GDT: Flames at Hawks 5PM MTN Game Time

[OvermanKingGainer]

Rough game for the second and third pairs, luckily Smith thrives in games like this where he's seeing lots of action.

 

[Mobiandi]

Top 3 teams in the Pacific all won today

 

[The Gnome]

our 2nd line has turned into crap lately. I feel like Janko deserves a look at some point. Because our current trio is playing like hot garbage. Not impressed by anyone except our top line and top d pairing, Hamonic, and Smith.

 

[Tofveve]

Happy for the win!

 

[FerklundCGY]

What the hell is wrong with Tkachuk?? Bad play after bad play, lazy and lousy passes all throughout this game and the past several games.

This team will be doomed as soon as he becomes the team's highest paid player.

Leave this forum and never come back.

Tkachuk is a God damn beautiful Angel and will be paid as such

 

[DFF]

Rough game for the second and third pairs, luckily Smith thrives in games like this where he's seeing lots of action.

He made some good saves but he was not that busy

Smith moved from horrible to barely acceptable now.

 

[Anglesmith]

He made some good saves but he was not that busy

Smith moved from horrible to barely acceptable now.

This is absurd. Smith had the biggest impact on this victory out of any Flames player. He made a half-dozen saves on breakaways or point-blank chances like the Anisimov one. That's way more than a goalie should have to deal with.

I'm fine with your second sentence, because he broke trust with a lot of fans and can't earn it back in one game, but that first statement is asinine.

 

[DFF]

This is absurd. Smith had the biggest impact on this victory out of any Flames player. He made a half-dozen saves on breakaways or point-blank chances like the Anisimov one. That's way more than a goalie should have to deal with.

I'm fine with your second sentence, because he broke trust with a lot of fans and can't earn it back in one game, but that first statement is asinine.

Well, I did say he made some good saves?

And he was not as busy as Crawford, not even close. So the statement is nowhere close to asinine than your strong objection to it.

 

[FerklundCGY]

He made some good saves but he was not that busy

Smith moved from horrible to barely acceptable now.

Talk about not giving Smith enough credit. Wow.

 

[Anglesmith]

Well, I did say he made some good saves?

And he was not as busy as Crawford, not even close. So the statement is nowhere close to asinine than your strong objection to it.

Are you suggesting that how busy a goalie is is a direct measure of how difficult the game was for him? Smith made more difficult saves this game than Crawford.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Well, I did say he made some good saves?

And he was not as busy as Crawford, not even close.

Scoring chances were 20 Flames 20 Blackhawks. High danger chances were 7 Flames 8 Blackhawks.

Both goalies were equally busy. Flames just got a lot more outside shots on Crawford because we had the edge in zone time, but the Blackhawks had the edge in odd-man rushes and breakaways. Every period we had a Blackhawk sneak behind our D multiple times.

Smith was fantastic tonight.

 

[DFF]

Are you suggesting that how busy a goalie is is a direct measure of how difficult the game was for him? Smith made more difficult saves this game than Crawford.

Did you watch the first period? Without Crawford it would have been a blown out.

What else can I say man, he made good saves...is that too much to expect of your number 1 goalie? I moved him up the ladder....do you want me to admit he is an allstar now?

 

[DFF]

Scoring chances were 20 Flames 20 Blackhawks. High danger chances were 7 Flames 8 Blackhawks.

Both goalies were equally busy. Flames just got a lot more outside shots on Crawford because we had the edge in zone time, but the Blackhawks had the edge in odd-man rushes and breakaways. Every period we had a Blackhawk sneak behind our D multiple times.

Smith was fantastic tonight.

OK I can admit he played well, never really dispute that

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Scoring chances were 20 Flames 20 Blackhawks. High danger chances were 7 Flames 8 Blackhawks.

BTW, these stats were 5v5

All situations

Flames - 25 SCF, 10 HDCF
Blackhawks - 28 SCF, 11HDCF

Again, the two goalies were equally busy. Smith saw more quality, Crawford saw more quantity, but both saw a lot of quality.

 

[Master Bill]

Well that's a **** take if I have ever seen one.

Leave this forum and never come back.

Tkachuk is a God damn beautiful Angel and will be paid as such

Delusional much? I love Chucky and he'll be a vital piece of our team going forward but he is just not the best player on this team.

That lousy cute pass he tried to make at the end would've killed this team if Hamonic didn't bail him out. He's been trying to force too many pretty passes recently. He's at his best when he uses his body to fend off defenders to buy time and space for his linemates.

 

[FlamerForLife]

Special teams win games. Only 1 ES goal for both teams.

It was a good goaltending battle too but Smith shouldn't have had to bail us out like this. Think that's the first time this season that he's won two in a row.

2nd line needs to pick it up as well next game

It was Smith's 3rd win in a row (Ari, LA, Chi) and he's won 2 game in a row on 2 previous occasions this season as well (Van, Nsh) and (Tor, Col)

 

[Fig]

Damn, some of ya'all act like Smith is graded based on the Asian grading scale.

Refresher:

 

[Mr Snrub]

Fell asleep around the start of the second, missed all the action. Glad we got the W, I guess.

 

[DFF]

Delusional much? I love Chucky and he'll be a vital piece of our team going forward but he is just not the best player on this team.

That lousy cute pass he tried to make at the end would've killed this team if Hamonic didn't bail him out. He's been trying to force too many pretty passes recently. He's at his best when he uses his body to fend off defenders to buy time and space for his linemates.

You can only have good opinion.

 

[wasunder]

Since the 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh, the flames have gone 11-3-2. They've been a very good team this year since finding their footing, and that record has really illustrated it for me.

 

[Volica]

Good win.
Big two weeks, Calgary stepped up and now we get some nasty matchups.

Notes from this game:
Chicago was lucky this was wasn’t done by the second period; Crawford kept them in it.
Our first line is absurd.
Our first pairing is elite.
The fourth line actually looks engaged and like jobs are depending on play.
Valimaki can’t come back from injury fast enough; I noticed Kylington a lot this game, and on the wrong side of notice.
Noah had a tough game, to start, but he’s been a rock for us... if this was Dougherty’s he’d already have a dozen of those what in the holy hell type plays.
Second line is fighting it a bit.
Neal is looking ultra dangerous out there, and I imagine things will turn shortly for him.

 

[Volica]

Having Hathaway and Lomberg on the ice at the same time is like shooting ourselves in the foot.

Late in game was ridiculous.
I liked them most of the game, but when the game hangs in the balance with like 5 minutes left to play, both those guys should be firmly stapled on the bench.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Damn, some of ya'all act like Smith is graded based on the Asian grading scale.

Refresher:

That's the grading scale I grew up with. You mean there's another?

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Damn, some of ya'all act like Smith is graded based on the Asian grading scale.

Refresher:

More like:
A: Average
B: Bad
C: Catastrophic
D: Death
F: Forced to suffer.

 

[joescores]

our 2nd line has turned into crap lately. I feel like Janko deserves a look at some point. Because our current trio is playing like hot garbage. Not impressed by anyone except our top line and top d pairing, Hamonic, and Smith.

Not long ago many posters wanted to split the top line. But I would agree on the production of our second unit. I would try Ryan on the right for 2-3 games instead of Bennett.