GDT: (Game 2) Home Opener: The suckiest suck that ever sucked
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Anglesmith
Setting up the play?
The part that sucks the most for me is that this team more than ever needs some practice time right now, and of course we are playing 3 in 4 to start the year. Any other year, I'd love having a lot of hockey right away, but right now I just wish they could work on systems so they don't look so bad during games.
tmurfin
That’s the joke
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JurassicTunga
it is what it is
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I do agree. Training camp was kind of a mess with players not able to play, new system etc etc and it carried into the season. Damn.
GAMO1992
#ThankYouIggy
FlamerForLife
Mon Seanahan
On the bright side Wideman did play the least of all d-men, hopefully that's an indicator that he'll be scratched for Kulak tomorrow.
GAMO1992
#ThankYouIggy
InfinityIggy
Zagidulin's Dad
best part is that Grossmann will probably play tomorrow instead of Kulak.
This is an accurate prediction.
FlamerForLife
Mon Seanahan
Safe to assume Johnson starts tomorrow cause of the back to back, or does Gulutzan ride Elliot for another game?
Ace Rimmer
Stoke me a clipper.
InfinityIggy
Zagidulin's Dad
best part is that Grossmann will probably play tomorrow instead of Kulak.
That would be such a typical Flames move
DFF
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Volica
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I thought a few Flames had good games:
Tkachuk and Bennett played well.
Backlund - Frolik played well.
Chiasson - Stajan played great.
Versteeg had some good moments, Johnny had some good moments and some not so good moments (as to be expected for a guy playing with his team for all of 4 days).
Dougie had a good game, I thought he was our most reliable guy along with Jyrki; That pairing was great for us; still scratching my head how they thought that was a good move sitting Jyrki yesterday. Engelland played a stellar depth role (he could really be a good 3rd pairing asset for us).
The top line was really 'meh' together. I thought Mony had a bad game, I thought Ferland and Bouma had pretty mediocre games, but then again, they're both energy guys; they both need to crash a lot more. Brouwer was pretty invisible.
On defence Brodano wasn't great. Wideman was an absolute dumpster fire. I get tired of ragging on the guy, but just brutal tonight. He's so god damn slow it's ridiculous. Low IQ plays, low speed... you literally had a guy who was a liability every time he stepped on the ice tonight. You can't have a guy who's only worth is a slap shot on the point. You just can't.
Tkachuk and Bennett played well.
Backlund - Frolik played well.
Chiasson - Stajan played great.
Versteeg had some good moments, Johnny had some good moments and some not so good moments (as to be expected for a guy playing with his team for all of 4 days).
Dougie had a good game, I thought he was our most reliable guy along with Jyrki; That pairing was great for us; still scratching my head how they thought that was a good move sitting Jyrki yesterday. Engelland played a stellar depth role (he could really be a good 3rd pairing asset for us).
The top line was really 'meh' together. I thought Mony had a bad game, I thought Ferland and Bouma had pretty mediocre games, but then again, they're both energy guys; they both need to crash a lot more. Brouwer was pretty invisible.
On defence Brodano wasn't great. Wideman was an absolute dumpster fire. I get tired of ragging on the guy, but just brutal tonight. He's so god damn slow it's ridiculous. Low IQ plays, low speed... you literally had a guy who was a liability every time he stepped on the ice tonight. You can't have a guy who's only worth is a slap shot on the point. You just can't.
GAMO1992
#ThankYouIggy
especially when speedsters are intercepting passes to him and are off to the races because he's SO slow.
MonaHan Solo
Hi.
I wish we could have gotten rid of Wideman in the off-season and signed Russell.
Our pairings would be great.
Giordano-Brodie
Jokipakka-Hamilton
Russell-Engelland
Ugh.
Our pairings would be great.
Giordano-Brodie
Jokipakka-Hamilton
Russell-Engelland
Ugh.
FlamesFan18
Frank the Tank
See you guys in 20 years. Already 200% done with Oiler fans with the "McDavid > Gaudreau lololol". 4th rounder vs Generational 1OA. Those ******* should understand how crazy lucky they got and let McDavids play do the talking. As long as he is on Edmonton we wont stand a chance really.
MonyontheMoney
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Id like to see Carey ****ing Price put together a decent outing with the amount of dangerous chances we've given up so far.
InfinityIggy
Zagidulin's Dad
Wideman tonight reminded me of former Flame, Anton Babchuk. Even slower though.
Also I have trouble hanging either of these losses on Elliott. He made some solid saves tonight.
Also I have trouble hanging either of these losses on Elliott. He made some solid saves tonight.
Volica
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He's lost a ton of speed. Even in a 50/50 on the line, it'd end up being a breakaway.
I've kind of mentioned it before; I think the Flames really need to play a more defensive first game... Dare I say trap type game. You have a mobile D (when Wideman and Grossmann are securely planted in the pressbox) and I'd head to head any team in the league's 3/4th lines against ours.
Volica
Papa Shango
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I thought Elliott had an okay game.
Not much you're going to do with 2 breakaway goals (on 5 tries tonight
) and a cross-crease one-timer. There wasn't a goal that I was screaming at Elliott tonight for.
GAMO1992
#ThankYouIggy
Yeah you REALLY cannot blame Elliott at all for those goal. The Letestu breakaway, MAYBE, even then it went thru his legs and off his skate....
our Defense has been very sub-par. When Engelland looks like your 2nd best Dman...you've got a problem
our Defense has been very sub-par. When Engelland looks like your 2nd best Dman...you've got a problem
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