GDT: 11/15/16 - Flames @ Wild - 7 PM CT / 3 AM Suomi - FS-N

[Sharppi]

Coach says must play good, some players say we must be good to win game, better than other team. Score goals and make defense.

Parise - Koivu - Heatley
Zucker - Cullen - Setoguchi
Bouchard - Brodziak - Coyle
Rupp - Granlund - Mitchell

Suter - Brodin
Gilbert - Stoner
Spurgeon - Prosser/Falk (Falk was out with flu)

Backstrom
Kuemper

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Possible starting lineup for the Flames:

Cammaleri - Tanguay - Iginla
Glencross - Stajan - Stempniak
Cervenka - Horak - Hudler
Jackman - Comeau? - Aliu?
Baertschi (cleared for contact)

JBo - Giordano
Brodie - Wideman
Butler - Sarich
(wheres Anton !?!?!)

Macdonald
Irving


...wait, this isn't 2013?

It's Bruce time!

Things are good in Wild land as we are third in central, just one point behind the Jets with three games in hand. Parise should be back this game and our youngsters are actually showing some promise in the NHL and in development leagues. Kuemper is playing well and Dubnyk really well. Flames are struggling (and my fantasy team too) with the goaltender Elliott, as he can't catch anything, not even chlamydia.

Likeliest offensive lineup scenario according to Russo:

Niederreiter-Staal-Coyle
Granlund-Koivu-Zucker
Parise-Haula-Pominville
Graovac-Mitchell-Stewart

D-pairs are mixed all the time anyway so it's something like:
Suter-Dumba/Spurgeon
Suter-Brodin/Spurgeon/Dumba
Suter-Suter

Dubnyk will probably start.

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[Sharppi]

Wild(41) has scored 2 more goals than the Flames(39). Wild(28) has allowed 31 less goals than the Flames(59).

 

[Lapa]

Wait, did Kiprusoff retire?

 

[Minnesota]

Wait, did Kiprusoff retire?

Yeah, in 2012-13.

Welcome... to the future future future future *echo*

 

[Minnesota]

 

[DANOZ28]

we've let too many games slip away to middle of the pack teams. we need 2 points. reminder 2 points now are just as valuable as 2 points in march / april!

 

[gphr513]

It's time to

extinguish the Flames

 

[123TripleDoge]

they need to call up a forward now that bertch is down and ek is prolly not playing right?

 

[Nharris31]

they need to call up a forward now that bertch is down and ek is prolly not playing right?

No Parise will just play.

 

[123TripleDoge]

oh, forgot mitchell was still here lol

 

[Minnewildsota]

Coach says must play good, some players say we must be good to win game, better than other team. Score goals and make defense.

Parise - Koivu - Heatley
Zucker - Cullen - Setoguchi
Bouchard - Brodziak - Coyle
Rupp - Granlund - Mitchell

Suter - Brodin
Gilbert - Stoner
Spurgeon - Prosser/Falk (Falk was out with flu)

Backstrom
Kuemper

****************

Possible starting lineup for the Flames:

Cammaleri - Tanguay - Iginla
Glencross - Stajan - Stempniak
Cervenka - Horak - Hudler
Jackman - Comeau? - Aliu?
Baertschi (cleared for contact)

JBo - Giordano
Brodie - Wideman
Butler - Sarich
(wheres Anton !?!?!)

Macdonald
Irving


...wait, this isn't 2013?

It's Bruce time!

Things are good in Wild land as we are third in central, just one point behind the Jets with three games in hand. Parise should be back this game and our youngsters are actually showing some promise in the NHL and in development leagues. Kuemper is playing well and Dubnyk really well. Flames are struggling (and my fantasy team too) with the goaltender Elliott, as he can't catch anything, not even chlamydia.

Likeliest offensive lineup scenario according to Russo:

Niederreiter-Staal-Coyle
Granlund-Koivu-Zucker
Parise-Haula-Pominville
Graovac-Mitchell-Stewart

D-pairs are mixed all the time anyway so it's something like:
Suter-Dumba/Spurgeon
Suter-Brodin/Spurgeon/Dumba
Suter-Suter

Dubnyk will probably start.

Very good. Much wow.

 

[Minnewildsota]

we've let too many games slip away to middle of the pack teams. we need 2 points. reminder 2 points now are just as valuable as 2 points in march / april!

We've only lost 5 games, care to tell which games those were?

 

[123TripleDoge]

I wanna see a Gabriel - Grao - Stewart 4th line!

 

[jackouu]

I'd rather see Parise with Granny and Zucker with Haula.

 

[W75]

Wait, did Kiprusoff retire?

They've all retired! Kiprusoff, Bäckström, Myllys, Tammi, Takko, Kamppuri..

 

[Aurinko]

I'd rather see Parise with Granny and Zucker with Haula.

Haula has arguably the most accurate shot (s% ~15% last season mostly from MIDRANGE), Parise likes it close and personal.

I think this can work.

 

[Wabit]

I'd rather see Parise with Granny and Zucker with Haula.

They are going with what I wanted to see for a lineup.

Zack's been out for over 2 weeks now, let him get his legs under him for a couple of games by playing with the 2b line and mostly ozone starts.

 

[57special]

We've only lost 5 games, care to tell which games those were?

Buffalo, NYI, CO, NJ?

 

[57special]

I'll be interested to see what Haula and Parise can cook up together, though it's premature to expect much from ZP in his first game back.

 

[Wabit]

Buffalo, NYI, CO, NJ?

I would have at least liked to get a loser point from BUF and CO games.

 

[W75]

Parise-Haula sounds actually a nice idea. Speed, hustle, work and attitude equipped with decent puck skills and shooting ability. Although Parise won't be 100% himself right away. Haula-Pominville has already worked earlier.

E:

I'll be interested to see what Haula and Parise can cook up together, though it's premature to expect much from ZP in his first game back.

Was too slow I see

 

[57special]

Parise-Haula sounds actually a nice idea. Speed, hustle, work and attitude equipped with decent puck skills and shooting ability. Although Parise won't be 100% himself right away. Haula-Pominville has already worked earlier.

E:

Was too slow I see

You're the Pulkkinen of HFB!

 

[Puhis]

They've all retired! Kiprusoff, Bäckström, Myllys, Tammi, Takko, Kamppuri..

And Sulander.

 

[W75]

You're the Pulkkinen of HFB!

Haha! So talented, but man so slow release

And Sulander.

Almost added him and Ketterer too.

 

[gphr513]

I'm glad that NSC has been so good and can be our top line. If we can get a healthy Parise playing against 2nd and 3rd line quality players, that will only benefit us.