GDT: Flames @ Bruins, 5:00 MST, Sportsnet West, Fan 960

[The Gnome]

FLAMES

Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Bennett - Jankowski - Hathaway
Lomberg - Stajan - Lazar

Giordano - Hamilton
Brodie - Hamonic
Stone - Kulak

Rittich

BRUINS

Marchand - Bergeron - Pastrnak
Debrusk - Krejci - Spooner
Heinen - Nash - Backes
Schaller - Kuraly - Acciari

Chara - McAvoy
Krug - Carlo
Grzelcyk - McQuaid

Rask​

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[Mobiandi]

Who's the bigger heel tonight? Marchand or Tkachuk

 

[crackdown44]

Good test for the first line. Boston with the last change means they’ll be matched up against rat face/Bergy/Pasta all night. Broken record but we’re going to need depth scoring tonight and strong defensive game

 

[Volica]

Who's the bigger heel tonight? Marchand or Tkachuk

Bulldog vs Hart time.

 

[Volica]

I'm expecting a really tight game.
I have a feeling Bergeron's going to take Monahan behind the woodshed here if they're matched up.

 

[Anglesmith]

Go Flam.

 

[The Gnome]

I have a bad feeling about this one. Boston might be the best team in hockey right now and we don't have Smith to bail us out. Good luck boys, because if we don't play a whole 60, this will be a long night.

 

[The Gnome]

Also, I hope GG cycles Tkachuk and Gaudreau on the 3rd line again every once and a while. Gives those guys easier matchups and could help the Bennett-Janko duo out again.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

I'm expecting a really tight game.
I have a feeling Bergeron's going to take Monahan behind the woodshed here if they're matched up.

Bergeron consistently takes pretty much anyone behind the woodshed.

Not expecting a win, but would go a long way to convincing me to keep hope alive to actually do something if we make the playoffs.

 

[Anglesmith]

I think Gulutzan should preemptively toss a stick in warm-up. We're going to need all the help we can get.

 

[Tofveve]

This is going to be a tough one. I don't think we match up well. 3-1 Bruins. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[crackdown44]

Janko pots 2 for the Providence College girls that make the trip to Boston. 4-2 good guys with a REAL Monahan GWG. Go Flam, much win

 

[Mobiandi]

I'd like to see Stajan on the third line and Lazar centering Lomberg and Hathaway. Hathaway has kinda faded away into being the fourth liner he really is while Stajan has had a bit of a resurgence and has looked much more deft and quick lately

 

[Tkachuky]

Not expecting much out of this one...

 

[Mr Snrub]

Gonna be a battle of line matchups tonight because our top line is not gonna get anything started against Bergeron's. I don't have a lot of faith in Gulutzan to win this for us, this game in particular is gonna be one that plays out on the whiteboard and not the ice

 

[The Gnome]

Gonna be a battle of line matchups tonight because our top line is not gonna get anything started against Bergeron's. I don't have a lot of faith in Gulutzan to win this for us, this game in particular is gonna be one that plays out on the whiteboard and not the ice

It's what irks me most about GG, he has zero imagination and makes zero attempts to adjust to his opponent. We'll just see the flames doing what they always do. Hopefully we get a couple lucky bounces.

 

[Mr Snrub]

It's what irks me most about GG, he has zero imagination and makes zero attempts to adjust to his opponent. We'll just see the flames doing what they always do. Hopefully we get a couple lucky bounces.

Obviously I'm not a head coach so take it with a grain of salt, but I think a big first step is to not waste 3M on the Bergeron line, because they're not elite enough to defend them. Make Bergeron and Marchand split time between containing Johnny and Mony and generating chances, and let 3M do the heavy offensive lifting against the Krejci line.

 

[crackdown44]

Obviously I'm not a head coach so take it with a grain of salt, but I think a big first step is to not waste 3M on the Bergeron line, because they're not elite enough to defend them. Make Bergeron and Marchand split time between containing Johnny and Mony and generating chances, and let 3M do the heavy offensive lifting against the Krejci line.

GG won’t really get to match on the road. I have a feeling they’ll be getting Bergeron out against Monahan and I think GG should just try and allow that to be a clean sweep and hopefully we can get some PP action or depth scoring

 

[The Gnome]

GG won’t really get to match on the road. I have a feeling they’ll be getting Bergeron out against Monahan and I think GG should just try and allow that to be a clean sweep and hopefully we can get some PP action or depth scoring

Which is why cycling Gadreau and Tkachuk onto the 3rd line every once in a while may help with secondary scoring.

 

[Deen]

That 3rd line is sexy.

 

[Dack]

The Bruins are really good this season if the Flames can play them evenly I'll be happy.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I'm giving a Harv, 3-2 Flames win guarantee tonight.

 

[CraigsList]

It will be a hard fought game. I think we've got what it takes, but sometimes you cannot tell which team is going to show up.

I feel good though because Rittich is one of the best backup options we've had in a while.

 

[Anglesmith]

Gonna be a battle of line matchups tonight because our top line is not gonna get anything started against Bergeron's. I don't have a lot of faith in Gulutzan to win this for us, this game in particular is gonna be one that plays out on the whiteboard and not the ice

Source?

I think you guys might be overthinking things. I predict a hockey game breaks out at around 5:08pm MT.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I'm giving a Harv, 3-2 Flames win guarantee tonight.

You give me such a Harv on when you talk like that.