GDT: Flames at Kings: November 30

[Bounces R Way]

Great game, whole team looked like they were on the same page. Ramo was really solid positionally, should definitely get the next couple starts. Love Cammy, Backlund had a great 2-3 period, Brodie really took on the added responsibility well too

 

[Anglesmith]

Absolutely. Most of the team had decent to good game actually.

Anyone else notice Butler? Amazing skating and positional play in this one.

I thought Colborne had a bad game after his first two shifts were strong. David Jones wasn't great. SOB and Smith weren't fantastic.

Is it just me, or do Backlund's strong games always seem to come in highly-charged, emotional contests. Makes me hope we keep him until the playoffs.

 

[BVicious]

You're massively underrating Toaster Strudels here.

I'll never get to watch a full game again

 

[Bounces R Way]

Also: suck it Healy

 

[Anglesmith]

Also: suck it Healy

Suck it loooong and suck it hard.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I'll never get to watch a full game again

As much as it'd kill me, I'd sit out every game if it meant the Flames winning the cup. I'd be watching a lot of highlights, that's for sure.

 

[Flames7676]

Ramo must start next game...

 

[InfinityIggy]

Ramo must start next game...

Inb4 Berra. Ramo let in a goal. Unacceptable.

 

[MonahanTheMan]

Anyone else notice Butler? Amazing skating and positional play in this one.

I thought Colborne had a bad game after his first two shifts were strong. David Jones wasn't great. SOB and Smith weren't fantastic.

Is it just me, or do Backlund's strong games always seem to come in highly-charged, emotional contests. Makes me hope we keep him until the playoffs.

Personally I thought Colborne looked great and I thought David Jones looked pretty good. I actually liked SOB's penalty because he was at least being physical, but Smith I didn't notice much at all. Butler also looked all right, not great by any means, but definitely stepped up to the task of playing in the top four. I wonder what the coaching staff said to this team going into this game.

 

[Gritty]

Anyone else notice Butler? Amazing skating and positional play in this one.

I thought Colborne had a bad game after his first two shifts were strong. David Jones wasn't great. SOB and Smith weren't fantastic.

Is it just me, or do Backlund's strong games always seem to come in highly-charged, emotional contests. Makes me hope we keep him until the playoffs.

Wasn't his best, but he was 11 - 3 in the FO circle tonight!

 

[BVicious]

As much as it'd kill me, I'd sit out every game if it meant the Flames winning the cup. I'd be watching a lot of highlights, that's for sure.

Yea I do have a PVR, so I could actually do this.

 

[Calculon]

Anyone else notice Butler? Amazing skating and positional play in this one.

I thought Colborne had a bad game after his first two shifts were strong. David Jones wasn't great. SOB and Smith weren't fantastic.

Is it just me, or do Backlund's strong games always seem to come in highly-charged, emotional contests. Makes me hope we keep him until the playoffs.

Confidence is a big thing Backlund it seems.

Also, as I mentioned earlier, Reinhard barely played. Just 2 minutes and 36 seconds of ice time, with one shift in the second and nothing in the third. I'd think it was an injury but McGrattan played just 2:33 as well.

Brodie with almost 30 minutes of ice time.

 

[Flames7676]

Brodie 29 minutes? Holy crap what a warrior.

 

[Gritty]

No Gio, Wideman, Smid, GlenX, Monahan, Baertschi.... but this team still battles and finds a way to beat a strong LA team on home ice! Proud of this team!

 

[MuffinMerc]

Brodie 29 minutes? Holy crap what a warrior.

Shouldn't be surpising he can do it. He logged high minutes for most of last season and he was flying on the ice. What a great player.

 

[MonahanTheMan]

No Gio, Wideman, Smid, GlenX, Monahan, Baertschi.... but this team still battles and finds a way to beat a strong LA team on home ice! Proud of this team!

No Galiardi either, who I think is actually a pretty underrated defensive player for this team. People seem to tag onto the poor plays he makes rather than look at how good he generally is defensively.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Inb4 Berra. Ramo let in a goal. Unacceptable.

A brick wall would have stopped that shot. Therefore, a bunch of bricks are better than Ramo.

 

[MonahanTheMan]

Shouldn't be surpising he can do it. He logged high minutes for most of last season and he was flying on the ice. What a great player.

#tybg for fourth-round draft picks, apparently. I still want to see him contribute more offensively but right now he has got to be one of the best young stay-at-home defensemen in the NHL. Just stunning that he can stand up to top opposition like this at the age of 23.

 

[Flames7676]

Shouldn't be surpising he can do it. He logged high minutes for most of last season and he was flying on the ice. What a great player.

I know but considering how good LA is in the west I still think it's shocking for him to carry such a workload in this game.

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

#tybg for fourth-round draft picks, apparently. I still want to see him contribute more offensively but right now he has got to be one of the best young stay-at-home defensemen in the NHL. Just stunning that he can stand up to top opposition like this at the age of 23.

Brodie is not a stay-at-home defenseman. Brodie is a Puckmoving - defenseman. Smid is what you classify as a stay-at-home defenseman.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Cammy channelling some old school Iggy on that last shift! Fantastic to get a win especially against Sutter. Brodie and Ramo were our best players overall. Backlund and Cammy played strong to.

Anyone else smell playoffs, huh, huh?

 

[MonahanTheMan]

Brodie is not a stay-at-home defenseman. Brodie is a Puckmoving - defenseman. Smid is what you classify as a stay-at-home defenseman.

I wouldn't call Brodie a puck-moving defenseman, I've never seen those qualities from him. Always his defensive ability has outpaced his offensive/first pass ability.

 

[StreakingRed]

Also: suck it Healy

^This x100000.

Gutsy character win for the boys tonight.

 

[MuffinMerc]

I wouldn't call Brodie a puck-moving defenseman, I've never seen those qualities from him. Always his defensive ability has outpaced his offensive/first pass ability.

What have you been smoking and why aren't you sharing?

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

I wouldn't call Brodie a puck-moving defenseman, I've never seen those qualities from him. Always his defensive ability has outpaced his offensive/first pass ability.

Is this a joke? Brodie is a offensive minded player. Not putting up points doesn't mean his offensive ability is lacking. He is decent defensively, but not good enough to be called a stay-at-home defenseman.