Solid game from the Flames - every line was skating hard and involved, and it is nice to see that this is usually the case so far this season. Solid coaching once again by Peters. I won't lie.... I thought this game was earmarked as a loss, as it seems the Bruins just seem to find a way to beat the Flames, but the Flames out-classed Boston tonight.
I didn't have much of a problem with the McAvoy hit on Gaudreau. I didn't think it was that late to be honest. What I don't like is that Gaudreau seems to be targetted more. No, it isn't the same like when Ferland was on that line. Slashing is probably the same, but outright big hits? Nah, only rarely did that happen. If teams continue targetting Gaudreau, I wonder how Peters and/or Treliving address it. Ferland was such an ideal fit on that top line (not taking anything away from Lindholm, or even speaking about the trade value). Peluso isn't as bad as people make him out to be, but he isn't going to be on the ice at the same time as Gaudreau. Ferland is really a fairly rare commodity.
Also, that was yet another fun to watch game. What a huge relief. I would bet Gaudreau is ok, and hopefully he is.
I wonder, would putting Bennett on that line help?
Great game!
Went to watch at the local with the nephew to give Mrs. blender a night off from constant baseball, hockey and football.
Enjoyed watching both my squads pull out big wins.
GFG!
[QUOTE=IGGYFORMVP;6829659]Conroy seems like the kind of guy that would be awesome to play a game of shinney with. Pretty sure he wouldn't shut up the whole time.[/QUO
Brodie and Gio both had great games. A great part of this early season for me is Brodie returning to form. Amazing how different a player he looks from this year to the last two.
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MAY THE NOODLE CHRIST HIMSELF REACH INTO THE ABYSS AND BRING US GOALS FROM THE FIRES OF CALGARY.
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Maybe I can stay awake for the first pe...
Nah, who am I kidding?
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If I make it through the 1st period I'll be shocked.
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I think I shall watch a bit when I get off work tonight...good thing about the game start at 9:30 is that I won't miss much.
But I also think I shall record it and watch the rest of it in the morning while I work out.
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so happy this is a late game. have 7:30 band practice, but should be home to catch all of this one!
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I'm going to be a zombie at work tomorrow...zzzzz.
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At least they're not playing in China this time... I'm pretty sure the game ended before I woke up.
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I hate West Coast games because I stay up for them and watch haha
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I love west coast games…
Because I live on the west coast.
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Well, who needs sleep when you’ve got Bruins?! !nbc
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I have 3 buddies at the game and they’re constantly snap chatting me while they absolutely dust beers in the 6th row.
I hate them with all my heart.
Legalization Day Shenanigans
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Marchand, Gryz, Marchand, Nordstrom
4-2 B's
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4-2 Bruins.
Marchand x2, DeBrusk & Moore
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National Pasta day, 4-2 Bruins...
Pastrnak x4
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Because I got high on the organ? Nice
Retro Reds
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Let’s go boys! Gonna be switching between this and the Sox game...
Man I love those CGY homes. They should have worn those all along.
Let’s keep it going!
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ike the Flames jerseys, where's Hakan Loob?
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The lighting always seems so different in these arenas like CGY, EDM etc..
Also I love those red pads. Reminds me of Trevor Kidd back in the day
First Strike Frolik
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Well that was ugly
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Oh Donato... from the right play to the very wrong play so fast lol
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The hell were we doing there? Jesus..
Also Tuukka played that horribly.
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Do NOT o
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WTF HAPPENED? WHO FLICKED THE #### PLAY SWITCH
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All of a sudden the entire unit forgets how to pass a puck.
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Oh man that was pretty…ugh.
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Grumblegrumblegrumble
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Early hot take: we might get blown out here.
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Some terrible turnovers in the last few minutes.
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Can't complain too much about that goal. That goal was sick.
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Looks like Rask gave up.
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I probably would have too. Cover short side. Cover in front. Cover across.
It was essentially a 3 on 0.
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Donato can you not do that again?
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Sonnnnnn of a b sting!
Let’s get that one back the bruins don’t look bad but gotta tighten up in the d zone
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Not fair marchand's controller disconnected
Johnny’s 100th
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Are you kidding me?
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Did Rask just drop that?
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Knew that was coming as soon as they said he was sitting at 99…but man is it hard to hate Johnny Hockey
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Well. One team definitely came to play tonight. Not so sure about the other, though.
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Play a non bottom feeder and get worked.
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I haven’t been able to check much... but am in some Black mirror version of Reddit or something? I am so confused.
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Rebound city
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Wow Rask...why did you give that up???
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Right on rask
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#### off Pierre. "Tuukka may want that one back." Yes he makes a stop and goes to freeze it, no one thinks "gee, I should probably cover Monahan" and he gently taps the puck to Gaudreau (who is also not being covered)
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Yeah, get him the **** out of the net and run with Halak until he goes cold. Inexcusable effort all around.
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I was in the middle of typing "anyone wanna bet Rask gives up another one quickly"?
You can tell by his body language he's done for the night.
“Every rookie scores their first NHL goal on us”
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Tuukka went from good to hot ****. Holy crap those are two bad goals to give up.
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I'm usually one to defend Rask, but those last two goals are at least 95% his fault.
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Hahaha pull Tuuk. Smack the #### out of everyone on defense.
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Ehhhh is that another first career goal vs the Bruins?
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Feels like we're on the PK! What is going on?!
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Not a good night for Rask’s glove.
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Hahaha sorry guys, but this game is over. You can thank the fragile Rask for that.
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Did the Bruins d actually get on the plane, or ...?
Not even on National Pasta Day
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Pasta baby! Back in this ****.
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PASTA!! GREAT WORK MARCHY
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Who the #### has the nerve to take away a goal from Pasta on national pasta day?
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I wish they would make coaches challenge immediate, none of this watching the replay for thirty seconds.
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lol no goal
of course
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Yep that’s coming back.
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Yup. That's how this game would go. That's coming back
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Hahahahahahaha **** this game
Frolik assisted by Marchand
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Ugh
Don’t know how much more of this I want to watch
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Halak in for the rest of the game please
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What in gods name was that defense…
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Sad fact: Boston will finish tonight behind BOTH Toronto and Montreal. Wouldn't be surprised to see a losing streak start tonight.
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Think Rask and half the team took Cassidy's words to heart and have sampled some of that newly legal Herbal Pain Relief.
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You know what I find funny just 20 minutes of hockey ago we were coming off an 8-2 thrashing and our fourth straight win and everyone thought we were Stanley Cup favorites. We play 20 minutes against Calgary with Rask stinking The Joint out and Smith robbing us and suddenly half the team doesn't deserve to be in the league. LOL
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I see we are back to the doom and gloom
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Yes......and whining about the officiating.
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FFS – That’s it for me I have to be up at 5 AM. I’ll see you tomorrow for the Edmonton game and be sure to have a nap so that I can stay up for the whole thing
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This game reminds me of a game I saw in Calgary years ago.
Andrew Raycroft was in net.
I think the final was 3-0 (everything in the first period), but I was blind drunk on the way to the bar by the time it was finished, so my memory can't be relied upon.
****ing disaster of a game/night.
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Marchand’s gotta come back on that puck. Brutal all around.
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****ing ****kkkkkkkkkk
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Oh for **** sakes. Can’t blame Rask here. Pasta blows tire. Doesn’t get it out n no support. ****.
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Marchand is just standing there.
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What is Marchand doing out there?
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I dunno why I let myself get excited. Cmon marchand
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marchand is so terrible at breakouts, i swear to god he turns it over in the defensive zone trying to break it out atleast 5 times a game.
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Pasta and Marchy ****ed that up royally.
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More than anything else the thing that frustrates me most is it feels like there are days where we are just absolutely incapable of putting meaningful pressure on the other team for really long stretches of time. Weak goaltending or not if you can't make them make mistakes it's only a matter of time before they get through you.
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Sure just keep giving them breakaways. **** it.
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This is a gong show
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STOP. WAITING. FOR. THE. PUCK
Holy #### boys. Go to it. Want the ####ing biscuit dont stand there and wait for it or else Calgary will skate to it
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Is there a team in the league that gives up more short handed breakaways ?!?!?
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Damn... just saw the goal. Great play, probably unstoppable, but Rask still moved like mollasses from side to side. Didn't even give himself a CHANCE to save it... wtf?
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I'll bite. Which of those goals are you placing on him instead of the defense? Full disclosure I was on the Sox game when they scored the first, didn't see it. Are you pissed about the second goal (where rask made the first stop and the totally uncovered center was able to get the puck to the totally uncovered winger while Chara and Krejci watched with their thumbs in their assets) or are you pissed about the third goal (the one where Tuukka had to do a cartwheel to see around Carlos screen in which he was covering absolutely no one). Both of those are on the defense.
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This is what the Bruins are when the first line blows. Poor guys cant have a bad night
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Two Bruins grabbed by the neck by ONE Flame and they stand there like ***sies~!!!!!! WT....FREAK????
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I’d trade our entire D for Calgarys and throw in a case of hockey tape . Solid
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The weed comments are getting old at this point. Yeah they look like **** but come on.
CGY seems to be out skating them ALL over the ice.
I wish Cassidy would switch up the lines tho. Why not...you got half a game left...down by 3. See what happens.
Put Pasta with Krejci, put Bjork back up with Bergy..go from there n see what happens. Nordstrom is out of place on that 2nd line.
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Boston apparently has no interest in winning this game. They just keep pissing it away shift after shift...it’s abysmal to watch.
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Not so Special Teams
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Was there even a shot attempt on the 5v3? What a waste.
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That was ****ing horrible
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not even a f..king shot
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Literally no shots. None. 5 on 3. No ****ing shots.
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Bs did more to kill that PP than the Flames did.
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Why do all our power plays look like dog ####?
The 2018-19 Friendship Tour
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Ugh, another Tkachuk. The only Tkachuk I’ve ever liked is the original Walt.
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I can't believe we can even hear Pierre with Tkachuk's #### so deep down his throat
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A little bit of intensity with the empty net would have been nice
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****ing get up on him! Not that it matters in the end, but hell you cannot just go backwards and let him get that shot off so easily.
Inferiority Complex
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Touch Johnny and you might get a penalty out of it.
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Boston’s top line is awful tonight. Best line in hockey my ass.
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As per usual, expect them to go full Globetrotter against us
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Boston looks so sloppy on this powerplay .
Watch, tonmorow night they’re gonna look like Stanley Cup Champs.
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Johnny has to be the biggest cherry-picker in the league. He's literally behind the opposing teams defenceman every time I look and the puck is behind his team's net still... So ridiculous. No wonder he doesn't show up in the playoffs.
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Christ
3 goals
1 overturned
And PP
Conspiracy
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I hate to admit it but the Flames look good early on under Peters. They'll still only go as far as Mike Smith carries them though.
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Oh good.... flames pumping the bruins so they will come out pissed off tomorrow
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Stupid off side challenge. Dumbest rule in hockey
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Calgary is just ****ing all over Boston
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That was a nice goal by Calgary.
**** I feel disgusted with myself.
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I loved it! In particular, I was impressed with Valimaki and Andersson on the blue line and to see Frolik have such an excellent game after being scratched. Also, I love Noah Hanifin.
But my #1 observation from tonight's game is how much more aggressive the forecheck is compared to last year. Last year, the forecheck was butter 3 minutes deep on power level 10. This year they are turning pucks over at the offensive blue line constantly. Even if a much more aggressive forecheck is the only tactical change from Gulutzan to Peters, the coaching change is totally worth it. Who would have thought the Flames would look so much better without the other team flying out of their zone virtually unimpeded?
I’m not really worried about Neal at all. He’s reliable as they come as a 20-30 goal scorer. He’s getting his chances just seems to be snake bitten a bit. Loved the Bennett-Jankowski-Neal like tonight. Lots of pressure despite no scoring. Once Neal starts scoring it’s going to come in bunches.
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I loved it! In particular, I was impressed with Valimaki and Andersson on the blue line and to see Frolik have such an excellent game after being scratched. Also, I love Noah Hanifin.
But my #1 observation from tonight's game is how much more aggressive the forecheck is compared to last year. Last year, the forecheck was butter 3 minutes deep on power level 10. This year they are turning pucks over at the offensive blue line constantly. Even if a much more aggressive forecheck is the only tactical change from Gulutzan to Peters, the coaching change is totally worth it. Who would have thought the Flames would look so much better without the other team flying out of their zone virtually unimpeded?
Peters has emphasized and emphasized time after time that the forecheck is one of the biggest keys to success in hockey. You put pressure on the other team, and, if you do a really good forecheck, can cause a turnover. That is how Backlund was able to feed Frolik for his 2nd goal of the game. It was a beauty and my favorite goal this game because it shows that hard work pays off. This team is winning games because they are abiding by what Peters is giving and are seeing the results that they've wanted.
This team is going to look really scary if Smith continues to play solid and the forward depth continues to score. I have no issue with the defense considering Andersson and Valimaki are taking that defensive fears away.
Dougie who?
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