If Calgary misses the playoffs will it be the biggest debacle of the season?

[ColbyChaos]

Corey Crawford has been out for most of this season.

That was my main point with you going on the Hawks comparison since it is entirely different circumstances as to why the teams are where they are. AFIK there wasnt any major longterm injury to the Flames this year meanwhile once it became apparent Crow wasnt going to be back early january the team has basically accepted this season is done with Forsberg, Berube, and Glass unable to give them even average nhl goaltending a majority of nights that Darling and Raanta were able to in the past.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Mike Smith was injured, came back quickly (it’s assumed he is playing hurt), and he’s been crap ever since.

 

[GodPucker]

Smith, overall, had a great year. Not after he got injured (besides stealing the Oilers game).

Jhonny had a great year

Monohan very good year

Tkachuk a very good year for his age

A lot of things went right and they still aren't making it.

The draft picks to boot

Huge debacle

 

[GodPucker]

Oilers fans are so desperate for company. Sorry guys your team is a whole other level of dumpster fire.

10 years? Try 30.

I would take the Oilers going forward over CGY. Look how many things went right and they still couldn't get it done. Who on the Oilers went up? McDavid. That's it. Talbot has looked much better now.

 

[vcanuck]

call me bias or w.e but i don't see what treleving and their fans see with their team? It's not a very good one, i've been saying this since the start of the season, they have absolutely no depth up front, an overrated D and a 35 soon to be 36 yr old starting goaltender. they didn't have the prospect pool to go all in on a Hamonic deal.

 

[Fenway]

I would have to say the complete collapse of Chicago was the most unexpected thing this season.

 

[ColbyChaos]

I would have to say the complete collapse of Chicago was the most unexpected thing this season.

long term injuries to your starting goalie can do that. Not having a fringe starter like Raanta or Darling the one year Crow misses a majority of the season ****ed them when they used to have one of the best tandems in the league the last few years

 

[KaseMeOutside]

They won at Honda Center it's not a complete debacle

 

[hotpaws]

i'd appreciate if someone can give a heads up when Burke's presser will be , i can't wait to hear what excuses he's come with to explain missing the playoffs without a 1st and 2nd rd pick

it'll be an especially epic presser if the balls fall the wrong way and the pick becomes top 3 instead of 12th where it sits now based on pts %

 

[ps241]

long term injuries to your starting goalie can do that. Not having a fringe starter like Raanta or Darling the one year Crow misses a majority of the season ****ed them when they used to have one of the best tandems in the league the last few years

What is Chicago’s team save % this season probably .908? Funny how that one stat makes all the difference in the NHL.

 

[justafan22]

They don't pick until round 3 this year.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

call me bias or w.e but i don't see what treleving and their fans see with their team? It's not a very good one, i've been saying this since the start of the season, they have absolutely no depth up front, an overrated D and a 35 soon to be 36 yr old starting goaltender. they didn't have the prospect pool to go all in on a Hamonic deal.

Why Smith? Why no Grubauer-like goaltender?

 

[ColbyChaos]

What is Chicago’s team save % this season probably .908? Funny how that one stat makes all the difference in the NHL.

Per corsica team sv% is 91.94 which is a tad bit below the meadian of 92.18 (highest team is NSH with 93.75, lowest is Pit with 90.75)

Crawford .929 sv% with a 2.27 GAA

Forsberg .905 sv% 3.01 GAA
Glass .898 sv% 3.31 GAA
Berube .897 sv% 3.70 GAA

5th least GA to 5th most since the Crawford injury (december 23rd-onward)

 

[These Are The Days]

Holy crap it's like looking at the Dallas Eakins Corsi swarm

 

[These Are The Days]

The Devils missing would be the biggest debacle. They had it in hand most of the season and to stumble at the end like that is unacceptable. I personally think the Devils fans are a little too hard on Hynes sometimes because they needed more talent. The only defense I could make on his behalf would be the goaltending. Even then this team can overcome it.

 

[Coffey]

Holy crap it's like looking at the Dallas Eakins Corsi swarm

No communication. Bunch of idiots.

 

[Ducks in a row]

Flames shutout tonight against the Ducks basically ending any hopes for Flames making the playoffs now

What a time for Flames to lose 4 in a row

 

[fsanford]

No, they were overachieving most of the year, and unlike Ducks, Kings, Sharks, they did not have to go long periods of time without high end players for a large portion of the season when the finally lost Smith for awhile, and guy like Tkachuk goes down they don't have depth to deal with it.

 

[HugginThePost]

Jesus, did the Ducks really only have 16 shots on net??

What’s that, the fourth game in a row that they have doubled up on shots and lost?

Bad luck, or bad shooters?

Probably both......

 

[SB84]

As a Flames fan this hurts. Truly thought this team would be safely top 3 in their conference at the beginning of the season. Change is needed starting behind the bench. That much is obvious. PP sucked, no second scoring and Brodie needs to go sit in timeout for the summer and think long and hard about what he did.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

Glenn going to get the boot?

 

[HugginThePost]

Glenn going to get the boot?

I sure as hell hope so......

 

[Snakepit]

Jesus, did the Ducks really only have 16 shots on net??

What’s that, the fourth game in a row that they have doubled up on shots and lost?

Bad luck, or bad shooters?

Probably both......

Both for sure. But the coach has them playing a system of lots of low danger attacks to try and prevent rushes the other way. They load up on shots but most are completely harmless.

Need a coach that will have them playing to their strengths. In the games where we've seen them activate the D in the O zone more they've looked dominant. Then it's like they're being told to play it safer which completely neuters their D, which is their biggest strength.

People like the crack the 'best d in the league' joke but with a coach that would have them playing to their strengths they probably would be up there. They have a guy like Brodie who's biggest asset is his passing, specifically his backhand breakout pass. But he's not allowed to use it because the coach has him playing his weak side and their transitions require D to D passes then short passes to carry from their own blue line. Incredibly frustrating to watch

 

[Howie Hodge]

A season with no in season coaching changes; first time in years.

Glenn is one of anywhere from a half dozen to nine or ten HC's I could see being fired after the season though....

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

The day after they're officially eliminated, Burke loosens his tie and challenges Treliving to a fight. Tre tries to buy him off with BPs gift cards for life but it doesn't work. Somewhere in a barn near Airdrie, a GM learns the meaning of truculence.