[GDT] Kings @ Flames 8:00ppm MT CBC/Sportsnet/CityTV HNIC

[djsFlames]

Don't mess up this good thing we've got going, Stone/Rinaldo.

[FanIn80]

Janx looked like he was on the verge of hitting the scoresheet last game. Would have liked to see his followup effort, but Rinaldo might bring some of the craziness we need to settle the Kings down.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Win #4 in a 10+ game winning streak.

Shhh, no jinxies.

[Lanny'sDaMan]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Shhh, no jinxies.

It's no a jinx, it's part of the winning formula! Much like since Ward took over and I've been posting GDT and GT it's been a perfect 3-0! The streak must continue tonight! ALL HAIL JOBU

[Savvy27]

I pretty much never support swapping Kylington for Stone. I assume it is related to the Kings playing a heavier style of game, but Stone seems to constantly struggle.

A little surprised to see Reider at C. I don't think we will be seeing too much of the 4th line tonight.

Interesting to see Gaudreau back with Lucic and Ryan. I wonder if the coaches liked seeing him with a bit more room and softer match ups to get the confidence going early in the game?

Expecting a big game from Johnny tonight and a win. 5-1 Flames

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Don't like either change. Jankowski is apparently sick so I get that. Nothing can be done there. But Stone has been awful. Constantly pinned in his own zone. Everytime he's on the ice I feel like I'm watching him drown in our end.

Kylington makes mistakes but he also covers up for others and sometimes even cleans up his own. Stone doesn't.

Weird in that I think Stone has been pretty good when called upon. He hasn't made a lot of the gaffes that Kylington has been guilty of, particularly of late.

As a 6th D guy he has been pretty much all you could ask for. Hell, I think they should use him on PP2 and let him blast away with that cannon shot at times. Then you add in his physicality in front of the net against heavier teams, and he is doing everything asked of him IMO.

I will agree he can have trouble clearing the zone at times, but that's why you team him with a Brodie.

[Robo]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

I also don’t think we’re going to get too far into the game until we see Backlund - Monahan - Gaudreau reunited.

That line looked awesome last game and with the constant line changing by ward and double shifting of gaudreau it would be quite hard to line match for opposing teams.

[Toonage]

What physicality? I keep reading that Stone plays a tough game. Never see it. That cannon of a shot misses more than it hits. He's awful at exiting the zone cause he has a rotten long pass and he's too slow to weather a forecheck.

Now that I've said all this watch him get in a fight and score the winner.

[Manhattanboy]

Big home game tonight!!

[taxbuster]

Chucky (and the rest of the Flames) need to focus on their game, forget Doughty and play the way they can. Keep the uptempo pace from (most of) the last game and just give 'er!!

[PugnaciousIntern]

Originally Posted by Toonage

What physicality? I keep reading that Stone plays a tough game. Never see it. That cannon of a shot misses more than it hits. He's awful at exiting the zone cause he has a rotten long pass and he's too slow to weather a forecheck.

Now that I've said all this watch him get in a fight and score the winner.

He’s not a big hitter or fighter, but he is solid in the corners and in front of the net, at least certainly in comparison to Kylington

[AC]

Yeah Stone doesn't hit much but he's good at separating players from the puck along the boards. One of the better D at that.

[Erick Estrada]

I'm going to puke if Doughty has another good game against the Flames. The Tkachuk vs Doughty rivalry has been slanted in the Kings favor of late as these games seem to mean more to the Kings. They celebrated the last win like they won the cup. Flames have to match their intensity.

[Kovaz]

Not a huge fan of Stone drawing in. He's been brutal this year, like Matt Bartkowski/Chris Butler bad. He's comfortably dead-last defensively on the team (2.91 xGA/60 - No one else is above 2.54). The Brodie-Stone pair has gotten outscored 2 to 1, and they're actually overperforming at that rate (They're at 32% xGF).

[tvp2003]

Replacing a third pairing defenceman or fourth line forward should not be a big deal. Especially against a slower team like the Kings.

If anything it’s a promotion for Andersson, who I’m assuming will play with Gio while Brodie reunites with Stone. Andersson has been playing well and deserves it IMO.

[transplant99]

Put this up in large font in the dressing room for the guys to see as they arrive for the game..

https://twitter.com/user/status/1203187359254056962

[BigBrodieFan]

Originally Posted by Prufrock

It’s my birthday today and I’m hoping to get a nice win, and a Doughty beat down, as a gift from the Flames.

3-0 for the good guys!

Happy Birthday!!🎊🎂🎁

[bubbsy]

Hope the dome book's doughty's ass while watching the flames cruise to a W.

[Lanny'sDaMan]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Put this up in large font in the dressing room for the guys to see as they arrive for the game..

https://twitter.com/user/status/1203187359254056962

I would absolutely love our media to full on ignore this child and mayhap only have Francis talk at him.

[Steve Bozek]

Jankowski is presumably out because of illness, and I hope that’s not the case with Kylington - the last thing we need is something like the ‘flu running through the team.