03-12-2019, 01:15 PM
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#41
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Conquering the world one 7-11 at a time
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Mac Blackwood is a badass name. How unfortunate he's going to get lit up tonight.
First line wakes up. Flames win 7-2.
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03-12-2019, 01:15 PM
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#42
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Is the season over? Did the Flames finish 2nd?
Still no guarantee they get the Knights.
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03-12-2019, 01:19 PM
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#43
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Parkdale
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
IMO goaltending is the only reason it's as close as it is. Otherwise the Flames have a much superior team top to bottom.
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Agree. But goaltending is everything in the playoffs. You just can't have bad goals. Remember Elliott? Everyone thought we got pounded by the Ducks that series. We didn't. It was super tight and I thought we were the better team in 2 of the four games with a push in a third. But we got bounced hard because of terrible goaltending.
Vegas is starting a guy who would have won the Smyth in a walk last year if his team performed better in the finals. That series would be a coin flip.
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03-12-2019, 01:24 PM
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#44
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Duffalufagus
Agree. But goaltending is everything in the playoffs. You just can't have bad goals. Remember Elliott? Everyone thought we got pounded by the Ducks that series. We didn't. It was super tight and I thought we were the better team in 2 of the four games with a push in a third. But we got bounced hard because of terrible goaltending.
Vegas is starting a guy who would have won the Smyth in a walk last year if his team performed better in the finals. That series would be a coin flip.
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Yes, but that's not the point of the post I was responding to. That post said even if the Flames get great goaltending it's a coinflip. I say it's only a coin flip (and probably not that) right now because MAF is playing so well and the Flames aren't getting stellar goaltending. If the Flames get improved goaltending at or nearly to MAF's level they will win fairly easily.
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03-12-2019, 01:30 PM
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#45
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Franchise Player
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No excuses tonight. Obviously not a must win, but it's hard to imagine a team winning its division and outplaying the Sharks down the stretch, being unable to beat an AHL team at home.
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03-12-2019, 01:39 PM
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#46
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
Yes, but that's not the point of the post I was responding to. That post said even if the Flames get great goaltending it's a coinflip. I say it's only a coin flip (and probably not that) right now because MAF is playing so well and the Flames aren't getting stellar goaltending. If the Flames get improved goaltending at or nearly to MAF's level they will win fairly easily.
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Rittich vs Fleury
.911 vs .912 Save Percentage%
.611 vs .567 Quality Start%
THe difference between these two players is that when one guy has a bad start, his team goes right on back to his awful backup. The other team knows better than to play the awful backup.
Fleury is no more likely to take over a series than Rittich. The only advantage he has is that he has the net by default whereas any poor start by Rittich will be punished by a self-destructive Smith start.
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03-12-2019, 01:44 PM
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#47
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Franchise Player
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Win or lose would like to see some 1st line production...
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03-12-2019, 02:03 PM
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#48
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Franchise Player
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I would like to see some 1st line production too, but winning is more important
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03-12-2019, 02:23 PM
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#49
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Rittich vs Fleury
.911 vs .912 Save Percentage%
.611 vs .567 Quality Start%
THe difference between these two players is that when one guy has a bad start, his team goes right on back to his awful backup. The other team knows better than to play the awful backup.
Fleury is no more likely to take over a series than Rittich. The only advantage he has is that he has the net by default whereas any poor start by Rittich will be punished by a self-destructive Smith start.
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I'm not sure how this is in any way an answer to my post. And the year long stats don;t really reflect recent play, which is what I specifically referred to. But if you are saying the teams have equally good starting goaltending, then I guess the answer is in the standings - the Flames are otherwise the superior team.
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03-12-2019, 02:29 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Niceland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
Such hyperbole.
There is a gigantic difference between being unconcerned about facing VGK in the playoffs, and believing this match will be a “walk in the park.”
The Knights are not scary. That does not mean that the Flames will not break a sweat in beating them. Quite to the contrary, I see this as potentially a tightly contested and entertaining series, but I also think the Flames emerge victorious.
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Feels like a lecture for a guy having his opinion. He can be nervous if he wants.
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03-12-2019, 02:31 PM
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#51
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonesy
Feels like a lecture for a guy having his opinion. He can be nervous if he wants.
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No, he's not talking about nerves. He's talking about the notion that posters said Vegas would be a walk in the park, which is untrue. No one said this.
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03-12-2019, 02:36 PM
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#52
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonesy
Feels like a lecture for a guy having his opinion. He can be nervous if he wants.
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Yes, he can.
That has practically nothing to do with mischaracterizing a lack of concern as casually dismissive. It's hyperbole, which is what I was calling into question.
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03-12-2019, 02:41 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Niceland
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Yes, he can.
That has practically nothing to do with mischaracterizing a lack of concern as casually dismissive. It's hyperbole, which is what I was calling into question.
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I've wondered in the past if you and hat_trick are the same poster. Now that I see you fighting with yourself I am concerned for you.
but my point is this, you have seemed to rush to chastise posters for feeling nervous. You don't need to respond to each nervous-nelly post.
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03-12-2019, 02:42 PM
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#54
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Lifetime Suspension
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03-12-2019, 02:45 PM
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#55
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Rittich vs Fleury
.911 vs .912 Save Percentage%
.611 vs .567 Quality Start%
THe difference between these two players is that when one guy has a bad start, his team goes right on back to his awful backup. The other team knows better than to play the awful backup.
Fleury is no more likely to take over a series than Rittich. The only advantage he has is that he has the net by default whereas any poor start by Rittich will be punished by a self-destructive Smith start.
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He said right now though.
Since Jan 1st
Fleury .916
Smith .905
Rittich .898
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03-12-2019, 02:57 PM
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#56
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Red Deer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
Such hyperbole.
There is a gigantic difference between being unconcerned about facing VGK in the playoffs, and believing this match will be a “walk in the park.”
The Knights are not scary. That does not mean that the Flames will not break a sweat in beating them. Quite to the contrary, I see this as potentially a tightly contested and entertaining series, but I also think the Flames emerge victorious.
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You’re right, the term “walk in the park” was never used, and I didn’t say it ever was lol. In previous threads, there were posters saying that Vegas isn’t a scary team, have no depth, no good D men and writing off Fleury’s abilities because of his current save %, which I’d be more concerned with his recent play and his playoff pedigree.
I’m not a nervous nelly, and I do think the Flames would take Begas in a best of 7. But youre damn right playing a Vegas team that has gotten hot recently in round one of the playoffs makes me nervous. But then again, I haven’t seen my flames play many playoff games past round one in my lifetime so it doesn’t matter who they match up with, I’m going to be nervous. But the excited kind of nervous . Go Flames Go!
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03-12-2019, 02:59 PM
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#57
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonesy
I've wondered in the past if you and hat_trick are the same poster. Now that I see you fighting with yourself I am concerned for you.
but my point is this, you have seemed to rush to chastise posters for feeling nervous. You don't need to respond to each nervous-nelly post.
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I not only find it strange that this was your interpretation of my response to ---Hattrick---, I find it equally odd that you read his comment as a "nervous nelly post."
Let's review in context. Here was the first comment posted by Ducay...
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Originally Posted by Ducay
We're gonna need every point we can in the battle with SJS for the top spot. Monstrous difference between 1st and 2nd in Pacific for playoff matchups.
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I agree with everything here. Tonight's game is important, there are points on the line, and there is a big difference between facing off against VGK and one of the Wildcard teams in the playoffs.
To which ---Hattrick--- responded...
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Originally Posted by ---Hatrick---
I agree 100%. Although there’s is quite a few here that believe Vegas will be a walk in the park in a playoff match up  |
The thesis in my post appears in the second sentence. It is odd that anyone could miss it...
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
...There is a gigantic difference between being unconcerned about facing VGK in the playoffs, and believing this match will be a “walk in the park”...
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Where in my post do I impugn others for being nervous? The entire point of my comment was to call out HYPERBOLE. I have yet to see anyone suggest that a playoff series with VGK would be a "walk in the park." Somewhere between "nervous" and "walk in the park" is a whole gamut of emotion. ---Hattrick---'s post is a consummate straw man. That is the entire point I was raising.
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03-12-2019, 03:03 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Red Deer
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Text, if you look back in the PGT after the win over Vegas, you will see more of the “walk in the park” comments I was referring to. This was never meant to be picking you out of a crowd specifically
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03-12-2019, 03:21 PM
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#60
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Toronto
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Flames 7 - Devils 0
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