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[canuck4life16]

who going to win? predators or sharks?

 

[deadinthewater]

Dustin Penner, fat ****ing donkey.

 

[Jyrki]

Oh look, Sharks and Predators in a 3 point game

fuuuuuu

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

That was a weird weird game.

Emery was amazing... but I can't tell how much of that is Emery being good or the Flame's offense being that bad. I'm going to lead to 70% Emery being good but a lot of missed Flames chances.

Hawks were dead tired... they were barely playing in the 3rd period and OT.

 

[StringerBell]

Anyone who wants to copy paste some especially 'insightful' posts from CP in here is okay in my books

 

[Catamarca Livin]

PJ Stock is stupid. He is saying the flames needed to hit more to get the Hawks tired. Did he not watch the game? If the hawks were any more tired there would have been deaths. I always thought have multiple 2 minute shifts in the offensive zone was a good way to wear the other team down. The flames were doing that.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Hawks haven't lost yet this season (shootputs don't count) but they aren't looking spectacular though. I could see them go on a small losing streak soon.

True

But they also have played 7 of there first 9 on road (And have more road games left on this trip)

Could also finally get back in groove at home and go on roll

 

[Samzilla]

is it just me or are more games going to OT this season?

 

[canuck4life16]

Iginla still have zero goals.........should be concern for Flames fans

 

[ddawg1950]

Still lots of talent on that Hawks squad. And their goaltending looks to be settled.

 

[LiquidSnake]

Drew Remenda is ****in terrible wow.

 

[canuck4life16]

Still lots of talent on that Hawks squad. And their goaltending looks to be settled.

yup, kane, towes, hossa, sharp, hossa, seabrook, Bolland, and keith can all score..of course not as good as team that won the cup but the core is there and young still

 

[Barney Gumble]

Iginla still have zero goals.........should be concern for Flames fans

He always starts out slow every year so that really isn't that much of a surprise. Problem is, the other "six million dollar man" on the team has the same number of goals....zero.

 

[metric]

Hate 3 point games but every time the Flames fail, a smile forms on my face.

 

[Catamarca Livin]

True

But they also have played 7 of there first 9 on road (And have more road games left on this trip)

Could also finally get back in groove at home and go on roll

I think they are the same team. They have a great core but the role players have not improved. They have almost no physical edge. I am nitpicking as they have the core but i do not see any noticable different in the team that placed 8th and 6th in the conference and lost in the first round the last two years. They depend on too few players too much.
Watching Chicago vs Vancouver showed me that neither team has changed. So i would expect the standing by the end of the year to reflect that. With the shortened season though who knows.

 

[LarmerAmonteSeabrook]

especially with Bolland out.

On Blackhawks Postgame Live tonight, Joel Quenneville stated that Bolland may return for our next game (Tuesday night in San Jose).

 

[me2]

True

But they also have played 7 of there first 9 on road (And have more road games left on this trip)

Could also finally get back in groove at home and go on roll

They definitely looked a little off through fatigue and now pressure is off after a great start that's why a slump would be a possibility.

Besides don't the hawks normally suck in Feb? Stupid Calgary screwed that up.

 

[Lonny Bohonos]

Kamarov. Want.

 

[deadinthewater]

Washington's goalie tandem is just full of suck.

 

[Proto]

Getting Ovechkin in my fantasy pool looks like it might single handedly cost me the season. He's going to start shooting at a higher percentage at some point, but his 5 on 5 shot distance increasing by 7 feet so far this season is troubling.

 

[deadinthewater]

I remember how exciting this match-up was like 3 years ago...

 

[Tiranis]

I remember how exciting this match-up was like 3 years ago...

It's pretty even outside of Holtby blowing it. 5 goals on 16 shots...

 

[deadinthewater]

It's pretty even outside of Holtby blowing it. 5 goals on 16 shots...

Not just that... Ovechkin is nothing like he used to be, and Backstrom isn't playing any better. But yeah, it's hard to get into the game when your goalie can't stop anything.

 

[Tiranis]

Great job by Ovechkin on that PP just now. Overall think this has been a pretty good game for him despite all the criticism.

 

[Proto]

Great job by Ovechkin on that PP just now. Overall think this has been a pretty good game for him despite all the criticism.

The team is more the issue than he is, but he doesn't look like a guy that's willing to learn to do anything differently 5 on 5. He's almost a parody of his former self, flying down the wing, pulling the shot inside and trying to shoot between the defensemen's legs. Looks like a guy playing a videogame and just trying the same move over and over.

George McPhee is the worst.