[PGT] I'd 8-4 that game to be the norm. Chicago wins

[Erick Estrada]

I don't care how many glass half full fans try to make excuses for this team, they are what they are which is a team worse than both the Canucks and the Oilers. The injury excuse doesn't fly because they were remarkably healthy up to this point and many teams have had to make do with two regulars out of their lineup. The forwards group is lost, the defense poor, goaltending spotty, and the head coach is in over his head. I'm hoping they somehow scrape into the playoffs and maybe get hot but at this point that's a lot to ask considering losses like this have been very frequent. It's just not a good team.

[zamler]

[tvp2003]

Don't worry, this probably means we'll win 7-3 on Monday against the Ducks.

You know, because its the Flames...

[SuperMatt18]

Backlund line, and Stone were horrible tonight.

Hanifin and Andersson weren’t great either.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

What the hell kind of logic is this

The odds were totally stacked against them. No good team is going to win that game.

[Yoho]

I feel bad for those who attended game.

[mile]

Still pissing away points against teams they should be beating, still the same issues with team D - Stone getting caught down low resulting in a breakaway for the other team for the third game in a row and our players leaving the slot area open over and over again is so frustrating. Talbot should have started today.

For those saying that Gallant wouldn't take a coaching position right now, that bit came from Lebrun a week after the firing. Gallant said in an interview with a local FOX affiliate a couple of weeks ago that he was ready to coach again, whether it's this season or next. Knowing how competitive he is and with the Flames still in a playoff position, the wishful thinker in me believes the chance to get back in the race and compete in the playoffs with a young team would be tempting.

Both Hynes and Deboer were unemployed for 34 days. Gallant was fired on January 15th. 34 days from that date is this Tuesday on February 18th, where the Flames have a day off, followed by two practice days.




I'm still not expecting a coaching change this season but if it were to happen that would probably be the last possible time. Any later and it will be too late.

[Aarongavey]

4-5-1 since the All Star break. Played some tough divisional rivals in that stretch (SJx2, LA, ANH, EDMx2, VAN) along with a few Central division games (NSH, ST.L, CHI).

Not exactly an easy stretch of hockey and the Flames got close to a majority of the points available during those 10 games.

Next ten they get some non-Western Conference foes to balance out this tough Western Conference schedule they have faced since the break (Boston twice, Tampa Bay, Florida, Columbus, Detroit) along with some Western Conference cannon fodder (Vegas, Anaheim, Nashville, Arizona).

So the schedule balances out for the Flames and I think it is clear that they will only improve now that they got through the murders row they had to face since the All Star break. Seems pretty clear as to what they should do at the pending trade deadline.

[Torchdemall]

Well that was a cluster ####.

I hope the players have some great advice for coaching staff next week. Seems like the previous changes have already lost their touch.

Maybe put them up at a Super 8 at home and fool them into feeling like they are in the road?

Yikes... figure it out guys.

[CalgaryFan1988]

I thought Gaudreau was the best player on his line, of course Lindholm is the finisher.

I liked the Bennett line, pretty solid all night.

That's all of the positives I can think of.

[nieuwy-89]

Another embarrassing effort at home. Garbage all around. I don't get it.

Can’t use injuries as an excuse either, lots of teams are dealing with key injuries now. Good teams rise above it.

[Mass_nerder]

It's crazy how many odd-man rushes we give up.
Like, it seems like 7-8/night.
Tonight felt like 10+

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Trappiest of trap games and a piss poor effort from everyone. Trap game because they’re coming off a good roadie, against a non PO team that happens to be desperate to get a win and has players that can still burn you and a goalie who can still perform. Piss poor effort just because that’s what it was. They got really lazy at 2-2.

Perhaps, but when every other game is a trap game, I don't think you can say it's a trap game...

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by AC

Tkachuk was a complete no show.

Johnny was actually good while Monahan struggled.

Dreadful defensive coverage and awareness from everybody. Certainly looked like a game where one of our top pairing Dmen (Stone) shouldn't be in the NHL.

Not saying this to make excuses for him. Anyone else at the game think Tkachuk looks injured. Skating seemed off and ginger and seemed to be constantly working out his leg.

[thefoss1957]

Home team drops all three in the season series. Goaltending and D-Zone turnovers were the big differences in this one.

No hope for a playoff matchup for our teams this season...but, I'll be dropping back here from time to time, to season's end.

I do hope your guys can right the ship for a playoff run. For my guys, it will be a GM and Coach fighting for their lives, but, I don't think that goaltending alone, behind our porous defense will keep my guys in the race.

Thanks again for hosting...and best of luck to you and your guys.

[AustinL_NHL]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Well that sucks.

But really, first game back after a road trip against a hungry team? You can’t expect to win that game really, playoff race or no playoff race.

Wait. You can't expect a home team fighting for their playoff lives to win against a team that had lost 5 straight?

Interesting logic.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

Perhaps, but when every other game is a trap game, I don't think you can say it's a trap game...

Well, they always say these first games back especially against poorer teams. are trap games. BUT they were just bad. Obviously. I’m not sure what you mean by every other game though.

[Manhattanboy]

How many teams break losing streaks against the Flames?

Seems to be a trend.

[Saint Troy]

Absolutely pathetic, 16 against in the last 3 weeks at home, and we sat a goalie coming off of a shutout. Isn’t Treliving pretty much skinny Feaster at this point?

[Calgary4LIfe]

I don't pin this loss on the goalies. The team as a whole seemed to have about zero defensive awareness tonight. The defencemen and the forwards. I didn't think any of the goals that were let in were terrible - a couple were probably save-able, but nothing ugly. What was ugly was the incredible looks the Hawks got on their shots.


Too many guys to list that I thought were bad.. but the players that I thought played well:
Bennett
Jankowski
Brodie
Dube
Lucic
Mangiapane


That's about it. The rest were shades of invisible to atrocious.


Lost races to pucks, lost battles for the pucks, a bunch of poor passes, didn't attack the net enough, didn't defend the net enough...


We had a Dallas Eakins' Oilers game tonight IMO.