Pre-Game Talk: Series thread: WCQF Anaheim Ducks(PD1) vs Calgary Flames(WC1)

[CrazyDuck4u]

if i buy tickets to game 5 on vividseats, i get my money back if they win tomorrow right guys lol

I would get credit for round 2 games.. lol.. Lets not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I agree with the sentiment that good teams make their own luck.

The Getzlaf goal in game 2 was lucky, that one I'll admit. But this narrative that every ducks goal scored is luck is dumb. The goal in OT wasn't "pure luck" its players going hard to the net and causing chaos in front of a weak goaltender. Sometimes you get rewarded other times the goalie saves it or it bounces wide. Just because it's not a "pretty goal" doesn't mean it wasn't earned by going to the tough areas.

Some people don't seem to get that. There aren't many guys willing to do that today. Phil Esposito had quite a HHF career being known as the "garbage man", cleaning up the front of the net with Bobby Orr on the blueline. It ain't all luck.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I don't think so. Stephens who normally doesn't speculate was rather adamant Gibson would start game 4.

Edit: here is the tweet

That's true but the way he stated it sounded more speculative than based on any real info. Besides, isn't RC known not to announce goalies ahead of time?

Regardless, I kind of expect Gibson to get the start.

 

[duckaroosky]

So I saw on twitter that the last time the NHL had 4 playoff games go to OT on the same day was April 10, 1985. Among those games was the Calgary Flames leading the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 in the 2nd period only to lose to the Jets 5-4 in OT. On that Jets team was Randy Carlyle, Paul MacLean and Brian Hayward.

https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/the-...-four-overtime-games-in-one-night/c-288908918

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

So I saw on twitter that the last time the NHL had 4 playoff games go to OT on the same day was April 10, 1985. Among those games was the Calgary Flames leading the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 in the 2nd period only to lose to the Jets 5-4 in OT. On that Jets team was Randy Carlyle, Paul MacLean and Brian Hayward.

https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/the-...-four-overtime-games-in-one-night/c-288908918

History does repeat itself..

 

[Bender66]

So I saw on twitter that the last time the NHL had 4 playoff games go to OT on the same day was April 10, 1985. Among those games was the Calgary Flames leading the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 in the 2nd period only to lose to the Jets 5-4 in OT. On that Jets team was Randy Carlyle, Paul MacLean and Brian Hayward.

https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/the-...-four-overtime-games-in-one-night/c-288908918

The Walrus' 'stache powers have stayed strong all these years. Those are some serious nose ticklers there in that photo

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

That Walrus stache is pretty epic and bordering on Lanny McDonald status.

 

[gilfaizon]

Can anyone turn this into a 4-1 Flames lead from Game 3 for me? That would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks.

11:27 is time left in 2nd i believe.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Dan Wood tweeted (in response to something else) that the Ducks only lost consecutive games in regulation once all year -- the first 2 games of the season. Incredible. What a weird year.

 

[SoCalHockey]

Dan Wood tweeted (in response to something else) that the Ducks only lost consecutive games in regulation once all year -- the first 2 games of the season. Incredible. What weird year.

And we didn't get our first 3 game winning streak until... what? January? It's kinda been an odd season.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

The main board series thread is horrible, and not in an entertaining way. It might be my least favorite of all the main series threads there've ever been.

 

[Vipers31]

The main board series thread is horrible, and not in an entertaining way. It might be my least favorite of all the main series threads there've ever been.

I'd probably agree. There were more openly hostile ones, if my memory doesn't fool me, but the mere absurdity of this one makes it a bit harder to swallow all the bs. At least we have the 3-0 lead to turn to whenever we get fed up.

 

[Tecumseh]

It's best to just stay away from the main board thread. I'd eventually snap at the absurd notions of ref bias against Calgary and end up with another infraction as is tradition on HF during the playoffs

 

[Ducks DVM]

You can drive a good sized truck through that "math" on the main boards.

 

[DarthYenik]

I've stayed away from the playoff board since 2015. The worst of the worst seem to go there and post the most. The most bitter people talk the most and loudest. The good people, the ones who aren't looking to fight, just don't get a chance to discuss hockey in a normal way. It's a big pissing contest, and if their team loses, they want to take as much happiness from the winning team as possible. They want a winning team's fans to feel bad for winning. It's childish, and petty. Like the guy after game 2, who insulted Dawn Wright, because she's the Ducks' anthem singer and they were just grasping at anything to be mean about.

Anyway, end rant.

 

[Kalv]

I've stayed away from the playoff board since 2015. The worst of the worst seem to go there and post the most. The most bitter people talk the most and loudest. The good people, the ones who aren't looking to fight, just don't get a chance to discuss hockey in a normal way. It's a big pissing contest, and if their team loses, they want to take as much happiness from the winning team as possible. They want a winning team's fans to feel bad for winning. It's childish, and petty. Like the guy after game 2, who insulted Dawn Wright, because she's the Ducks' anthem singer and they were just grasping at anything to be mean about.

Anyway, end rant.

That`s just a casual ''sports fan'' not only on the internet, but yeah it`s sad.
Playoff Photoshop on the playoff boards is usually gold though

At least they stopped calculating angles and stick height Although it must be hard in their position to let in an inconclusive goal like that, it`s not like they didn`t had chances to secure the win with their 5 PP`s to our 0. And I really understand why the refs/Toronto made it count, it was really inconclusive, it could be a couple of inches here and there.
But some of their fans after the game were like:

 

[Kalv]

Some interesting quotes from this article:

As a player, Carlyle was on a Winnipeg Jets team with current assistant coach Paul MacLean and Ducks television analyst Brian Hayward that erased a 4-1 deficit in a playoff game.
It was Calgary that lost that April 10, 1985 game by a 5-4 score in overtime, just as the Flames did Monday.

We just need other teams to abuse Kev. Same with Perry. According to Shohara, Perry was hekled BIG time befor the game. And well, he was +5 in a 5:4 OT win
Kev also had a strong game.

“Maybe I’m just wired a little bit differently,” Bieksa said. “I embrace the challenge. It’s playoff hockey. That’s the only way I can describe it. You’re getting hit. Some are clean, some are dirty. You’re getting hit by all sorts of different kinds of players that usually aren’t as physical during the regular season.
“Unless it’s something seriously wrong, there’s no way I’m coming out of the game for long. Most guys on the team are like that and that’s what makes us such a strong team.”

But oh boy

Another choice is obvious. Bieksa is going to be in Carlyle’s lineup. Mistakes the veteran makes are something he can live with because of the compete level he brings. “All I know is that when he’s on our back end, he’s a competitive guy. He’s a team guy. He’s going to go out and give you what he’s got,” Carlyle said.
“We like Kevin Bieksa,” the coach added. “I don’t care what anybody else says about him, personally.”

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/1...shing-touch-on-flames-in-game-4-on-wednesday/

 

[The Noot]

Yeah, the MBT is just a massive **** show.
The sad thing is that it's just 2 or 3 people who are ruining it for everyone else.

How you can ***** so much about the officiating in a game in which you didn't have a single penalty called against you is beyond me.

 

[Kalv]

Ok obviously it is too soon but I still blew a lot of air through my nose at thesw pictures I found on a website that is censored around here

and

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Some interesting quotes from this article:



We just need other teams to abuse Kev. Same with Perry. According to Shohara, Perry was hekled BIG time befor the game. And well, he was +5 in a 5:4 OT win
Kev also had a strong game.


But oh boy

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/1...shing-touch-on-flames-in-game-4-on-wednesday/

That last quote about loving Bieksa, to me seems aimed at certain fans. Stephens (and Elliott, to a lesser extent) have acted offended on Bieksa's behalf on Twitter lately. I wonder how the question was framed for Carlyle.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

I'd probably agree. There were more openly hostile ones, if my memory doesn't fool me, but the mere absurdity of this one makes it a bit harder to swallow all the bs. At least we have the 3-0 lead to turn to whenever we get fed up.

3-0, as often as we've done that (4 times? 5 times?), I've always worried that we'll end up being a legendary team that blows it. And that started before 2010 and 2014. 3-0 to me is just a fleeting relief.

Also, Nate Thompson. That guy is always so good in the playoffs. At this point I'd be in favor of him being the 3rd line C and moving Vermette into more of a latter day Marchant role, a face-off and PK specialist without any real offensive expectations.

 

[NEWFowler]

Bernier makes me a lot more comfortable than Gibson does, being perfectly honest. If we lose tonight and Gibson is as shaky as he has been, I want Bernier in game 5.

 

[Quack Shot]

Bernier makes me a lot more comfortable than Gibson does, being perfectly honest. If we lose tonight and Gibson is as shaky as he has been, I want Bernier in game 5.

I've never really trusted Gibson. I trusted Freddy more too. I think it's more their play styles though.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Gibson looks rattled. He has the entire playoffs. That cool, calm, collected mentality from the end of the season is gone. It's likely the only way that he ever gets over it is playing enough and not having everything go south on him, but getting that confidence also requires everything not going south again. Tough one.

No, I'm not saying he's been horrible. I'm saying that the swagger and confidence he was playing with in the last few regular season games is nowhere to be seen.

 

[vavera4ka]

That last quote about loving Bieksa, to me seems aimed at certain fans. Stephens (and Elliott, to a lesser extent) have acted offended on Bieksa's behalf on Twitter lately. I wonder how the question was framed for Carlyle.

IIRC it was Helene Elliott in the press conference that you can view on Ducks twitter (periscope). She asked something like "some fans are crapping all over Kev for him being slow and stupid, but he had hell of a game, what do you say to those fans" (well I paraphrase a bit... lol)