[GDT] Tonight! Live from the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Flames take on The Kings.

[hwy19man]

Centre Ice channels for:
Wednesday, January 24
Los Angeles at Calgary, 2000h/8:00pm Mountain
Flames feed in red

Game is on Sportsnet 360, therefore it is not on Centre Ice in Canada.

The game will also be on Sportsnet West immediately following the Leafs-Blackhawks game. The Pacific, Ontario, and East channels will get it after a short SN Central post game show.



USA
Indemand - Game 1 SD Game HD1
Directv - 769 SD 769-1 HD
Dish - 574 SD 9574 HD Hopper channel 475-12

Sirius Radio-- Siri 219 (Internet 924)
XM Radio-- XM 219 (Internet 924)
SXM Radio-- SXM 219 (Internet 924)

[calbow]

Big 4 pointer tonight..Let's hope they have that fire back? I think the Flames will show up.

[Corral]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Here's the question. Do you start Rittich or go with Smith for tonight and see if he can go B2B? With the All Star Break (Blegh already) the Flames don't play until Tuesday.

The break combined with the All Star break couldn't have come at a worse time. Flames get their legs back hopefully only to go on another break and play against Vegas when its over.

B2B without a doubt.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

As expected, Rittich did have a somewhat decent showing when he subbed in vs the Oilers last time.

I want him to start tomorrow.

Has been absolutely fire on the road too. Also if it pays off we get to tease them about our new backup out dueling their boy Talbot. Don't care how they do it though, just want them to put that crappy team in its place.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Corral

B2B without a doubt.

Why?

Rittich has been stellar, and Smith will be on the ice over the weekend. It seems pretty clear that he should get the Edmonton game off.

[Corral]

Rittich has been good - i agree. But these two divisional games against struggling teams are must wins right now if this team wants to create some separation from the WC race - i'd ice the best roster for both games. That means Smith.

[Samonadreau]

Flames, please show up tonight for 60 minutes with 4 lines going. Need a W.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Corral

Rittich has been good - i agree. But these two divisional games against struggling teams are must wins right now if this team wants to create some separation from the WC race - i'd ice the best roster for both games. That means Smith.

The season is not made or broken on the back of these two games. There are still another 35 left, and Smith will need to play most of them.

It is terribly shortsighted to talk about “must wins” at this point of the season when their are still a tonne of games remaining for which the goalies’s workload will need to be managed.

[Ferkland]

Originally Posted by locsofblu

Not expecting the flames to show up again. 2-1 kings.

I'm feeling the exact opposite. Wooooo jinx it!

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

I don't get how that site works.

If flames win in reg, they are three ahead of the kings with a game in hand. If Flames lose, they are one behind Kings and a game in hand.

But yet somehow according to the site, being one ahead with playing more games is worth 68% while being three up and a game in hand is only worth 63?

Wouldn't the Flames situation after a reg win being more likely to make playoffs than the Kings if they won in reg? Or is there more to it then just the standings? Do they somehow have some other formula that figures the kings are a superior team thus more likely to make it even with the deficit?

Sportsclubstats also factors goal differential (and probably some other things) into the strength of opponent variable. Flames are +4 and the Kings are +17 (though declining rapidly).

So that boosts their status for quality of competition.

Based on this sample, I would say they are putting too much weight on it.

[topfiverecords]

Enoch, we need your Oiler final 40 games update after their latest loss in the E=NG thread.

[Corral]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

The season is not made or broken on the back of these two games. There are still another 35 left, and Smith will need to play most of them.

It is terribly shortsighted to talk about “must wins” at this point of the season when their are still a tonne of games remaining for which the goalies’s workload will need to be managed.

Leaving points on the table to struggling teams over the course of the season is a Flames trademark ... and is one reason why this franchise is stuck in mediocrity and constantly ends up in dogfights to end the season just to get into the playoffs.

These games are must wins.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Enoch, we need your Oiler final 40 games update after their latest loss in the E=NG thread.

consider it done