GDT: Feb 24 - Flames @ Rangers [5:00pm on SNW]

[OvermanKingGainer]

the Rangers were flawless

Okay there, Mr. Bettman.

I believe you.

Really, I do.

 

[RasmusAndersson]

Sucks that Glencross has been so bad recently. I would say definitely our worst, least noticeable forward tonight.

 

[DCDM]

Sucks that Glencross has been so bad recently. I would say definitely our worst, least noticeable forward tonight.

Except for his chance right at the end when he couldn't hit the ****ing net from 10 feet out.

 

[xMatMcC]

Was my first Flames game of the year, travelled from Newfoundland to NYC to see the game and the boys couldn't even score a goal, Rangers fans werent to bad making fun of the Heritage Classic Iggy sweater. Anyways pretty disappointed Calgary, another 9th place finish will kill me, and all of us.

 

[Anglesmith]

Was my first Flames game of the year, travelled from Newfoundland to NYC to see the game and the boys couldn't even score a goal, Rangers fans werent to bad making fun of the Heritage Classic Iggy sweater. Anyways pretty disappointed Calgary, another 9th place finish will kill me, and all of us.

It's not so bad this year. A 9th place finish means something completely different when we're a young team with well-stocked cupboards than it meant when we were a veteran-laden team with no prospects.

That said, yeah, missing the playoffs by one spot would suuuuuuuck.

Also that's an unfortunate game to go see.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Anyways pretty disappointed Calgary, another 9th place finish will kill me, and all of us.

I doubt much of us will feel that bad if we finished 9th in the grand scheme of things. Almost all of us had no expectations of even being in the playoff conversation for at least a few years and we've been in the running all season. I'd argue if the season ended today, this would be a very successful year for a team in its second year of rebuild.

 

[Calculon]

A 9th place finish would indeed disappoint if the Flames end up regressing to a bottom five team next season. The whole year would be akin to a mirage and they'd be without a high draft pick or playoff experience to help them moving forward.

On the other hand, if they build on it, they no, it wouldn't be a disappointment.

I don't see the Flames finishing just out of a playoff spot though. They either get in or they fall down the standings and pick in the top ten.

 

[Mobiandi]

Of the games remaining, 12 of them are against non-playoff teams.

Just gotta take care of business.

Yeah but we're bad against bad teams

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Yeah but we're bad against bad teams

Not this year. I'm not able to do the research right now but I'm pretty sure the Flames' record against non-playoff teams is fairly good.

 

[Anglesmith]

Yeah but we're bad against bad teams

Not this year. I'm not able to do the research right now but I'm pretty sure the Flames' record against non-playoff teams is fairly good.

Stewie's right. We're 4-0 against both Arizona and Edmonton. There really are only a few blemishes on our record against bad teams- chiefly losses (one each) to Carolina, Columbus and Buffalo.

We did lose to Florida and the Leafs, but neither team was a bad team when we played them.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

We did lose to Florida and the Leafs, but neither team was a bad team when we played them.

Florida was a bad team the night we played them. It was just the worst 60 minute goaltending performance I have ever seen.