GDT: PRESEASON - Flames @ Oilers [1:00pm MT]

Preseason Finale is this afternoon. Lineups to come.

per Wills

Gaudreau-Dube-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Bennett-Jankowski-Czarnik
Mangiapane-Ryan-Peluso

Giordano-Andersson
Hanifin-Hamonic
Valimaki-Prout

Smith (Starter)
Rittich

 

Is this televised anywhere?

It's too bad so few Flames preseason games have been on TV this year.

People have mentioned watching on Facebook is this actually possible? Who does the PBP

 

The game is being streamed on the Flames website. They have done that for a lot of pre season games this year. I don't mind not watching the pre season games on TV because this year Sportsnet is broadcasting all 82 Flames games with no blackouts.

 

All I've seen on Facebook is the website stream embedded.

 

Hopefully they humiliate the vile Oilers, destroying their confidence on the eve of the regular season.

 

Any idea what "regional restrictions will apply" exactly means?

 

They broadcasted some on FB itself too.

 

Means it's like a regional game on Sportsnet. Each NHL team has their own regional viewing area. For the Flames it's Alberta, Saskatchewan and some of the Canadian territories.

 

Lets see if I can make it work

 

Hope you can. If not, PM and I will hook you up with a link

 

@Walk with Elias I might need that too.

 

Hour and a half out and still no word of the lineup today. Weird. I hope both Valimaki and Andersson both get a last look.

 

Not surprising, with an afternoon game, there was no morning skate.

 

Heat and Barracuda in the AHL BoA, play this afternoon at 3pm.

 

Ah, right.

 

No Lazar or Hathaway

 

Last audition for the bunch.

Although all this should have already been done. Last game of pre-season should getting the main squad ready for the opener.

 

That top line. Looks like OKG was correct after all. All hail our prophet!

 

Guys have still been recovering from jet lag from the China trip, they have been saving it for today and last game for that reason.

 

I am not a fan of Dube in that 1C as it likely means he is the odd man out and filling in rather than being given a shot to impress, hope I am wrong.

I already commented on the 3M which is a terrible idea to have back again but it seems like it will happen.

I am not a fan of the bottom 6 line composition but I expect that to change a lot anyways throughout the season.

Really excited to see Valimaki there and, even though he may not quite be ready, hope he is there all season long.

 

With no Lazar or Hathaway, does that mean they're in or they're already out?

 

Love that they’re giving Dube a shot on the topline. The kid has swagger and can handle it.

 

just means they know what they have in those guys

 

Agreed on the 3M line. I have no doubt that Frolik will rebound this season, but we brought in Neal, Lindholm and Czarnik to avoid putting together the same lines and playing the same way as last season

 

I'm going to be surprised if Lazar sticks around. Hathaway has a role, and he's probably the 13th/14th forward unless Peluso dominates today.