GDT: Release the Andersson! Flames vs. Wings 11/9/2017, 7:00 PM MT

[Tofveve]

Johnny!

 

[MonaHan Solo]

Wish Lazar's hustle matched his hands and hockey IQ.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I went all in on the following games against the Flames and we won.

I forgot to bet on the Canucks game and we lost.

All in on the Wings!

I'm never going to bet on the Flames again this season

When Gio said he felt they'd be scoring 5 or 6 soon, I thought he was out of his mind

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Up until the 5th goal we scored, this was basically the best game of our season.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Offence looks so much better with Jagr in the lineup... and Stajan in the pressbox.

 

[Tofveve]

Big win! Nice to see lots of goals too!

 

[JurassicTunga]

Good win. Nice to see some offense spread around. Jagr getting his first in a Flames jersey. Legend! Awesome to see that. Flames have played well more often than not as of late, so that's something.

 

[Mobiandi]

Jagr seems to always have one or two shifts a game where the ice just tilts in his favour and he's making something happen

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Big night tonight.

Janko and Jagr both had their first goals as a Flame, Johnny with a 3-point night (2G, 1A), Johnny and Mony extend their point streaks to 6 games, and Ferland's got a 3-game goal/point streak.

A bunch of players had two point nights too:
Jagr
Backlund
Monahan
Kulak

Bennett also got his first point of the season

 

[crazyfisherman]

is it just me or does jagr just look so sad every time the camera is on him lol, outside of the goal ofc

 

[StreakingRed]

I've watched that Jagr goal probably 20 times now. What a legend.

Nice to see Jankowski get his first and the 3rd line chipping in.

 

[Rangediddy]

Feels good seeing Ferland hitting his stride and felling on the top line. Most of us have seen the skill and just wanted the confidence to go with it and now we’re seeing it. Also feels good to see him show the doubters (MM) wrong.

Personally, I wish he’d hit more but if it meant sacrificing the offense I guess I can live without it.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Easily Jagr’s best game as a Flame. Wow.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Easily Jagr’s best game as a Flame. Wow.

Yeah, he was really noticeable there and not as a liability either.

 

[Zirakzigil]

That 3rd line really seems like its gelling. Hopefully this is a sign of more good things to come.

 

[djpatm]

Johnny in sole possession of third in scoring.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Not sure if Flames are cup contenders...

... or Red Wings are Dahlin contenders.

 

[Mitts]

Gaudreau 2nd star of the game, that's criminal.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Not sure if Flames are cup contenders...

... or Red Wings are Dahlin contenders.

Little bit of column A, whole lot of column B.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Ferland is starting to look like a legit top 6 forward

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Ferland is starting to look like a legit top 6 forward

I remember when people were criticizing Bob Hartley about playing Ferland up the lineup and Bob said that Ferland had All Star upside.
He's played like an All-Star after a bit of a slow start. 2nd best player on that line the last six games or so, absolutely dominant.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Ferland is starting to look like a legit top 6 forward

He’s doing the thing. His struggle has always been to keep doing it. Lets hope he does this time.

 

[DFF]

Feels good seeing Ferland hitting his stride and felling on the top line. Most of us have seen the skill and just wanted the confidence to go with it and now we’re seeing it. Also feels good to see him show the doubters (MM) wrong.

Personally, I wish he’d hit more but if it meant sacrificing the offense I guess I can live without it.

Can he do it for 20 games?

Cause we have seen that movie before

 

[Mitts]

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

He’s doing the thing. His struggle has always been to keep doing it. Lets hope he does this time.

When did Ferland stop doing it? A few games to start this year, as if he's the only player to ever have a slow start after months away from the sport?

Ferland was our most consistent forward last season even if you want to push a narritive otherwise. He was making Stajan, Chiasson, Bouma, Freddie Hamilton, Hathaway all look good, had a better power play point rate than the likes of Frolik and Brouwer, and the n produced at a nearly 30 goal rate when bumped up the lineup. Only people who confuse inconsistent ice time with inconsistent play, or who place false expectations ("Ferland needs to stop dangling he should dump the puck and hit" or "Ferland needs to hit when he is on the top line") think otherwise. There is a reason BT never went looking for a winger to replace him, and why Jagr expected to play on Bennett's line from day one.