GDT: #51 ⋅ ANA @ CGY ⋅ 6:00 PM PST

[anezthes]

77 Vatrano ⋅ 16 Strome ⋅ 19 Terry
11 Zegras ⋅ 91 Carlsson ⋅ 17 Killorn
61 Gauthier ⋅ 23 McTavish ⋅ 13 Fabbri
38 Harkins ⋅ 23 Lundeström ⋅ 20 Leason

2 Lacombe ⋅ 7 Gudas
34 Mintyukov ⋅ 65 Trouba
6 Dumoulin ⋅ 43 Helleson

1 Dostál

vs



10 Huberdeau ⋅ 91 Kadri ⋅ 22 Pelletier
20 Coleman ⋅ 11 Backlund ⋅ 27 Coronato
76 Pospisil ⋅ 17 Sharangovich ⋅ 96 Kuzmenko
70 Lomberg ⋅ 61 Bishop ⋅ 43 Klapka

44 Hanley ⋅ 4 Andersson
24 Bean ⋅ 52 Weegar
8 Barrie ⋅ 94 Pachal

32 Wolf
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Season Series

#1 ⋅ @ ANA ⋅ 2-3 L
#2 ⋅ @ CGY ⋅ Jan 30
#3 ⋅ @ CGY ⋅ Apr 3
#4 ⋅ @ ANA ⋅ Apr 9

Last season: 0-3 L, 5-3 W, 3-6 L


Team Leaders

P: 39 (Terry) vs 36 (Huberdeau)
G: 16 (Terry) vs 19 (Huberdeau)
A: 23 (Terry) vs 19 (Weegar)
GAA: 2.76 (Gibson) vs 2.56 (Wolf)
SV%: .914 (Gibson) vs .915 (Wolf)


Team Stats

GF/GP: 2.54 (#32) vs 2.65 (#28)
GA/GP: 3.10 (#19) vs 2.96 (#15)
PP: 13.2% (#31) vs 21.2% (#17)
PK: 73.9% (#27) vs 71.3% (#29)​

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[AngelDuck]

Not that there’s any realistic chance of making playoffs, but if they wanted to have one, they literally have to have this game

 

[hockey webcomics]

hey calgary!

 

[ohcomeonref]

Been winning the toilet bowls recently, will be interesting to see against a decent team.

 

[Rooch]

Hey remember that little guy who used to play defense for us? Zelwinger or something? He was pretty good. What ever happened to him?

 

[KelVarnsen]

Hey remember that little guy who used to play defense for us? Zelwinger or something? He was pretty good. What ever happened to him?

Hès been sick. Croninitis.

 

[ReptilianQuack]

I wouldn't argue against seeing Zelly over Minty these days.

 

[TheDarkWingThatDucks]

Hey remember that little guy who used to play defense for us? Zelwinger or something? He was pretty good. What ever happened to him?

What makes me giggle is….

If the shoe was on the other foot, and we won 3 straight against bad teams but Zelly was in for helleson all those games. If Cronin swapped them before this game, it would be “what an idiot, why break up the winning lineup?” You know things if they nature.

I say that as someone who thinks Zelly should and will draw tonight as his game is more suited against Calgary / he’s just better than helleson and it’s a must win.

But I do want to point out the hypocrisy that would happen if the opposite situation happened.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

I'm surprised at the anger over Zellweger, honestly. He was great at the beginning of the season but has been pretty bad/meh since then.

His whole thing is being good at offense and okay at defense, and he's pointless in the last 8 games he's played.

I'm not worried about him long term and I think it is good to get reps in, but I don't get the rush to bring him in when the team has been decent to good this week.

 

[Boo Boo]

If Helleson is in there may be some on ice drama from the zary incident

 

[TheStuntman]

This Zell situation will be rectified once Dumo is traded away. The sooner the better for Zell.

 

[Firequacker]

I would be surprised not to see Zellweger in tonight just because he's from Calgary. That shouldn't matter if someone clearly merits the spot over him, but the vibe they seem to be trying to give off is "all the kids are on similar footing and it's just a shame we can't play all of them." Scratching him for a fourth straight game when it's against his hometown team would do some damage to that narrative, IMO.

 

[duckaroosky]

No way we win 4 in a row, right?

 

[Firequacker]

What makes me giggle is….

If the shoe was on the other foot, and we won 3 straight against bad teams but Zelly was in for helleson all those games. If Cronin swapped them before this game, it would be “what an idiot, why break up the winning lineup?” You know things if they nature.

I say that as someone who thinks Zelly should and will draw tonight as his game is more suited against Calgary / he’s just better than helleson and it’s a must win.

But I do want to point out the hypocrisy that would happen if the opposite situation happened.

You're making up scenarios to feel superior about again. When has anyone argued "it's stupid to break up a winning lineup" in a vacuum? Nobody here has ever clamored for, say, Johnston to stay in the lineup after winning with him in. How did Zellweger himself look in those theoretical three winning games against bad teams?

Besides that, you destroy your own argument here. "I think Zelly should play because this is a must win and he's just better than Helleson, but you guys who are mad that the better player is being scratched are such hypocrites because in a theoretical situation where Zelly had been playing, you'd also be mad if the better player got scratched."

 

[Arthuros]

I just hope everyone has fun.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

I forgot about the Helleson Knee. Damn this game might get dirty..

 

[quackquackquack]

Not that there’s any realistic chance of making playoffs, but if they wanted to have one, they literally have to have this game

that's comically pessimistic - If the Ducks win tonight, they are 6 points out with 31 games left to play.

 

[Kalv]

I refuse to believe that the Flames are a good team this year

 

[quackquackquack]

Been winning the toilet bowls recently, will be interesting to see against a decent team.

lol Pitt was playing really well coming into that game, NSH had won 4 in a row coming in and Seattle has been in the playoff hunt all year. How pessimistic are we going to be? we are turning into Anti-fans

 

[Mr Rogers]

What makes me giggle is….

If the shoe was on the other foot, and we won 3 straight against bad teams but Zelly was in for helleson all those games. If Cronin swapped them before this game, it would be “what an idiot, why break up the winning lineup?” You know things if they nature.

I say that as someone who thinks Zelly should and will draw tonight as his game is more suited against Calgary / he’s just better than helleson and it’s a must win.

But I do want to point out the hypocrisy that would happen if the opposite situation happened.

If Zell is the better player, why Would people not be pissed about him leaving the lineup? I don’t think it’s so much about breaking up the lineup after wins.