GDT: Flames @ Leafs, 5:00 MT (Prime) 11:00 PM GMT

[super6646]

I'll give them to the end of the period, but I'm done after that.

Sick of this brand of hockey. Good teams don't know the game is over when they are down by 2.

 

[Mobiandi]

The rush game is a lil better than what we saw under Ward, but it is f***ing awful hockey. Cardinal sin of being boring and bad.

We’re playing a bizarre puck possession style with slow players who are mostly not comfortable with the puck. We struggle to gain the zone as a result, and when we do set up, we wait for the perfect shot to appear which rarely does.

Say what you will about Hartley but he knew his team sucked at keeping the puck. So, no east-west passes and heavy emphasis on stretch passes and moving quickly. Can’t skate faster than the puck.

Did we get shelled most nights? Yeah, but we’re also getting outshot heavily this season too. At least this time we have Wolf/Vladar, not Scary Ramo and Jonas Hiller

 

[super6646]

We’re playing a bizarre puck possession style with slow players who are mostly not comfortable with the puck. We struggle to gain the zone as a result, and when we do set up, we wait for the perfect shot to appear which rarely does.

Say what you will about Hartley but he knew his team sucked at keeping the puck. So, no east-west passes and heavy emphasis on stretch passes and moving quickly. Can’t skate faster than the puck.

Did we get shelled most nights? Yeah, but we’re also getting outshot heavily this season too. At least this time we have Wolf/Vladar, not Scary Ramo and Jonas Hiller

I'll disagree with this one. They are passable at getting entries into the ozone. Their issue has been a total lack of creativity once they enter the ozone. Similar game to what we saw with Sutter - cycle along the boards, funnel to the point, rince and repeat. Maybe we don't have the horses to do anything else, idk. But a 32nd rank offence is a disgrace.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Just yikes

 

[Bounces R Way]

 

[JPeeper]

There was actually a little part of me that thought we'd get at least a loser point from this game after the Frost no-goal.

I don't think we have a chance anymore.

 

[Mobiandi]

I'll disagree with this one. Their issue has been a total lack of creativity once they enter the ozone. Similar game to what we saw with Sutter - cycle along the boards, funnel to the point, rince and repeat. Maybe we don't have the horses to do anything else, idk. But a 32nd rank offence is a disgrace.

I agree that the creativity isn’t there. Lot of predictable passing that gets mopped up by the other team’s D. Makes me a little nervous to have Parekh in this system. The guy needs full license to do whatever he wants with the puck

 

[super6646]

Thank god Rooney is a UFA. How he was one of our pinacle PKers this year I do not know.

 

[BRobMint]

Soooooo....top 10 pick still possible?

 

[Body Checker]

I’m glad we didn’t add any firsts, seconds, thirds or B+ prospects so we could fold down the stretch with nothing to show for it

 

[super6646]

Rooting for a tank the rest of the year. They aren't making the playoffs and they need to have a top 10 pick

 

[Boomstick]

So f***ing glad I didn't waste money on a ticket to this game. If I ever speak foolishly again about going to see Flames in Toronto, just remind me not to go please.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Four goals in one period to tie? Totally possible.

HOW?! you may ask.

Simple.




Delusion.

 

[super6646]

Team GD is down to a -25. Right around the 2017-18 Flames which ended up with a 37-35-10 record.

This team has been overdue for a correction. And I can't imagine things getting better next year with Backs and Kadri being another year older. If the team is already the 32nd rank offence this year, I don't want to imagine how much worse it will get once the wheels fall off Kadri.

 

[Bounces R Way]

This is what we look like when Wolf is human. Shambolic. The Leafs have 5 goals and haven't even broken a sweat.
I will endeavor to never say a bad word on Mikael Backlund again.

 

[JPeeper]

Team GD is down to a -25. Right around the 2017-18 Flames which ended up with a 37-35-10 record.

This team has been overdue for a correction. And I can't imagine things better next year with Backs and Kadri being another year older. If the team is already the 32nd rank offence this year, I don't want to imagine how much worse it will get once the wheels fall off Kadri.

It sucks this year (not getting a top pick) because of all the centers at the top of the draft, but I don't expect to be in a WC spot again next year if we're the 32nd best offense again, history just says it won't happen. Happened in '16 (course correction) when we got Tkachuk and I believe will happen next year.

Hopefully that leads us to having a good % in the McKenna sweepstakes.

 

[Body Checker]

Team GD is down to a -25. Right around the 2017-18 Flames which ended up with a 37-35-10 record.

This team has been overdue for a correction. And I can't imagine things getting better next year with Backs and Kadri being another year older. If the team is already the 32nd rank offence this year, I don't want to imagine how much worse it will get once the wheels fall off Kadri.

The odd minus team makes the playoffs but not at -25; good point in being overdue for a correction

 

[Body Checker]

It sucks this year (not getting a top pick) because of all the centers at the top of the draft, but I don't expect to be in a WC spot again next year if we're the 32nd best offense again, history just says it won't happen. Happened in '16 (course correction) when we got Tkachuk and I believe will happen next year.

Hopefully that leads us to having a good % in the McKenna sweepstakes.

If this road trip goes to hell we might get into the O’Brien, McQueen and Martin center sweepstakes.

 

[super6646]

This is what we look like when Wolf is human. Shambolic. The Leafs have 5 goals and haven't even broken a sweat.
I will endeavor to never say a bad word on Mikael Backlund again.

I'll ruffle a few feathers with this one, but he hasn't been part of the solution this year. Ik the possession metrics are still solid, but playing at an approximately 30 pt pace with an average of 19 mins of ice time a night is part of the reason the Flames are in the tubes this year. Not his fault that he's been over-utilized, but he's not the player he used to be even before the injury trouble.

It sucks this year (not getting a top pick) because of all the centers at the top of the draft, but I don't expect to be in a WC spot again next year if we're the 32nd best offense again, history just says it won't happen. Happened in '16 (course correction) when we got Tkachuk and I believe will happen next year.

Hopefully that leads us to having a good % in the McKenna sweepstakes.

I wouldn't be surprised if the fall-off happens over these next 15 games. I am hard-pressed to recall over the past 10 games in which Calgary has looked dominant (or even good) for an entire game. I'd say the Tampa game was a decent outing, but the offence let them down on that one (looking at their last 10, you can add Philly to the list too). Otherwise they pissed away the game against the floundering Canucks (who were on a B2B), got spanked by the Avs, scored 1 against the f***ing Habs and needed a miraculous effort from Wolf, pissed away a pt from the Dallas game, etc etc.

 

[Fig]

Hey guys!!

 

[Felidae]

If the flames comeback from this one I will eat my sock. Otherwise I'm questioning whether I should even watch this period.

 

[super6646]

Turd goal to give up but who gives af haha.

I came back. I'm dumb

 

[Bounces R Way]

ok now it got funny again

Love that they were gonna call Ras giving Woll a slight bump but totally ignore McCabe just trucking Farabee at the blueline when he never touched the puck.

 

[Body Checker]

Andersson’s next stare down should be a mirror

 

[Fig]

Turd goal to give up but who gives af haha.

I came back. I'm dumb

I imagine this is how you came back to watch this game.