the comments in this PGT is down right embarrassing.


Its a 2-1 Series, It was never going to be a short one. This is why its 7 games. I have faith that Sutter and the team will right the ship in this one.

[Benched]

they were just starting to look good and take their game to the stars in the 3rd, when that Coleman penalty happened.

Then we brain-dead defended and they got the go ahead.

After that we looked scrabbly and off-kilter. The last 2min with the goalie pulled, 3 lost draws and no possession, our own guys wiping out our own guys....just embarrassing.

[1_Flames_Fan]

Gotta win 3 of 4 now. Not going to be easy...

[Squirrel]

Right now this team doesn’t deserve Sutter or a new arena. Better toughen up mentally and get it going. Next game is the series IMO

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Dion

Most of the shots the Flames take Oettinger can see. We make it too easy for him by not creating traffic in front of him.

The Flames as I see it are having trouble with the aggressive forechecking the Stars are putting on the Flames. On top of that any breakout pass is stopped in the neutral zone. They have to learn to adapt to what the Stars are doing.

100%. Right now the stars get on the flames fast and they panic and throw the puck away with a bad pass that either misses it's target or is going to fast to handle.

[tvp2003]

Well ****. Game 4 is a must win now.

Tkachuk hasn’t done anything the last two games except fight Klingberg for no reason.

Better than Toffoli, he’s done nothing the whole series. The rest of the middle six hasn’t been much better.

Credit to Johnny and Lindholm — they’re playing hard but their linemate is MIA. As a result, their top line is playing better than our top line.

Kylington looks overmatched out there. Time for Stone? Could help with PP2 as well.

Markstrom has been solid and they’ve wasted two of those games.

Coleman with the bad penalty leads to the GWG, can’t help the PK when you’re the one in the box Blake.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

Your opinion is idiotic. What are the other guy's numbers? It's funny that mods can throw that word around here... Homer's lol.

Watch goals 2 and 3. Then watch the lone breakaway of the game.

Not a mod.
Goal 2 was deflected

Blaming Markstrom when both goalies are playing at such a high level is again...idiotic. Or better state a dumb simplified way of looking at it.

[Moneyhands23]

So ya... I guess #### off johnny and Tkachuk

[ThisIsAnOutrage]

No way the Flames win 3 of 4, see you in 2023-2024. I'm taking 2022-2023 off. Maybe get way into the Pro Bowling Association tour, or macrame, or just staring at dirt. It's all better than this.

[Ashasx]

Props to Klingberg for throwing the entire team off its game.

Embarrassing for the Flames that the team fell for it.

[DJones]

How about we actually put a 2nd line out there that can play.

Mangia/Backlund/Coleman or Mangi/Dube/Coleman

unreal to get nothing from the middle 6 in 3 games.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

Your opinion is idiotic. What are the other guy's numbers? It's funny that mods can throw that word around here... Homer's lol.

Watch goals 2 and 3. Then watch the lone breakaway of the game.

He made a miracle save before 2...why is a guy wide open on 3?

[surferguy]

The flames entire season was won on teams giving them space. The games we lost were games that the opponent clogged things up. Dallas has keyed in on that and their forecheck is killing us currently.

The flames adjusted and looked way better tonight.

We are up against a hot hot goalie at the moment. Flames will take the next game and even the series and then not look back.

Thachuk needs to stop fighting in the first minute. He was kind invisible for the rest of the game.

Toffoli needs to be punted from PP1, a LOT of plays died with him tonight.

I did not like their games.

[Manhattanboy]

Think after this season I need to take long long break from the NHL.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

How though? What evidence has this team provided that they have another gear these playoffs?

I’d love to believe Johnny, Chucky, Toffoli, Coleman, Backs, Mangi and Dube will all magically come alive next game and we’ll win 3 in a row but there’s zero reason to believe that’ll happen based on their performances in games 1-3.

Guess I don’t believe that those players you listed have been non existent in this series to far. I don’t know a huge gear jump is needed.

It’s a close series. It was always going to be one.

[expo2428]

At this pace the draft picks traded for jarnkrok are going to score a goal before he does. Just kidding he's got intangibles he brings to the table...etc.etc...

[nieuwy-89]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Didn't say that but I could argue he's been the best Flame.
Blaming him for being down in the series is dumb.
He's doing his job. His teammates aren't.

He was brought in to win playoff series. I guess we’ll see what happens from here. But Oetinger is outplaying him so far, it’s just a fact.

[keenan87]

Unpopular opinion but I do think Sutter is currently being outcoached.

I am shocked as I wasn't expecting that.