What’s up with Calgary?

[RebuildinVan]

They gotta be dreading the lottery if they miss. Hamonic for Dahlin and 2 2nds......

 

[The Drop]

Gaudreau and not much else.ll

 

[Strangelove]

We are a bubble team lost our starting goaltender for a month, we lack top 6 forward depth and now have one of the few we have out with a possible concussion. It's really not hard to understand for anyone with a brain what's up with Calgary.

Well then is there "anyone with a brain" in Flames management?

A "bubble team" that "lacks top 6 forward depth" shouldn't be trading an unprotected first... right?

(not to mention all those other picks given up)

BTW that 35-year-old "starting goaltender" usually misses stretches like that to injury

... also he has reverted to his usual less-than-stellar form over his last 10-11 games.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Well then is there "anyone with a brain" in Flames management?

A "bubble team" that "lacks top 6 forward depth" shouldn't be trading an unprotected first... right?

(not to mention all those other picks given up)

BTW that 35-year-old "starting goaltender" usually misses stretches like that to injury

... also he has reverted to his usual less-than-stellar form over his last 10-11 games.

That's why I said in the last offseason that this team shouldn't get the 35-year-old goaltender. There were younger goaltenders available.

 

[Thndrstruck]

Could be the fact our coaching staff puts Brouwer and Stajan on with three minutes left, down by one, and an empty net??? Good call coach!!! To be honest I think GG is setting Brouwer up for failure, he's a third-fourth line grinder being asked to play on our #1 PP some nights. Epic fail!

 

[brock0791]

the division is not was easy as it looks, sure sure, pick on Vancouver and Arizon all you want, but it's really not an division. Some good teams there when they are trying.

Please make an argument for any other division to be worse?

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Could be the fact our coaching staff puts Brouwer and Stajan on with three minutes left, down by one, and an empty net??? Good call coach!!! To be honest I think GG is setting Brouwer up for failure, he's a third-fourth line grinder being asked to play on our #1 PP some nights. Epic fail!

He's a waste of money. I wouldn't even have him on my team.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Seems like they suck, but I'm no expert.

 

[Muffin]

the division is not was easy as it looks, sure sure, pick on Vancouver and Arizon all you want, but it's really not an division. Some good teams there when they are trying.

Move them to the Central and they would've been out in February.

 

[DCDM]

Special teams sucks. Goalie got hurt. Bye week at the worst time (this is a lame excuse admittedly). Goalie came back and has played terribly. Backups lost their charm. Coach lost the room. Players lost the ability to care. And here we are.

 

[yababy]

This us what "all in" looks like in Calgary.
I can't see how they improve any in the off season to predict playoffs next year

 

[SniperHF]

Move them to the Central and they would've been out in February.

I dunno.
Calgary has a better record vs the Central than they do the Pacific.

 

[Dump Itch]

Calgary just isn't very good. Need to blow it up.

 

[Mr Positive]

This us what "all in" looks like in Calgary.
I can't see how they improve any in the off season to predict playoffs next year

going 'all in' to go from mediocre to great rarely works. The next one who could potentially miss the playoffs is Dallas, but even if they made it, they didn't make all those huge additions to be a wild card team

 

[Index]

Not a good look for them if they miss the playoffs with no 1st or 2nd round picks this draft.

If your team goes from pretty good to horrible without your goalie, than it’s not a well built team. Especially with a goalie like Smith who is 35.

 

[Index]

going 'all in' to go from mediocre to great rarely works. The next one who could potentially miss the playoffs is Dallas, but even if they made it, they didn't make all those huge additions to be a wild card team

Well Dallas had Benn, who’s window is closing.

 

[Ducks in a row]

So even with Smith playing 52 games with a .917 Sv%
So even with Gaudreau having a career high in points with 82
So even with Monahan being a 30 - 30 player
So even with Tkachuk having a nice 2nd NHL season with a better PPG then his rookie season
So even with Hamilton having a single season high in goals and currently tied for 2nd most points in a season
So even with Backlund being a solid 2nd line center
So even with Ferland having a career season in goals,assists and points
So even with Giordano still producing well
So even with Brodie still producing well
So even with acquiring Hamonic
So even with all that they couldn't make the playoffs

 

[yababy]

going 'all in' to go from mediocre to great rarely works. The next one who could potentially miss the playoffs is Dallas, but even if they made it, they didn't make all those huge additions to be a wild card team

Wait until Seguin has another underwhelming playoffs too. One and done

 

[bsu]

So even with Smith playing 52 games with a .917 Sv%
So even with Gaudreau having a career high in points with 82
So even with Monahan being a 30 - 30 player
So even with Tkachuk having a nice 2nd NHL season with a better PPG then his rookie season
So even with Hamilton having a single season high in goals and currently tied for 2nd most points in a season
So even with Backlund being a solid 2nd line center
So even with Ferland having a career season in goals,assists and points
So even with Giordano still producing well
So even with Brodie still producing well
So even with acquiring Hamonic
So even with all that they couldn't make the playoffs

Giordano is a Norris leading candidate according to hfboards

 

[TheNumber4]

So even with Smith playing 52 games with a .917 Sv%
So even with Gaudreau having a career high in points with 82
So even with Monahan being a 30 - 30 player
So even with Tkachuk having a nice 2nd NHL season with a better PPG then his rookie season
So even with Hamilton having a single season high in goals and currently tied for 2nd most points in a season
So even with Backlund being a solid 2nd line center
So even with Ferland having a career season in goals,assists and points
So even with Giordano still producing well
So even with Brodie still producing well
So even with acquiring Hamonic
So even with all that they couldn't make the playoffs

It's the leadership. Cryin Johnny can't lead.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

It's the leadership. Cryin Johnny can't lead.

-3 tonight. he can do a lot offensively at times, but he can be pretty disappointing in big games. tonight was one of them

 

[Lunatik]

They're healthy now and are choking at the most important time of the year. Each gamesis like a microcosm of Calgary's season. One little adversity and they fall apart.

They're healthy now? Really? Please continue to show your lack of knowledge on the subject.

 

[Lunatik]

-3 tonight. he can do a lot offensively at times, but he can be pretty disappointing in big games. tonight was one of them

It's cute when folks stat watch. He was disappointing because he was on the ice for 2 EN goals? Give me a f***ing break.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

It's cute when folks stat watch. He was disappointing because he was on the ice for 2 EN goals? Give me a ****ing break.

How'd he look on Arizona's gwg?

 

[htpwn]

They are an above average team who haven't gotten the breaks this year. I'd avoid any rash moves if I were Treliving, but they definitely need to find a way to get at least couple additional top 9 forwards as well as a capable back-up (relying on a 35yo goalie without one seems ill-advised in hindsight).

What makes a year like this tough, though -- aside from obviously the disappointing season in of itself -- is that now Gio is going to be a year older, Smith is going to be a year older. I know Calgary's got some decent goalie and defense prospects in their system but those are two major pieces on the downside of their careers and there are never any guarantees with prospects.