[GDT] Blues at Flames 7:00MT TV: SNW and SNP Radio:Fan960

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Let's get a goal or two!

There are go . Baby steps!

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Let's get a goal or two!

Let's get all the goals!

[Enoch Root]

Wish I was confident about this game, and getting off to a good start, post break. But sadly, I just don't expect it. Just seems like one of those games that this crew won't show up for.

Prove me wrong, boys.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Infinit47

If they go 2-8 over the next ten they they would need to go 16-6 over the final 22 games to have a good shot at making the playoffs, maybe 15-7 given how poor the Pacific is.

The only fool is the person who thinks finishing the season like that after a 2-8 slide is a guarantee.

The Central only having 3 good teams is why the playoff bar will likely be low

Finish ahead of any 3 of

Vegas, Edmonton, Vancouver, Phoenix, Chicago, Winnipeg, Nashville, and you are in

They are tied or ahead of six of those teams right now...2-8 won't cut it but the bar will be low.

That said I wouldn't want WC2 if given a choice

[Enoch Root]

Not a fan of the decision to put Ryan on Monahan's line. Really feels to me like Ward is swinging in the dark.

I hate being this pessimistic, but here we are.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

It won't take many consecutive losses to fall out of this race quickly with all the upcoming 4 point games. If they are out of playoff spot at the deadline I would hope that at least would pull the plug on acquiring a rental player.

What four pointers are you talking about though? The games against van and Edmonton are four pointers for the division race but even if they went 0-3 in those, that doesn’t mean they fall out of the race for the final playoff berth.

The final playoff spot race is really about the central teams making a charge and Calgary only plays the Predators and Blackhawks before the deadline. Unless you consider the sharks still in the race but I certainly don’t.

It’s going to take a huge drop off for the flames to be out of the race for the final playoff spot by the deadline. I’m talking like 3-9 or worse. And that’s just not gonna happen or feels very unlikely.

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by Plett Me Tell You

The Yin:
These line up changes feel a lot like a comb over. Looks like it solves a problem - but the slightest wind and...

The Yang:
We seem to rise to the play of better teams, GFG.

It’s the losses to bottom feeders that get my goat. I think we’ll give the Blues a good tussle.

[Meers]

The Blues are a tired team. A win tonight should be expected.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Meers

The Blues are a tired team. A win tonight should be expected.

Being the tired team after a long break is likely an advantage. Blues played a real game recently the Flames haven’t in 10 days

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by Meers

The Blues are a tired team. A win tonight should be expected.

I don't think tired plays into it coming off the all-star break.

[Red_Baron]

I hope we win tonight, sit our stars tomorrow night and call up all the scrubs we can get. We will then start a line with Lucic, Rinaldo, and Robinson. Then when our interim head coach gets suspended for the duration of the season, we'll be forced to hire Gerard Gallant to coach the team.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Here's glass half full: The past few years the Flames have been hot going into the break and it cooled them right off. This year they were very mediocre going in, maybe they can take the break and reset the season, considering they are still in a good spot.

I am excited to watch Flames hockey again.

The issue I have is that I don’t know how 10 days off is going to change the systemic issues. Because I presume that time off is time off, and no one retooled their god awful exits from their own zone and transition game.

I’m sure they will pile up some shots from the outside that aren’t dangerous. Not worried about the fancy stats battle.

I’m going to play the following drinking game tonight - every time they start going D to D in they own zone, forwards go stop up by the blue line, and they lose possession within 5 seconds.

May need to rethink that , I have stuff to do tomorrow.

[AC]

I'm in Cuba for a week.

Win all the games for me Flames!

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by AC

I'm in Cuba for a week.

Win all the games for me Flames!

Have a great week!

[Torchdemall]

Alright, Johnny, Sean, you've had a nice break (1yr)... time to pick up where you left off (then) onward and upward.

Just win and start the final run of the season on the right foot.

Edit : I'm really hoping Buddy has a stellar night and gets the whole team feeling stoked and having fun!

[midniteowl]

The Flames will win and Buddy will score a goal or 2 or 3.


This is the year of the Rat! The King will score a goal or 2 or 3.

[heep223]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Not me. I legit do not like this edition of the Flames. Easily the least likeable bunch assembled in some time. They can either pull their heads out of their asses and start playing like they care on a nightly basis to which they will win me back or they can lose 10 in a row and the GM can focus on selling at the deadline, breaking up the core, and moving on from a bad mix. As long as it's one or the other because just hanging around and missing the playoffs in the last week will be a total disaster.

You were saying the exact same thing all year long the Flames were a surprise playoff team in 14/15. Considering there are only 5 players currently on the team from that roster, you must just not like the core? Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett, Backlund, Brodie and Gio.

Otherwise pretty tough to think you’re not negative every season.

[Monahammer]

If jankowski scores a hatty tonight I will buy a janko jersey of every variety.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

If jankowski scores a hatty tonight I will buy a janko jersey of every variety.

If a meteorite comes though my window tonight, I will buy a Patek Phillipe of every variety.

[Robo]

I don't think there is any way the flames win tonight not with how they have played coming off short breaks let alone a 10 day break