GDT: Flames (8-9-1) @ Leafs (14-3-2): How many goals will Matthews torch us for? SNW 5PM MST

[Unlimited Chequing]

Love to see a big win. Rittich is a good goalie, he just can’t handle a huge workload. Should use him more to keep Marky fresh too.

Yeah my preference would have been to have a 60/40 split between Markstrom and Rittich.

 

[Mazatt]

Kylington and Valimaki both saw under 10:00 minutes of ice time. Odd way to work your young guys in but against a team like the Leafs it's understandable. Just gotta let them loose a little bit more against the Sens coming up

 

[DomBarr]

What’s the point of dressing Leivo and Gawdin if you are only going to give them line 4 or 5 shifts.
Neither are players that will thrive on limited icetime

 

[MattySnipes]

Great game Flames. Y'all looked like a playoff team tonight and you still had some players that were off.

I hope y'all make it over Edmonton. Big Save Dave f***ing unreal.

See y'all Wednesday.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Good game, but the officiating was complete ass.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Great game Flames. Y'all looked like a playoff team tonight and you still had some players that were off.

I hope y'all make it over Edmonton. Big Save Dave f***ing unreal.

See y'all Wednesday.

This is a single good game off a string of lousy games. I think we have a long way to go, but thank you.

 

[Anglesmith]

I was only able to watch the third due to the early start, but I have really been noticing the Flames' systematic unwillingness to chip the puck out off the glass. I think the Flames need to find a balance in this, but it seems to be a part of Ward's desired system.

You'll see the line be completely under pressure for a shift, a defenceman will get the puck and look ready to chip it out off glass, but then he'll pull back and try to force a pass to a tired forward, often resulting in a turnover. I think most of the chances we gave up in the third were from these kinds of turnovers extending shifts.

 

[Mazatt]

Giordano is starting to look good again. Plus Andersson is starting to look like a beast again, but that's been over the past few games. If it holds up that'll do wonders for the d-core, and the goalies.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Good game, but the officiating was complete ass.

There was maybe 4 good calls all night.

 

[MattySnipes]

This is a single good game off a string of lousy games. I think we have a long way to go, but thank you.

I thought Monahan was excellent. He's a huge factor. You guys also played good against Edmonton, its just the score got out of hand. Lots of good things in that game. You guys definitely need to stay a bit more disciplined, but Monahan, Tkachuk, Gio, were good tonight.

When your stars out do another team's stars, that's a win 9/10.

 

[Corpus X]

Good game, but the officiating was complete ass.

If the refs were plumbers!
"Ah, here's your problem, your toilet is set a bit high!"

 

[Corpus X]

I thought Monahan was excellent. He's a huge factor. You guys also played good against Edmonton, its just the score got out of hand. Lots of good things in that game. You guys definitely need to stay a bit more disciplined, but Monahan, Tkachuk, Gio, were good tonight.

When your stars out do another team's stars, that's a win 9/10.

I am the very definition of discipline.

 

[Body Checker]

Solid effort, helped out a bit by the posts, Rittich was solid, Tkachuk was like “screw that stupid players meeting, time to play physical again”.

 

[nORRis8]

Well that's odd. I thought the Leafs were the greatest team in the universe and Matthews was the world's greatest player. Awwww.
Good job Flames!

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Monahan's best game in a while. Glad to see his effort get rewarded.

Gaudreau and Bennett played well again. Kylington was excellent too.

Rittich very easy first star though.

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

Pretty good road game against the top team. We didn't generate that much... But we didn't give the Leafs all the much either. Only way to salvage the season is starting to generate 5v5, but at least we didn't look like complete ass, so that's a start.

Really happy for Rittich.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

A dominate win by the Flames. I think it’s inevitable that we win the Cup this season. Never had any doubts for a moment.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I think this is the first time I have seen him out there with the net empty

on the PK at that

Please talk to me about Kylington.

 

[Mobiandi]

Flames need to fully embrace the ugly team in the North.
No one else is playing that way.

 

[NinjaTurtle]

Let’s see him do that against anyone else besides Petan...

But happy to see him involved and taking care of the goalie. Our teams more of that.

 

[Bedards Dad]

Came by to say, hell of a game by the Flames. played it perfectly and Rittich was a wall. Looking forward to Wednesday.

 

[beakerboy]

I still hate the Rasmus breakout on the PP. It's like he has been told that he has to, under penalty of benching, do the bumpback. Even when you have two guys in the neutral zone guarding it and open ice ahead of you, still stop and look back and dump it all the way to the hash marks. Honestly, just use Johnny as a decoy once or twice instead of doing the same thing every f***ing time.

Also, the bumpback is so far. By the time the pass is received and Johnny reaches the red line, the forecheckers have reset themselves.

Kylington looked great in his limited ice time. Watch him now be benched for the next 15 games.

 

[DCDM]

Noted goon Johnny Gaudreau

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Let’s see him do that against anyone else besides Petan...

But happy to see him involved and taking care of the goalie. Our teams more of that.

Nobody was as surprised as Johnny Hockey. Petan's in his weight class after all.

 

[Kahvi]

Chucky!!

Well equipped but I'd be worried about the red stuff spilling out