[GDT] Flames vs Admirals - Friday Dec 12 @ 6:00pm (MST)

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Originally Posted by FBI

Drury/PMM is Baertschi building on anything today or is he mostly invisible?

Only just started watching in the third period. Whenever I see Baertschi's line out, I always notice Seto's mistakes rather than Baertschi's play.

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

Hypothetically speaking, if a right winger goes down on the big team, which baby Flame gets called up? Is Poirier first call up?

Hanowski? I honestly don't know what else he needs to do to get noticed for a call up.

...well at least within "professional" terms. I could think of a few things but those could be detrimental to his career.

[Drury18]

Baertschi doesn't even have a shot on goal. Looking at the stats, his entire line has a combined 0 SOG. Very odd. Seto is usually near the top of those numbers.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Yonkman, man. Adirondack's Engelland.

[Drury18]

FLAMES GOAL!

Turner Elson

3-1 Flames

Damn, who turned him on?

[AC]

Elson with a beauty!

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Oh wow. Elson with a beauty takeaway and then goes forehand-backhand on the Admirals goalie. What a nice move.

[Drury18]

Flames get a penalty late. Wotherspoon called.

Admirals on a PP until the end of the game.

[Scornfire]

He's done a good job of turnering everyone elson his line up as well

/duck

[Drury18]

FLAMES WIN 3-1!

Flames Goal Scorers: Elson (2), Hanowski

Assists: Cundari, Culkin, Potter, Ferland

Final Shots on Goal: 27-25 Flames

Shot Leaders: Ferland/Hanowski (3), Culkin/Tousignant (2)

3 Stars:

1. ADK - 13 Turner Elson
2. ADK - 31 Joni Ortio
3. MIL - 22 Joe Pendenza

Notes:

• Flames were 1/4 on the PP; Admirals were 0/3 on the PP
• Flames have won 3 straight games
• Hanowski (F) snaps a 4 game pointless streak
• Flames snap 7 game PPG-less streak

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Baertschi - 1G, 3A in 5GP
• Culkin - 3A in 6GP
• Cundari - 1G, 8A in 11GP
• Elson - 2G, 4A in 4GP
• Ferland - 3G, 6A in 6GP
• Reinhart - 3G in 3GP
• Setoguchi - 1G, 3A in 6GP
• Vause - 2G, 1A in 5GP
• Wolf - 2G, 7A in 14GP
• Wotherspoon - 3A in 6GP
• Granlund - 3G in 4GP - Recalled by Flames
• Knight - 2G in 5GP - Injured

[Drury18]

Flames are now only 4 points back from the Utica Comets for 1st in the North.

[Roof-Daddy]

Nice to see the Baby Flames turning things back around after that little slide after the big win streak.

What have they won now? Four out of Five? Five out of six?

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

What have they won now? Four out of Five? Five out of six?

It's currently 3 straight but it is also 4 out of 5.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Drury18

Adirondack Flames (15-10-1-0) vs Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville Predators) (12-8-0-3)



#13 - Turner Elson

Elson is an undrafted forward who was invited to the Flames Rookie Camp in 2011 and earned an NHL contract with the Flames. Elson played 4 years with the Red Deer Rebels (WHL) where he was Captain of the team before making the jump to pro last season splitting time between the Abbotsford Heat and Alaska Aces (ECHL). He was part of the Kelly Cup winning Aces team contributing 11 points during 21 games. Turner is currently playing on the final year of a 3 year, two way contract and will become a RFA at the end of the year.

Nice foreshadowing with the Elson spotlight!

[Drury18]

Game Highlights:



That look on Ortio's face after the Milwaukee goal shows you were his game is right now. Has that whole Finnish calm but look of death thing going on.

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Nice foreshadowing with the Elson spotlight!

Wish I could say I planned it that way or even thought it was coming, but I can't.

Perhaps Agostino or Arnold need to be next. They have some lengthy streaks to snap.

[Racki]

This is what's frustrating for me about Sven. He looked great in his first game back but tonight he looked completely disinterested.

When you watch these guys play, you just expect them to win.

I don't understand AHL coaching sometimes. Vause was awesome last game with Baertschi and Poirier. Why scratch him tonight?

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by iggysback05

I don't understand AHL coaching sometimes. Vause was awesome last game with Baertschi and Poirier. Why scratch him tonight?

I really REALLY hate to say it but Vause is a nobody off the street on a PTO. A nobody who is outplaying some of our prospects like Agostino, Arnold and dare I say Poirier (recently, not overall. Please don't hurt me), but the Flames have no vested interest in him. Mandate is probably to play our bodies, Vause is an extra body they signed to fill a hole and unfortunately, he's not needed anymore with all the guys back.

...and yes, that actually physically hurt me to say. I don't want to badmouth our prospects, but Vause has come in and worked his butt off. He should be playing as he's one of the most consistent players on the Flames in the last 5 games, but he's not Flames property. Seems unfair.

[Lanny_McDonald]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Arnold and Agostino hitting the wall. College players need an adjustment period to the pro grind. They just need to get their second wind.

[Drury18]

Yea, I'm not too surprised about the college kids hitting the wall. Jooris and Hanowski did the same thing last year and look at them now.

I remember Ward saying something about expecting this from college players and you just have to help them work through it. Hopefully Huska has some experience within the system to draw from to do this as he wouldn't have any experience himself about this situation.