GDT: PDF Game 3 | Ducks @ Flames 5/5/15 7:30 MT

[Straight Fire]

Also, amazing how Anaheim isn't pressuring us right now. Our d-men are standing behind our nets setting up like its a PP.

 

[Straight Fire]

Monahan there again is just useless handling the puck.

 

[Straight Fire]

Colborne dumps it in, and Jones holds up instead of chasing it into the corner? Wtf is up with that?

 

[Mobiandi]

"What's the energy level like, Michael?"
"It's focused"

Such insight

 

[Wayne Primeau]

"What's the energy level like, Michael?"
"It's focused"

Such insight

Monahan’s compete level fell that period

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

If Anglesmith were a Flames player, he would be Brodie.

 

[Anglesmith]

Not much to cheer about. Our team is getting out muscled, out skated and out worked.

Monahan is probably injured, so is Hudler... What it goes to show you is that when you have no real second line and when you're a light skilled team; you're going uphill.

Even if we lose this one and lose the next one, it has still been an excellent season. Second round of the playoffs and the 15th OA pick. That's good for me.

Good perspective. Every season there's only one team that ends the season by winning a playoff game.

14 end it at the end of the regular season, knowing they failed to even make the top 16 who made the playoff.

8 end it by getting immediately eliminated in the playoffs.

4 end it by losing in the second round.

2 end it by losing in the semifinals.

1 ends it by losing at the final hurdle.


We shouldn't really complain if we lose this series. Next season should be really fun with a healthy and more developed top line gets to feast on the non-playoff teams again.

That said, there's still an opportunity here this season.

 

[Master Bill]

Darren Millard should not be on TV

 

[Boomstick]

It's not over yet boys. Flames have to pick themselves up and get us excited again.
Energy and confidence and pressure will result in good things.
Let's go boys, big 3rd.

 

[Lunatik]

Darren Millard should not be on TV

during this series I preffer to call him Darren Mallard

 

[DCDM]

Darren Millard should not be on TV

Are you just realizing this?

 

[Wayne Primeau]

 

[Straight Fire]

Good perspective. Every season there's only one team that ends the season by winning a playoff game.

14 end it at the end of the regular season, knowing they failed to even make the top 16 who made the playoff.

8 end it by getting immediately eliminated in the playoffs.

4 end it by losing in the second round.

2 end it by losing in the semifinals.

1 ends it by losing at the final hurdle.


We shouldn't really complain if we lose this series. Next season should be really fun with a healthy and more developed top line gets to feast on the non-playoff teams again.

That said, there's still an opportunity here this season.

Yeah I agree.

On retrospect I think Huds and Monahan were injured for the Vancouver series and somehow we won. And then Ferland got injured in the first game of this series.

Since winning the cup in '89 we only got past the first round one time - in 2004.

We did well to get to the 2nd round.

But it's not done yet.

 

[Volica]

Good perspective. Every season there's only one team that ends the season by winning a playoff game.

We shouldn't really complain if we lose this series. Next season should be really fun with a healthy and more developed top line gets to feast on the non-playoff teams again.

That said, there's still an opportunity here this season.

Absolutely. Still a third period here. I hope they come out on fire and tie it up early. If we win this one, who knows what can happen! I still have some faith in it

We also have to remember here guys, we are playing a team that is in its prime; they were the best team out West this year... And they'be been an annual high caliber team. It'll be fun watching the first line develop, Bennett's progress (he looks like a monster in the making), getting bigger... Nothing to complain about.

 

[Mobiandi]

Jackman can't think of a cliche to throw out, so he just throws out a PP one?

 

[Straight Fire]

Omg I didn't know if there'd be a payoff to that long clip . . . And there was a payoff to that long clip lol. Pierre makes me feel weird levels of terror I didn't know existed before. Like I need some hand sanitizer on my eyes or somethiing.

 

[Wayne Primeau]

 

[Pekkas Purse]

Flames have quit. The absence of Ferland and Bouma is the key. Russell is too small. He is a 2nd line man filling in and it is glaringly evident the last 3 games. Flames need to acquire 2 big time D men. The other parts are in place. Hockey is not a playoff player until he becomes "St Louisan". His continual token contact and effeminate quick fearful puck release is a disgrace and ultimately not representative of the history of this team.

 

[Anglesmith]

I noticed that the top line seemed to look good on a couple shifts near the end of the period, where the common theme was that the Ducks didn't have their first or second line out there. Certainly lends credence to the suggestion that the Ducks' players are actually that good.

 

[Straight Fire]

We're the comeback Flames for a season boys. This **** ain't done. And then look out.

 

[Straight Fire]

Flames have quit. The absence of Ferland and Bouma is the key. Russell is too small. He is a 2nd line man filling in and it is glaringly evident the last 3 games. Flames need to acquire 2 big time D men. The other parts are in place. Hockey is not a playoff player until he becomes "St Louisan". His continual token contact and effeminate quick fearful puck release is a disgrace and ultimately not representative of the history of this team.

A little disappointed in Russell. Part of two goals against if I'm not mistaken. Some sloppy play both in the offensive end and d-end.

 

[Anglesmith]

Flames have quit. The absence of Ferland and Bouma is the key. Russell is too small. He is a 2nd line man filling in and it is glaringly evident the last 3 games. Flames need to acquire 2 big time D men. The other parts are in place. Hockey is not a playoff player until he becomes "St Louisan". His continual token contact and effeminate quick fearful puck release is a disgrace and ultimately not representative of the history of this team.

That's quite the dose, man. Remember, you only have one liver.

 

[Mobiandi]

We're the comeback Flames for a season boys. This **** ain't done. And then look out.

The thing about the third period, is that it's also the Ducks' best period too

 

[Straight Fire]

I noticed that the top line seemed to look good on a couple shifts near the end of the period, where the common theme was that the Ducks didn't have their first or second line out there. Certainly lends credence to the suggestion that the Ducks' players are actually that good.

They were better near the end. You're right.

 

[DCDM]

Welp, third period. Come on boys.