Practice notes May 12 - Adam Ruzicka joins main practice group

[Nelson]

I want Phillips.

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Yeah the first question about expectations of winning the last four games was not very good. Not sure exactly what the expected answer was there as no coach is going to say winning isn't the goal. It is weird how he's downplaying the skill of the team vs other teams in the division as IMO it kind of lets the players off the hook for having a poor season.

To me it sounded like he gave Trev the vote of no confidence.

[nieuwy-89]

In a way it’s unfair that Daryl “the new guy” had to be the first to face the music after being officially eliminated. Might have been smarter for the team to throw Treliving or Conroy in front of the media to address the results of the season, then have Daryl do his usual practice day presser.

I agree Daryl’s comments were an indictment of the state of the team. The front office can’t be happy with the coach admitting they met expectations this year.

[Hanna Sniper]

Originally Posted by Nelson

I want Phillips.

With Mangiapane, Gaudreau and Dube in the lineup, the team is already too easy to play against

[chedder]

Originally Posted by nieuwy-89

In a way it’s unfair that Daryl “the new guy” had to be the first to face the music after being officially eliminated. Might have been smarter for the team to throw Treliving or Conroy in front of the media to address the results of the season, then have Daryl do his usual practice day presser.

I agree Daryl’s comments were an indictment of the state of the team. The front office can’t be happy with the coach admitting they met expectations this year.

Thinking Treliving is a dead man walking as that is what it seems. We haven't heard from him in weeks? The sooner they rip the bandaid off the better.

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by Hanna Sniper

With Mangiapane, Gaudreau and Dube in the lineup, the team is already too easy to play against

Playoffs are a lost cause bud; give the youth movement a look. Ruzicka and Phillips earned those looks big time this year.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

I don’t agree this was supposed to be a team fighting for 4th they should be fighting for 1st or 2nd. Only the Leafs looked better on paper and while the Flames don’t have the high end forwards the Oilers or even Jets have they had a superior blueline and supposedly had depth that would be enough to have them compete with the top heavy teams.

This team failed because they could not score goals and we saw their top players take a step back or side step instead of step forward. Markstrom was far too inconsistent in year 1 of his deal but the goal scoring is still the biggest issue

Maybe Sutter is trying to create higher expectations. The roster was not built well enough offensively or defensively to compete against teams with elite players, and too many players couldn't or wouldn't keep up. Lots of inconsistency from key players.

We get by on a clunker with a few good pieces and some spare parts. while other teams are driving around in newer model cars!

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

To me it sounded like he gave Trev the vote of no confidence.

I dunno. I thought he was just tired of answering questions and felt like pushing back at one. Telling Leslie “Well, you’re the expert, so what do you say”.

I think his only larger point is that predictions are dumb. They are a team that was fighting for 4th because the actual evidence says they were. I don’t disagree.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

To me it sounded like he gave Trev the vote of no confidence.

^^This. That's why he is basically saying this team is not very good...


If they asked him which players were good, I bet he would be hard pressed to name more than a handful.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

If I'm in the media, the first chance I get to ask Treliving a question, I'm pointing out to him where this team was when he took over, where it is now, what's been accomplished in between and then asking for his plan moving forward.

Hi Brad, you took over this team with a five year plan that you've alluded to many times. Well, it's been five years and here's where we were, here's what we've done, here's where we are. What now? Each of your offseasons have failed to produce positive playoff results. What are you going to do differently this offseason to rectify that?

The fans are the stakeholders of this team. We should have access to real answers to real questions about the present and future of this team. Just like any other enterprise in this country is required to do for its stakeholders, so should the Calgary Flames.

The question can be asked but do you expect or would you want the GM to reveal his plans for the off-season in any level of detail?

[Hanna Sniper]

Originally Posted by Heavy Jack

Playoffs are a lost cause bud; give the youth movement a look. Ruzicka and Phillips earned those looks big time this year.

bud (smh)

How many small players can you dress in one forward lineup on a team that struggles with playing heavy as it is? You can even, say two of those smaller players are on the top end of those that play heavy but it doesn't mean they are

Ruzicka has nothing to do with what I said, you can play Phillips with what I said as well... just not with the other 3 in the lineup

Sit Johnny and Dube and problem solved

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Hanna Sniper

bud (smh)

How many small players can you dress in one forward lineup on a team that struggles with playing heavy as it is?

At least one per line.

But really, you shouldn't be making roster decisions on height or weight, or perceived "heavy play", but rather on effectiveness.

"Heavy play" was supposed to be ehat Brouwer, Neal, jankowski, Colborne, brought to the table.

It's just a load of BS. The cup champs were the smallest forward group i can imagine. Yanni Gourde gets off the ice and Tyler Johnson gets on, and then Brayden Point or Nikita Kucherov.

[Heavy Jack]

That comment was meant more tongue in cheek and definitely not as a shot or jab at you..?? Sorry I guess? Haha man it’s getting tougher to even just talk or joke casually without someone taking it wrong and apparently shaking their head??? Again sorry if that irked you but definitely wasn’t intended that way and honestly this feels laughable that I’m even having to explain that.

At this point please don’t sit Johnny at least until after Thursday... I need him for my hockey pool lol

[Mindtravellee]

Why can't Dube be benched like Valimaki has been?

[GioforPM]

I really doubt these games are going to be rough - both teams are playing out the string. If you are really afraid of the Canucks taking liberties, you can dress Lucic, Ritchie, Robinson, Tkachuk, Gio and Stone. You could start that lineup and go retro.

[blender]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Nobody thinks they are true cup contenders (maybe the GM and owners do?) but they are better that what they showed this season.

Maybe the issue is that the players think (thought) they were contenders, and Daryl is working to disabuse them of this notion?

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by blender

Maybe the issue is that the players think (thought) they were contenders, and Daryl is working to disabuse them of this notion?

I wouldn't doubt it considering how many times they only showed up to play one period this season.

[Geeoff]

Originally Posted by Hanna Sniper

With Mangiapane, Gaudreau and Dube in the lineup, the team is already too easy to play against

So? There's 4 games left that don't matter. Might as well see what we've got on the farm. I bet the kids would give a better effort than the vets who have already checked out on the season.