[PGT] Flames crown Kings 3-2

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by drewtastic

Back on my Lucic soapbox again…

Listen to this interview and tell me he isn’t Captain material…

(…and check out this beauty Insta post!)

Take a look at what is going on with this team and tell me the Flames need to name a captain.

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[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

If we win @ANA and @VGK, i could swallow a loss @SJS.

I have already penciled tonight in as a loss, and that is honestly okay. Vladar will lose a game at some point, right? It's the second of a back-to-back, and I am MUCH more invested in seeing the Flames win in VGK.

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[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Sportsnet Headline: Despite toughest schedule, Oilers continue to lead West; Flames' played late

These are amazing. Keep it up!

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Offense is everyone's job besides the goalie, just as defense and checking are everyone's job besides Draisaitl.

Not their main job.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I think fans are the worst at evaluating dmen. We just don't know what we are talking about.
Myself included.
But I think there are more bad takes about dmen than any other position.

Except this one. Kylington is elite yo!!!

[taxbuster]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

haha. on the road.... 3-2 wasn't even nerve wracking.

At home I would have been kyitting bricks and dreading OT.

Thanked for NOT saying "racking".....all too common these days. Ugh.

[dustygoon]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

What is the background for this gif? Everyone around her looks appalled!

I dug into your enquiry and discovered it's in response to a song by 2013 Oscars host Seth Macfarlane about seeing boobs in movies. He said they hadn't seen Jennifer's and this was her response. The eye rolls etc in the back are hilarious, but more appalled at the song than JL. Makes sense...no one should ever be appalled by JL.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by taxbuster

Thanked for NOT saying "racking".....all too common these days. Ugh.

I have bad news for you: The original and correct expression is ‘nerve-racking’. It's meant to suggest the image of someone being tortured on the rack. ‘Nerve-wracking’ came along half a century later and is simply a homophone error, though a plausible one.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I have already penciled tonight in as a loss, and that is honestly okay. Vladar will lose a game at some point, right? It's the second of a back-to-back, and I am MUCH more invested in seeing the Flames win in VGK.

Ye of little faith.

The Flames are winning tonight. 3-2.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Not their main job.

Even Sutter's own 2014 Kings had at least one point-producing defenseman on each pair, with the top pair having two:

Muzzin-Doughty top pair <-> Hanifin-Andersson I guess
Voynov-Mitchell second pair <-> Kylington-Tanev, I guess
Martinez-Greene third pair <-> x-Gudbranson

We're still a Martinez type short of that kind of blueline.

So I disagree that offense isn't one of the primary roles of defenseman. Not all defensemen - obviously guys like Mitchell, Tanev, Greene, and Gudbranson have roles where offense is secondary, but the other guys are all there primarily to generate offense (whether that's reflected in the point totals or not)

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Even Sutter's own 2014 Kings had at least one point-producing defenseman on each pair, with the top pair having two:

Muzzin-Doughty top pair <-> Hanifin-Andersson I guess
Voynov-Mitchell second pair <-> Kylington-Tanev, I guess
Martinez-Greene third pair <-> x-Gudbranson

We're still a Martinez type short of that kind of blueline.

So I disagree that offense isn't one of the primary roles of defenseman. Not all defensemen - obviously guys like Mitchell, Tanev, Greene, and Gudbranson have roles where offense is secondary, but the other guys are all there primarily to generate offense (whether that's reflected in the point totals or not)

I'd argue that if you are including puck movement and transition, that's fine. But points production - nah. I think Sutter is perfectly happy if Hanifin and Andersson start plays out of the zone that result in offensive pressure, points or no. And to that end, Hanifin and Andersson are doing just fine (and surprising so are Gudbranson and Zadorov).

Your LA example shows where Sutter places his priorities.

[taxbuster]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

I have bad news for you: The original and correct expression is ‘nerve-racking’. It's meant to suggest the image of someone being tortured on the rack. ‘Nerve-wracking’ came along half a century later and is simply a homophone error, though a plausible one.

There seems to be some debate on this point...possibly between the British and American usages or the archaic and the present. Interesting - wasn't aware of the brain-racking...or brain-wracking....over it.

Gotta love etymology!

[Shazam]

Great now I want a rack of pork ribs.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by taxbuster

There seems to be some debate on this point...possibly between the British and American usages or the archaic and the present. Interesting - wasn't aware of the brain-racking...or brain-wracking....over it.

Gotta love etymology!

Then again Shakespeare wrote about a guy on “the wrack” in Henry IV

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Ye of little faith.

The Flames are winning tonight. 3-2.

That's the league the play in, the type of team they are.

[Ullr]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Kings broadcast crew thought the Flames dominated. So did I. I don't understand what people expect anymore.

Rasmus Andersson is +14 which is top 10 in the league and best among Flames defenders. But, yeah, he's fallen off a cliff and deserves to be benched in favor of Stone. Some of you need to grab some perspective

And people still wonder why CalgaryPuck has rapidly seen a decline in the active community/userbase. Toxic armchair GM's who clearly don't even watch the game commenting on players and their abilities, yet have no insightful arguments to add.

I personally only come here for 4-5 dedicated posters and sometimes there is thoughtful conversation. But the rest of it is "Player X is a garbage human, garbage hockey player, and deserves to be ejected into space".

Flames won last night in a nail-biter due to the score, outside of that the pace of play was dominant and there was only a few chances where the kings actually had a loose puck in front of Markstrom.

For those of you posters who contribute positively and engage in thoughtful conversations or memes, thank you!

[Bonded]

I was confused by the Andersson was garbage comments. I am glad I wasn't the mistaken one.

[Lanny'sDaMan]

Originally Posted by Ullr

For those of you posters who contribute positively and engage in thoughtful conversations or memes, thank you!

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Ye of little faith.

The Flames are winning tonight. 3-2.

But, Vladar is going to lose at some point, right? RIGHT??

[Infinit47]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

But, Vladar is going to lose at some point, right? RIGHT??

Maybe, but tonight is not that night.