What a terrible hockey game.
We are not winningI don’t understand why anyone would take issue with “boring hockey” while we’re winning. This team is built from the back end out and I think GG’s system suits them very well. We don’t have the offensive talent to play a run and gun style. Better to win 2-1 than lose 7-5.
We are not winning
At least not enough
Any word on Hamonic?
"This week-long roster freeze is a system built into the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement. During this time, no NHL team can trade or move a player in an agreement that requires waivers. Via NHL.com, the roster freeze can be summed up as follows:
Simply stated, it prevents any players on NHL active rosters or injured reserve from being traded, waived or loaned..."
There are exceptions to the rule. Players in a team’s AHL system can be recalled to fill a hole in their team, allowing teams to keep a healthy roster during the freeze. Free agents can be signed during the freeze and any player placed on waivers before the freeze and is claimed after must report to their new team.
I'm pretty sure a roster freeze is a freeze on all roster transactions.I'd dress Bartkowski and just let Hamonic rest unless they're 100% sure he's okay.
Also I could be mistaken, but teams can still recall players during the holiday freeze, can't they? I thought it just prevented players from being waived/sent down/traded.
Edit: According to sbnation;
I'm pretty sure a roster freeze is a freeze on all roster transactions.
Another one:
If Hamonic is injured, the Flames can recall someone. They just can't do anything that would involve waivers.
What I'm surprised with is there has been no game this year that we've been down were we decide to just bang and crash and try to change the flow of the game. With guys like Ferland, Tkachuk, Bennett, Brouwer, Hathaway, Lazar, Hamonic, Hamilton and even Gio, we should be able to lay some heavy hits, wear them down and at least make sure they're walking out of the Dome with a limp. But I don't think Ferland has had two big hits this year. Is Gully just trying to keep everyone healthy?!This is what Gulutzan hockey looks like. We win the corsi battle, the fenwick battle, the possession battle, all the other advanced stats battles, in the most boring hockey imaginable.
All I want is for them to forget stupid dumbass advanced stats exist and just play some exciting hockey. Like I said a week ago when we lost, I feel bad for season ticket holders and the rest who pay money to watch this kind of hockey. Win or lose, the games are usually not that exciting for the majority of the play.
Regardless, they would have to put someone on IR to recall someone as they are at a full 23 man roster.
I think Tkachuk is in that category too but he's been excellent from day one.
If Tkahcuk is a late bloomer, this is us vs the rest of the NHL fanbase....