[GDT] Flames (31-13-5) @ Oilers (23-21-5) // 8:00 on Hockey Night in Canada

[Enoch Root]

How far back do you have to go to find a worse bottom 9 than this?

Khaira - Nugent-Hopkins - Yamamoto
Rieder - Brodziak - Puljujarvi
Lucic - Cave - Kassian

Certainly to before the cap era.

Then you double down with this D:

Nurse - Russell
Jones - Larsson
Manning - Benning

lol

[Beninho]

All the pressure on the Oil tonight. Flames top line had an off night last game, i expect a nice rebound game from them.

I’m just confused how the NHL has made the flames play the Oilers twice on the 3rd game of 3 in 4. This is the biggest rivalry in hockey, having to be the tired team twice vs the Oilers is just stupid.

[Yoho]

But if you are going to play your 3rd game in 4 nights, we picked the right team to do it against.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Beninho

All the pressure on the Oil tonight.

Yup. Thanks to the Canucks' win last night, the Oilers are currently out of a playoff spot. They'll be desperate tonight for sure. Flames need to get off to a good start and grab the early lead if they can.

[Vinny01]

I like the Flames chances tonight. Tkachuk and the top line were all a little off last night and hopefully will be focused to bounce back. Hopefully Bennett and Neal can build off their last game and keep that momentum going.

Oilers typically do not win 2 games in a row and have been known to be sluggish on more than a days rest. Hopefully we can get up a couple early and get a nice win

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by Yoho

But if you are going to play your 3rd game in 4 nights, we picked the right team to do it against.

Very true

[kukkudo]

$25 to CP if the Flames can pull it off!

[4X4]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

From eating wings and getting a win last night, i have to figure out a way to drink oil. It has to be done for the win. Wish me luck

Smoke some hash oil?

[heep223]

Would love to see the Flames play globetrotter tonight, when the Oil inevitably takes this game to the trenches because they are completely outclassed in every area.

Don’t get sucked in boys, just make them pay!

[KootenayFlamesFan]

FORWARDS
Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett - Mark Jankowski - James Neal
Andrew Mangiapane - Derek Ryan - Garnet Hathaway


DEFENCE
Mark Giordano - TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin - Travis Hamonic
Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson


GOALTENDER
David Rittich

https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/proj...rs/c-304056128

[Phagoof]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

How far back do you have to go to find a worse bottom 9 than this?

Khaira - Nugent-Hopkins - Yamamoto
Rieder - Brodziak - Puljujarvi
Lucic - Cave - Kassian

Certainly to before the cap era.

Then you double down with this D:

Nurse - Russell
Jones - Larsson
Manning - Benning

lol

The best part is if they didn't have chia pet they could of had the best top 6 in the league

Hall-McDingus-Dr. Drai
John Hopkins-Barzal-Eberle

[redforever]

win, win big, and show no mercy.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by redforever

win, win big, and show no mercy.

[sureLoss]

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
David Rittich will start in goal, #Flames⁠ ⁠ plan to stick with same forwards and defence vs. #Oilers in #BattleOfAlberta tonight. #CGYvsEDM

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Yup. Thanks to the Canucks' win last night, the Oilers are currently out of a playoff spot. They'll be desperate tonight for sure. Flames need to get off to a good start and grab the early lead if they can.

Actually, the Oilers are currently out of a playoff spot because they’re shyte.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Good. Smith is hot garbage

[SportsJunky]

Sweep the leg.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

I like the Flames chances tonight. Tkachuk and the top line were all a little off last night and hopefully will be focused to bounce back. Hopefully Bennett and Neal can build off their last game and keep that momentum going.

Oilers typically do not win 2 games in a row and have been known to be sluggish on more than a days rest. Hopefully we can get up a couple early and get a nice win

Excuse me?

[1_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

From eating wings and getting a win last night, i have to figure out a way to drink oil. It has to be done for the win. Wish me luck

Maybe fish oil or cannabis oil (depending on your tastes)

[ThisIsAnOutrage]

This game is perfect. The Flames lead the West and the Oilers are hanging around the last playoff spot, which makes this yardstick game for the Oilers. Plus the Oilers are coming off back-to-back wins. If the Oilers even keep it close it will be full bore ahead into trading for playoff rentals with Chiarelli at the helm. What gets overlooked of course is that the Flames are on the road playing their 3rd game in 4 nights. It's the perfect con. There's no better way to convince the Oilers they have a chance than for them to be competitive tonight. The bonus? The real reason the Oilers depth players - especially Lucic - are trying harder lately is because they know that if they can shine themselves up by the trade deadline, maybe, just maybe, they will be traded out of that dumpster fire. That said, as a Flames fan, I would really appreciate an 11-0 blowout. 6-0 after 1, and then five more casual goals in the 2nd and 3rd.

Go Flames Go!