[GDT] Flames @ Golden Knights, 2:00 PM MDT. Sportsnet 360, Fan 960

[zamler]

Vegas has 95 points and is a +41 I'd be happy if the Flames had those "worts".

[Caged Great]

At this point I'd be surprised if the Flames won more than 3 out of the remaining 10 games.

[chummer]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Have to win tonight. They probably aren't going to make the playoffs but they are sitting 12th in the draft order and that's going to be tough to take come June. Need to strive for 15th at the very least.

Who cares if they finish 12th or 15th?? How many times are we going to bring up the Hamonic trade? We've got a solid top 4 defenceman who plays his heart out for this team. He'll have an A on his sweater within the next two years.

So tired of this crap.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by chummer

Who cares if they finish 12th or 15th?? How many times are we going to bring up the Hamonic trade? We've got a solid top 4 defenceman who plays his heart out for this team. He'll have an A on his sweater within the next two years.

So tired of this crap.

Then you better stay away from this place in June. Hamonic may not be in the team after another two years seeing he will be UFA so he better get that A on his sweater soon.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by chummer

Who cares if they finish 12th or 15th?? How many times are we going to bring up the Hamonic trade? We've got a solid top 4 defenceman who plays his heart out for this team. He'll have an A on his sweater within the next two years.

So tired of this crap.

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Then you better stay away from this place in June. Hamonic may not be in the team after another two years seeing he will be UFA.

Yeah....I like Hamonic, but lets call a spade a spade here.

We got Hamonic because management thought the playoffs were basically a given.

"We can spend the 1st because we'll be in the playoffs and that 1st is going to be low anyways."

And yet here we are.

I dont have an issue with the Hamonic trade or the acquisition of Hamonic. I have an issue with the performance of the team in general.

The fact of the matter is that at the moment we are scratching and clawing for our playoff lives. But we didnt have to be. We have pissed away a ton of points.

I can probably think of at least a half dozen games we could have won and now be in a comfortable playoff spot. Even if I leave the Oilers off the table.

And yet here we are.

[Erick Estrada]

I could have lived with just the single 1st round pick being given up but the two 2nd round picks are arguably bigger in the big picture. Of all organizations in the league none should know better about the perils of trading all your 2nd round picks more than the Flames yet for some inexcusable reason the cycle is repeating. We are unfortunately a few years away from starting the entire rebuild all over again before the current team even had a chance to properly rebuild which is extremely depressing.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Unbeatable at home?


Checks their recent sked***lost four home games in a row heading into today***


Knights are starting to show some worts with six losses in the last ten. They are a beatable team.

Wort (/ˈwɜːrt/) is the liquid extracted from the mashing process during the brewing of beer or whisky. Wort contains the sugars that will be fermented by the brewing yeast to produce alcohol.

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[Machiavelli]

Knights have also been dealing with significant injuries

[Locke]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Unbeatable at home?


Checks their recent sked***lost four home games in a row heading into today***


Knights are starting to show some worts with six losses in the last ten. They are a beatable team.

I hate to be 'That Guy' but while you are not wrong, its still one of the best Home Records in the League which, for an expansion team, is amazing.

[Fan in Exile]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

It wouldn't shock me at all if the Flames win these two road games.

Whenever you think the flames are officially done, they come back and get a couple wins. And on the other side of the coin, whenever you think they've taken some strides in the right direction, they take a couple big steps back.

This is setting up that way. Two big road wins, probably within 2 points of a playoff spot by Wednesday, and then boom, more disappointment at home on Wednesday.

Whoa! Very realistic take. What's happened to you?!

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

can you honestly remember a game under GG where the Flames looked “desperate”?

The last game against Edmonton, and Anaheim early in the season when they finally broke the curse. But those are really the only ones that come to mind, which is sad.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by jayswin

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he's a broadcast guy, not a newspaper man!

[442scotty]

Flames are exactly the medicine an ailing knights team needs... The flames pump up teams needing a morale boost.... It's what they are good at

[442scotty]

7-2 knights with Smith pulled after the 7th. Flames score 2 late in the third to make it close.

[mrdonkey]

Not a good feeling about this one. Flames just playing out the rest of this abortion of a season knowing they're all but cooked, Vegas cruising to the playoffs and will probably still win handily.

Hopefully just 10 more games of Gulutzan hockey to endure, everyone. Keep those chins up.

[Tron_fdc]

I just crawled out of bed and I'm making my way to the arena, CRAZY amount of flames fans here. This is going to be like a home game!!

[Itse]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

At this point I'd be surprised if the Flames won more than 3 out of the remaining 10 games.

Oh I'm sure they can go 5-5. Gulutzan hockey yo.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by itse

oh i'm sure they can go 5-5. Gulutzan hockey yo.

4-4-2

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I could have lived with just the single 1st round pick being given up but the two 2nd round picks are arguably bigger in the big picture. Of all organizations in the league none should know better about the perils of trading all your 2nd round picks more than the Flames yet for some inexcusable reason the cycle is repeating. We are unfortunately a few years away from starting the entire rebuild all over again before the current team even had a chance to properly rebuild which is extremely depressing.

define a "few" years. Cause when I hear a few, I think 3-4 and if you think they're going to blow this team up in 4 years, that might be your worst take ever.

Outside of Giordano and probably Backlund, in 4 years, there won't be a bunch of old past their prime players. Not to mention, a lot can happen in 4 years. This team could turn it around next season with a new coach. Look how things have changed so quickly for teams this year, good and/or bad. So much can change and so fast. The Preds were a 8 seed, made a run to finals and now are a cup contender in a 12 month span.

I just think it's ridiculously presumptuous to think a rebuild is coming soon, especially when the core of this team is still pretty damn young.

This isn't the 09-11 Flames teams with aging veterans past their prime.

[81MC]

Sorry, what’s our projected ‘losses allowed’? One more?