12-07-2016, 10:15 PM
|
#641
|
First Line Centre
|
Poirier can't bury on a clear cut breakaway from the redline. Kinda like Stajan's breakaway last night against Dallas. He had the goalie beat but the puck jumped on him as went to backhand it into the open net. 3-1 Heat still.
__________________
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Racki For This Useful Post:
|
|
12-07-2016, 10:25 PM
|
#642
|
First Line Centre
|
Goaltending the difference in this one. Heat get outshot 28-15 and win 3-1. Rittich was fantastic. Looked like a big league goalie. Calm, composed and totally under control.
__________________
|
|
|
The Following 14 Users Say Thank You to Racki For This Useful Post:
|
Bandwagon In Flames,
bigrangy,
Brando,
Cheese,
D as in David,
FBI,
Flamezzz,
Francis's Hairpiece,
KootenayFlamesFan,
puckedoff,
Samonadreau,
Savvy27,
StrykerSteve,
Vulcan
|
12-08-2016, 10:21 AM
|
#643
|
#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Vancouver
|
Keep starting Rittich. Don't over play him but he should be considered the #1 goalie for the length of time he can sustain this hot streak. I'll be disappointed if Rittich starts fewer than 20 games this season. He is deserving of the bulk of starts.
Vey should be the next player recalled. His drive needs to be rewarded. Eat Bread is not finding it difficult to transition to the pros. That's exciting - can't wait to see how far he can go.
__________________
Death by 4th round picks.
|
|
|
12-08-2016, 12:10 PM
|
#644
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
|
Is janko cooling off since his call up?
__________________
|
|
|
12-08-2016, 03:54 PM
|
#645
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Calgary
|
Just saw Rittich is listed as 6"3, 165 that is more stick like than even Matt Murray.
|
|
|
12-08-2016, 04:00 PM
|
#646
|
Franchise Player
|
AHL site has him listed at 6'3" 200lbs
EP has him at 6'3" 203lbs
Wiki has him at 6'4" 200lbs
I'm thinking HockeyDB isn't up to date.
Last edited by Roof-Daddy; 12-08-2016 at 04:02 PM.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Roof-Daddy For This Useful Post:
|
|
12-08-2016, 06:43 PM
|
#647
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by FBI
Is janko cooling off since his call up?
|
His line hasn't dominated without Hathaway or Frattin at RW imo. I would like to see Klimchuk-Jankowski-Frattin be a thing.
__________________
"May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy it find glory."
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to GranteedEV For This Useful Post:
|
|
12-08-2016, 07:57 PM
|
#648
|
Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
|
Looks like Gillies is starting tonight.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to KootenayFlamesFan For This Useful Post:
|
|
12-08-2016, 08:17 PM
|
#649
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
1-0 Heat
Carroll from Jankowski and Culkin.
1st point this season for Culkin
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to sureLoss For This Useful Post:
|
|
12-08-2016, 08:38 PM
|
#650
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
Now Jankowski scores
2-0
edit:
Smith scores. Assist to Mangiapane
3-0
Last edited by sureLoss; 12-08-2016 at 08:42 PM.
|
|
|
The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to sureLoss For This Useful Post:
|
|
12-08-2016, 09:45 PM
|
#651
|
Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Sacramento, CA
|
I'll be seeing a few games this year. I'm a sharks fan, but Stockton is a lot closer than SJ. Lots of prospects on SJ (for a change) worth watching. I see the heat are in first place - who should I be watching? Which guys are likely to make it to the big club?
PS - and whatever happened to that adorable mascot that got in trouble for killing a fireman? Is he still around?
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to landshark For This Useful Post:
|
|
12-08-2016, 10:18 PM
|
#652
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by landshark
I'll be seeing a few games this year. I'm a sharks fan, but Stockton is a lot closer than SJ. Lots of prospects on SJ (for a change) worth watching. I see the heat are in first place - who should I be watching? Which guys are likely to make it to the big club?
PS - and whatever happened to that adorable mascot that got in trouble for killing a fireman? Is he still around?
|
Gillies
Ritich
Kylington
Andersson
Jankowski
Klimchuk
Mangiapane
All have better than average chance to make the team and probably the most exciting prospects ATM.
Honourable mention to Poirier and Pribyl.
Scorch the mascot was the Adirondack Flames mascot for a couple of days. Sadly they didn't resurrect him after the team moved to Stockton.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to sureLoss For This Useful Post:
|
|
12-08-2016, 10:27 PM
|
#653
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
Shinkaruk scores (empty netter) assisted by Hunter Smith
Makes it 4-0 with 37 seconds left in the game.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to sureLoss For This Useful Post:
|
|
12-08-2016, 10:29 PM
|
#654
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
Gillies with a shutout!!!! His first since October 2015. SJ really tried to take it from him in the 3rd, but he stood tall.
This is Stockton's first win in the SAP center. The Barracuda owned them completely last season.
Kisker points out that at the 20 game mark Stockton has as many shutouts as all of last season.
4-0 Heat Final.
3 stars
3. Smith (1g+1a)
2. Jankowski (1g+1a)
1. Gillies (31 save shutout)
Last edited by sureLoss; 12-08-2016 at 10:34 PM.
|
|
|
The Following 25 Users Say Thank You to sureLoss For This Useful Post:
|
442scotty,
Alberta_Beef,
Bandwagon In Flames,
BloodFetish,
Brando,
bubbsy,
Calgary4LIfe,
Cheese,
cral12,
D as in David,
devo22,
Flamezzz,
getbak,
handgroen,
ignite09,
jg13,
Loudog,
Mony,
MrMastodonFarm,
Roof-Daddy,
Savvy27,
Street Pharmacist,
StrykerSteve,
thymebalm,
Vulcan
|
12-09-2016, 08:27 AM
|
#655
|
Powerplay Quarterback
|
Awesome to see Gillies doing well.
Does anyone know much about Rittich? I remember the signing and not really caring at the time - just thought it was a decent way for the Flames to fill out their AHL roster. But as time goes on, it looks like Rittich could have an NHL future.
How did the Flames find him? His stats in the Czech league don't really stand out, but clearly the Flames saw something in him.
|
|
|
12-09-2016, 10:23 AM
|
#656
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by madmike
Awesome to see Gillies doing well.
Does anyone know much about Rittich? I remember the signing and not really caring at the time - just thought it was a decent way for the Flames to fill out their AHL roster. But as time goes on, it looks like Rittich could have an NHL future.
How did the Flames find him? His stats in the Czech league don't really stand out, but clearly the Flames saw something in him.
|
While his numbers in the Czech league don't blow you away he was tied for 4th in SV% and was 14th in GAA (4 of the guys ahead of him played fewer than 20 games), he had struggled the season before as a rookie and in the Czech-2 league he had been phenomenal for a couple years prior to that. You'd have to think that progression, combined with his age made him stand out to the Flames scouts.
|
|
|
12-09-2016, 10:47 AM
|
#657
|
First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: The Armpit of BC: Trail
|
Seems to me that Smith is playing a more rounded out game. He seems to be more involved in the offensive end.
__________________
Disregard any and all THANKS I give. I'm a dirty, dirty thanks-whore.
|
|
|
12-09-2016, 04:00 PM
|
#658
|
First Line Centre
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trailer Fire
Seems to me that Smith is playing a more rounded out game. He seems to be more involved in the offensive end.
|
Any chance he can make the NHL?
|
|
|
12-09-2016, 04:02 PM
|
#659
|
Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
|
|
|
|
12-09-2016, 04:28 PM
|
#660
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJones
Any chance he can make the NHL?
|
IMO a long shot. I'd even pick Caroll, Lomberg, and Karnaukhov to make it as fourth liners ahead of him.
__________________
"May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy it find glory."
Last edited by GranteedEV; 12-09-2016 at 04:39 PM.
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 06:18 AM.
|
|