WelcomeHey everyone. So I've been hanging around this board for some time now and I figure it's time to stop being a fly on the wall and join in on some of these awesome topics.
First I would just like to say I've been a die hard flames fan my entire life (yes, even through the Valeri Bure days) and a lifetime Calgarian and it's awesome to see the passion this board has for the flaming C.
I would have to say for me it's a gigantic serving for Poirier Pie. (Kind of surprised no else has mentioned this). I, like many other on this board, was irate with the fact that we passed on Shinkaruk for Poirier. However after I was done yelling at the TV someone posted a vid from youtube and my god what speed. Add to that a strong training camp and a torrid pace it start the year... boy was I wrong. Granted it is still very early on and Shinkaruk still may very well be the better player in the end, I am more and more impressed with this pick every day.
It hurts so good, i guess.
I tried to think back on players I was critical and wrong about but I'm drawing a blank. I was/am most critical about Butler and I can't even smell the crow yet.
However it occurred to me that I did comment on how I had almost no expectations for this year's team to be successful and would be painful to watch. Success might be hard to gauge at this point, but this team is at .500 right now and has been far from painful to watch.
I put money on chicago yesterday....
Yup, same here.
Well vcash, which is practically money.
"It was just the opinion of a coach. Or coaches," said Sarich, whose Flames were coached last season and still are by former Avs bench boss Bob Hartley. "The last two years, they didn't play me for a bit and then I come back and I was — not to toot my own horn or anything — but I was a really solid defenseman for our team. It just seems that the start of every season, it gets overlooked a little bit. So it's nice to have some people putting some faith in me again."
I don't know why anyone would need to eat crow for wanting Lindholm over Monahan. For one thing, it's been all of what, one sixth of a season? Secondly, and more importantly, its not as though the Flames had the choice between the two players; they didn't pass on Lindholm by taking Monahan. There's nothing to regret because the Flames didn't exactly have any options. One could make a case for needing to digest some crow if for example, they wanted Nichushkin over Monahan/Lindholm. Still flimsy, but it's better.
Anyway, Russell and Monahan are doing a lot better than I thought they would. I didn't think Monahan would stay beyond the nine game tryout but with the way he played, there was no way he could be sent down. I was skeptical over whether Giordano could rebound from his dismal play last year, but it looks like he took the captaincy to heart.
On the other hand, I thought Ramo would struggle and I was never a fan of the Bourque/Cammalleri trade. Ramo hasn't been terrible, but he hasn't exactly been good either.
Didn't even read why people should be eating crow.
I was pretty much dead on for everything. I liked the Tanguay trade, Russel trade ( in fact talked at length that it would be incredible if he found his offensive game again given a new lease), I was a huge fan of the Colborne trade (including telling the majority of you to stop listening to the Leafs fans and make your own opinions). I still think that Lindholm will be the better offensive star and true first line center Calgary could have used, and anyone who is using stats from less than a quarter of their first season as a comparison is clearly diluted and wadting their own breath (not unexpected). Plus Calgary didn't get a chance to draft him at the end of the day one way or another.
Overall, I've been happy. No crow or humble pie for this guy.
Didn't even read why people should be eating crow.
I was pretty much dead on for everything. I liked the Tanguay trade, Russel trade ( in fact talked at length that it would be incredible if he found his offensive game again given a new lease), I was a huge fan of the Colborne trade (including telling the majority of you to stop listening to the Leafs fans and make your own opinions). I still think that Lindholm will be the better offensive star and true first line center Calgary could have used, and anyone who is using stats from less than a quarter of their first season as a comparison is clearly diluted and wadting their own breath (not unexpected). Plus Calgary didn't get a chance to draft him at the end of the day one way or another.
Overall, I've been happy. No crow or humble pie for this guy.
Didn't even read why people should be eating crow.
I was pretty much dead on for everything. I liked the Tanguay trade, Russel trade ( in fact talked at length that it would be incredible if he found his offensive game again given a new lease), I was a huge fan of the Colborne trade (including telling the majority of you to stop listening to the Leafs fans and make your own opinions). I still think that Lindholm will be the better offensive star and true first line center Calgary could have used, and anyone who is using stats from less than a quarter of their first season as a comparison is clearly diluted and wadting their own breath (not unexpected). Plus Calgary didn't get a chance to draft him at the end of the day one way or another.
Overall, I've been happy. No crow or humble pie for this guy.
He also said that any Monahan/Toews comparisons were completely made up and not even remotely accurateDidn't you say Stajan was useless at the start of last season?