GDT: Flames at Hawks: 6:30pm MT on SNW. On the Road Again
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MonaHan Solo
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Another Brodie turnover leads to a ton of offensive zone pressure for the Hawks. He's killing us
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On a 5 on 3 the Flames had 2 guys below the goal line and 2 guys at the blue line for 15 seconds.
Like, if Tkachuk is covered in front by all 3 guys, do something else rather than pass it around trying to open it up to get him the puck. The whole point of that PP was to get it to the slot for a shot, which is fine if you're actually going to move the puck around quickly to get the Hawks players moving. Alas, no one moves the puck properly and nothing happens.
It's so pathetic to watch these skilled players try the dumbest f***ing strategy ever conceived.
Like, if Tkachuk is covered in front by all 3 guys, do something else rather than pass it around trying to open it up to get him the puck. The whole point of that PP was to get it to the slot for a shot, which is fine if you're actually going to move the puck around quickly to get the Hawks players moving. Alas, no one moves the puck properly and nothing happens.
It's so pathetic to watch these skilled players try the dumbest f***ing strategy ever conceived.
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Every time Brodie passed to Gio, Keith ran out to block the shot. That left Monahan and Tkachuk behind him in a soft spot where there was no one. If Giordano could have just slipped it by Keith.... but he couldn't. Ever time he tried anything, the puck just managed to hit Keith's stick while he held it beside him.
There was one instance early in the PP where Gaudreau and Monahan played catch behind the net and for a split-second, they opened up the lane to Tkachuk, but Gaudreau I guess wasn't expecting it, so the chance was gone immediately. I'm surprised they didn't go back and try it again.
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One of Brodie's best attributes is his backhand pass. Never understood the decision to split him and Gio up.
Anglesmith
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Well, in the end it's not the end of the world to be down 1 after 20. Our top line looks dangerous every shift; the dam will break eventually.
Can we all just come together on Twitter and challenge every Flames reporter to ask directly about why Dave Cameron still has a job and why our best offensive defenseman isn't even on the #1 5on3 PP unit?
Seriously, if they all got notifications from 20+ of us challenging them to grow some balls than we might actually get some where
Seriously, if they all got notifications from 20+ of us challenging them to grow some balls than we might actually get some where
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Yeah I saw Gio had a chance to get it to Mony who was wide open and Tkachuk was alone in front, but Gio held it for 2 seconds and ended up shooting into Keith.
I don't understand what the problem is, terrible coaching, poor execution, no confidence. It's just a mess.
Anglesmith
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I feel like because it's been a problem, they are just playing with a lot of doubt. Like, yeah, I could shoot this, but that never works anyway, and there's a 50/50 chance they clear the rebound, so maybe I shouldn't.
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