08-05-2018, 05:19 AM
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#41
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Smoking hole in the ground
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I don’t care about what we accomplish, but I want to feel like the team is competitive every night. Ending up missing the playoffs because the team didn’t show up in games 17 and 26 is unacceptable. I’d like to see a push into later rounds, but if the team is playing hard, holding their own, and it feels like they got unlucky, I won’t be mad at a first round exit. I think we should be better than that, but hockey is hard.
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08-05-2018, 05:21 AM
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#42
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Smoking hole in the ground
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
David Jones to make his triumphant return in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
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We shouldn’t have to bring out This Post Is Terrible for you at this point, you know better than this.
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08-05-2018, 09:12 AM
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#43
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Not sure
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I want to win the lottery.
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Originally posted by Bingo.
Maybe he hates cowboy boots.
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08-05-2018, 09:27 AM
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#44
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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I want them to sweep the season series with Anaheim.
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"Some guys like old balls"
Patriots QB Tom Brady
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08-05-2018, 09:46 AM
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#45
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Lifetime Suspension
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I want $ dollar priced beer at the Dome. Oh yeah, and the Cup. 30....15....0 countdown
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08-05-2018, 09:50 AM
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#46
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Franchise Player
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I want to see a team that can enter the offensive zone with speed.
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08-05-2018, 09:52 AM
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#47
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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I'd like to see Jankowski continue to progress and become a legitimate 2nd line 2-way center. He's got the ability, and he's become better and better every single year since he was drafted. I think he can develop his offensive production and defensive awareness a little more as he adjusts to the league. Also, he was good for spurts but lacked consistency. That's something that usually improves after a rookie season.
I will just carbon copy the above and apply it to Gillies, and maybe Hanifin as well minus the "rookie" thing.
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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08-05-2018, 09:52 AM
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#48
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: victoria
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How about not stumbling out of the gate! I would love to see the team come out prepared every night. Also a 7-3ish start to the season!
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08-05-2018, 10:05 AM
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#49
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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A breakout season for Bennett and Jankowski would be sweet. I want all the new guys to perform well. And solid goaltending all around.
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08-05-2018, 10:09 AM
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#50
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Maybe I'm asking for a lot but to hell with just making the playoffs as a bottom seed or even winning the pacific division. I would like to see the Flames challenge for the western conference title like the Jets did last season. The roster is pretty solid from top to bottom so if this team finally (this team hasn't had top shelf coaching since Darryl Sutter) gets some high quality coaching I don't see why this shouldn't be possible.
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08-05-2018, 10:17 AM
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#51
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Central Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Total and complete humiliation of the Oilers.
I think that goes almost without saying.
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Yes!!! I want to see the Flames make the Oilers their bitches again!!! To me that was one of Gulutzan's biggest failings. He could not get the team motivated to beat their provincial rivals. He coached like he was scared of McDavid.
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Food for thought: the Oilers last 3 years have been the worst statistical 3 year span in NHL history.
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08-05-2018, 10:22 AM
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#52
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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Agreed on coming out of the gates strong.
I also want to see a great long term deal for Hanifin.
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08-05-2018, 10:55 AM
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#53
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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At least 6 playoff wins. Bare minimum.
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08-05-2018, 01:02 PM
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#55
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Toronto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
I really want to see Sam Bennett prove he is anything more than a 3rd line winger who takes multiple badly timed penalties and not get knocked off the puck so easily.
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Very much agree with your sentiment. Though I seem to recall that his bad penalties seemed to drop off last year (I could be wrong). Regardless, yes, if he can become a legitimate offensive threat, which he hasn't been, and if he can show some patience in his game, that would be great for the Flames.
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08-05-2018, 01:44 PM
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#56
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by activeStick
Very much agree with your sentiment. Though I seem to recall that his bad penalties seemed to drop off last year (I could be wrong). Regardless, yes, if he can become a legitimate offensive threat, which he hasn't been, and if he can show some patience in his game, that would be great for the Flames.
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Only 18 players in the entire NHL had more minors than he did last year.
487 players averaged more TOI/GP.
He was a train wreck in this regard.
And the issue, IMO, isn't that he took these penalties...its why. His hockey IQ is looking to be way below where it needs to be and as such he put himself in position to take them because he wasn't in the right spot etc. His skating is good enough that he shouldn't constantly be using his stick illegally or having to grab on to guys.
Yet, he has been this way the last 3 seasons to varying degrees as over the course of that time he sits 29th worst among all players for minors taken. 1200 different gys have played in that time (obviously a good % of them not very many games) but even then...way way over the top and not in a good way.
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08-05-2018, 03:29 PM
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#57
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jun 2018
Exp:
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I really want doughty to finally drop the mitts with Tkachuk
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08-05-2018, 03:32 PM
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#58
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Toronto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
Only 18 players in the entire NHL had more minors than he did last year.
487 players averaged more TOI/GP.
He was a train wreck in this regard.
And the issue, IMO, isn't that he took these penalties...its why. His hockey IQ is looking to be way below where it needs to be and as such he put himself in position to take them because he wasn't in the right spot etc. His skating is good enough that he shouldn't constantly be using his stick illegally or having to grab on to guys.
Yet, he has been this way the last 3 seasons to varying degrees as over the course of that time he sits 29th worst among all players for minors taken. 1200 different gys have played in that time (obviously a good % of them not very many games) but even then...way way over the top and not in a good way.
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Yeah I agree with you 100%. If I were a betting man, I'd wager he firmly stays a bottom 6 forward. Purely from watching the games, he lacks the IQ (re: my patience comment), which leads to being unable to create chances a lot of the time in situations where a guy like Gaudreau or Tkachuk would be able to. Hoping for a turnaround and 180 degree change in Bennett's play but not holding my breath.
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08-05-2018, 05:11 PM
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#59
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Exp:
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Trade for Hayes at the deadline on the way to the big shiny thing.
Goalies standing on their proverbial heads.
40 goals by The Big Jankowski.
Last edited by ignite; 08-05-2018 at 05:14 PM.
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08-05-2018, 05:20 PM
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#60
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Franchise Player
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Playoffs.
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