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[dammage79]

Dont score 6 you lose. Weird .

[skcli]

Our transition game must be one of the worst in the league. Except Eat Bread and Backlund, other forwards are standing still at the blue line waiting for the puck. When they get the puck with no speed, a simple dump in and expect the smallest players to chase the puck. Almost a formula to killing the play.

[Aarongavey]

The Flames are building a team to compete to make the playoffs. The Bruins have a team to win in the playoffs. Seems obvious what the Flames need to do at the deadline.

[Kovaz]

I'm pretty done with having a 1C that I'm terrified to match up against any dangerous line. I think if any part of the core gets traded, he's the guy who needs to go.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by BoLevi

Why do we argue if its the players or the coaches?

It's clearly both.

Embarrassing.

Losing by a single goal to the best team in the League is not embarrassing.

I didn't think Talbot played particularly well. It feels like a game the Flames should have won.

[81MC]

I must be a total homer, I thought that was a pretty close game? Bruins had the edge for half of the first, otherwise I thought the flames played pretty well. Let’s not forget, Boston is looking like Cup favourites right now. Not sure the flames loooked anywhere near as bad as some make it sound.

[Strange Brew]

This team could use a little help.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

i mean, he cant score 5 goals a game.

Considering the importance of the players out of the flames lineup, that was a good game

One goal would have made a difference. Or not making little back passes at the blue line that go the other way.

It was a good game all things considered.

[ForeverFlameFan]

On the bright side, the Lucic - Bennett - Dube line has been extremely effective. Big fan.

[Saint Troy]

At least the coil lost, but this team has no idea how to play with a lead. Rookie D pinching, D leading the rush up 3-1, first line centers losing battles. Only time this group had structure is when the Bruins decided to fall back and protect the lead. Par for the course this season.

[bigpete]

Maybe I just wasnt being very observant but did Lindholm even touch the puck tonight? I hardly remember hearing his name.

[AustinL_NHL]

Not sure how anyone can consider a game where the Flames were out-shot 23-18, out-chanced 21-17, out-high danger chanced 9-5 and had an xGF% of 41.62% 5v5 a "good game" just because it was against the best team in the NHL.

I guess the positive to that is the majority of us are recognizing the Flames don't have even close to what it takes to make any noise in the Playoffs and are happy with poor play like this.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by bigpete

Maybe I just wasnt being very observant but did Lindholm even touch the puck tonight? I hardly remember hearing his name.

I think he assisted on Gaudreau’s goal but otherwise, not as effective as usual.

[Saint Troy]

Originally Posted by AC

When Chucky is off, he's one of our worst players with all his unnecessarily fancy passes to the other team. Terrible choices with the puck all night.

Felt like he and Hanifin killed the finally 1:30 by themselves.

Johnny had a great game, yet had 0 shots on 2 breakaways. There's the game right there unfortunately.

Nonsense, he’s the only guy that consistently gives a F on this team.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by bigpete

Maybe I just wasnt being very observant but did Lindholm even touch the puck tonight? I hardly remember hearing his name.

He had the only assist on Gaudreau's goal.

[Flamenspiel]

Na, Flames were not that bad. They are missing their two best defencemen and the Bruins are a great team. Sam Bennett totally outclassed Ryan as a third line centre. That line almost singlehandedly brought the Flames back into it. I wonder what Ryan would be worth in a trade.

[taxbuster]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

This team could use a little help.

This team needs more than a "little" help.

Give some credit for being without Gio and Hammer...but scoring? Or maybe even basic puck skills. Basic coaching, too.

[calgaryred]

Originally Posted by 81MC

I must be a total homer, I thought that was a pretty close game? Bruins had the edge for half of the first, otherwise I thought the flames played pretty well. Let’s not forget, Boston is looking like Cup favourites right now. Not sure the flames loooked anywhere near as bad as some make it sound.

Unless Flames win it gets pretty dark in here at times. I agree after the 1st I thought Flames were going to get killed but they shut down the Bruins shots on goal pretty good and turned it up in the 3rd.

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[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL

Not sure how anyone can consider a game where the Flames were out-shot 23-18, out-chanced 21-17, out-high danger chanced 9-5 and had an xGF% of 41.62% 5v5 a "good game" just because it was against the best team in the NHL.

I guess the positive to that is the majority of us are recognizing the Flames don't have even close to what it takes to make any noise in the Playoffs and are happy with poor play like this.

Most of the stat differential likely occurred in the first period. They played the best team in the league pretty even the second and third. They are playing with three defencemen who wouldn’t be in the lineup if the Flames were healthy. They had a lot of effort. That’s why it was a good game.

[dino7c]

Flames allowed almost nothing in the final two periods...some of the comments here are embarassing. Efforts like that are not why the Flames are in the position they are in. That effort wins most nights IMO...Bruins are a great team, got a couple breaks, and won by one goal. The loss stings because of other games the Flames have pissed away.