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

[super6646]

So close...

 

[JurassicTunga]

I think Dube and Andersson stick with the team. The rest of the hopefuls are sent down.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Been killing them 5 on 5 for the most part. Stop me if you've heard this one but poor special teams and goaltending are the reason they're losing. The sins of the past coaching staff are not easily forgiven

 

[Corpus X]

What's up with Talbot... He's not being an Oiler right now.

 

[Mr Snrub]

Well, this is not the outcome I was hoping to see on my way out of the gym. I think blowing a 3-1 lead generally rests more on the defense than the goaltending, although I didn't see the game.

 

[Lunatik]

You can look at the stat line if you want. Would rather see **** goaltending in the pre-season, but nothing has convinced me that we are a-ok right now.

Both games on the 19th had solid goaltending. same with the 22nd. I liked what I saw from Smith last game too. That is sure as f*** more than "1 game" as you claimed.

 

[Lunatik]

Hopefully it's not serious.

My guess is concussion, he took an elbow to the head from Draisaitl

 

[Mobiandi]

Been killing them 5 on 5 for the most part. Stop me if you've heard this one but poor special teams and goaltending are the reason they're losing. The sins of the past coaching staff are not easily forgiven

Going 1 for 7 on the PP and 1 for 3 on the PK tends to be a recipe for disaster.

 

[super6646]

Both games on the 19th had solid goaltending. same with the 22nd. I liked what I saw from Smith last game too. That is sure as **** more than "1 game" as you claimed.

7 games with sub 900 goaltending. Look, I'll give us the benefit of the doubt, but not an exciting stat line.

 

[Mobiandi]

7 games with sub 900 goaltending. Look, I'll give us the benefit of the doubt, but not an exciting stat line.

Did you watch Smith last pre-season? He was worse

 

[super6646]

Did you watch Smith last pre-season? He was worse

No, I didn't.

 

[Lunatik]

7 games with sub 900 goaltending. Look, I'll give us the benefit of the doubt, but not an exciting stat line.

There is more to hockey that stats with zero context.Try watching the f***ing games rather than staring at stats and thinking it tells the entire story. All you are doing is making yourself look like you have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[super6646]

There is more to hockey that stats with zero context.Try watching the ****ing games rather than staring at stats and thinking it tells the entire story. All you are doing is making yourself look like you have no idea what you are talking about.

I've watched all the games this pre-season. Rittich has been mostly shaky as hell, and Smith has let in softies as well. Gillies actually hasn't been that bad, but he looks technically poor.

 

[Dack]

I honestly thought Hanafin was Gio there. Amazing read.

 

[super6646]

Sigh*... well, flames looked good 5 on 5, but need to work a lot on special teams.

 

[Dack]

Bennett was the only one in a professional hockey game to realize the play wasn't dead because the Oilers brought it into their own zone and then he gained speed walked in and ripped it over the net lmao.

 

[Meowmix]

If this is how we're going to play periods 2 and 3... on the plus side, Oilers looked beyond horrible as well. Hope both teams pick it up in the season.

 

[JurassicTunga]

Flames were clearly the better team, esp 5 on 5. Special teams needs some work. Clean up the PK and improve PP and they win the game.

 

[FerklundCGY]

Yea, I don't put much stock in preseason performances when it comes to goalies, but Smith was quite poor today and quite poor overall during the preseason. The 2nd and 4th goals were quite bad. Especially the 4th goal

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Lost this game because of a phantom penalty.

 

[FlamerForLife]

5 on 5 we killed them, special teams let us down, hopefully we can get that sorted out.

 

[FerklundCGY]

On the plus side, the Flames absolutely dominated the Oilers 5on5.

On the not so plus side, special teams is what killed us.

 

[Mobiandi]

Lindholm, Hanifin, Giordano were excellent

I like Valimaki's instincts in the offensive zone but he looks like Dougie Hamilton inside his blue line. Always caught reaching. Andersson should win that spot. Mangiapane had a nose for goal but just no finish. Dube was better, all-around.

Bennett and Jankowski are being deployed like fourth liners rather than a "second 3rd line". Doesn't make any sense.

Ryan, Frolik and Tkachuk were awful. Gaudreau looked disinterested

 

[Anglesmith]

It's clear to see that with the Flames, it's just a matter of pre-season intensity vs. regular season intensity. They start wanting to accomplish some things, they have objectives, they get themselves a lead, and the motivation goes away. As soon as they had something to work towards in this game, bam, we were the better team again.

You hope that as professionals, it isn't something that can become habit just because it's been constant during the pre-season.

I don't think there's any reason to be concerned with goaltending. Last pre-season was the exact same story, and Smith was our best player right from the start of the regular season. Besides, he isn't losing us anything. We allow goals during periods of play where we are getting hopelessly outplayed. We aren't leaking goals while controlling the play because of our goaltending.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Not going to lament too much over the preseason but the whole second half of the game was pretty sloppy. PP had a lot of chances to put this one away and couldn't get it done. Still not enough urgency, and I STILL hate Gaudreau above the circles. Figures he scores the second he comes below them.