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5 minutes ago, conundrumed said:
Both being past goalies Carty, I've been raving on his fundies since streaming A games. His puck projectory, angles, protect the net are as good as anyone in the league, and he's humble, mellow, yet emotional. Ladies and gentleman, this is a really good Blockchaining goalie, is all that I have to say. Track down his goalie coach in the Czech, and hire him. The foundation is key imho, and Rittich's had it since he joined us.
We're nothing without him.
Agreed... and since Rittich is 27, we could be looking forward to a future of solid goaltending for years to come...
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12 minutes ago, DirtyDeeds said:
and yet some still question whether Rittich is capable of being a starter...
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8 hours ago, travel_dude said:
So, Neal is scoring on the PP. Good for him. He's just scoring the goals that Draisaitl or McDavid or Chaisson or Kassian would have on the PP
Whoever thought we would see Neal leading the league for goals... Just can't see it lasting...
McDavid and Draisaitl each have 4 and Neal has 8...
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38 minutes ago, Cowtownguy said:
When the Oilers do have a good season, I will be interested in the autopsy. They have had many great picks over the years, so what was the delay in building that team? How can a team with the best winning streak in terms of picks also have one of the worst losing streaks in terms of play?
Hockey Karma...
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Last season Neal had a S% of 5%... So far this season he has a S% of 42.9%, and I'd be willing to bet beer that he won't keep that up, not even close...
He will do better than last season, for a couple of reasons... He couldn't possibly play any worse, and he should also have the incentive of embarrassment and not wanting to close out his career being known as a pylon...
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49 minutes ago, ABC923 said:
Yeah, I always thought it was a lock, but Neal could well wind up with 30+ goals this year.
12 minutes ago, JTech780 said:Let's slow down his goals have come in two games against LA and Varlamov, and 4 of his 5 goals have come on the PP and that will slow down.
Seeing the highlights of the game with Neal getting that hat trick tonight just made me despise him even more... and I didn't think that was possible...
He coasted most of last season, and now he looks like someone lit a fire under his Hash Rate...
We should start a pool to guess how long it is until he regresses back to the lazy slug on skates we were used to seeing during his time with the Flames...
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32 minutes ago, Khrox said:
Big Snag Zag
At the end of a win, they'll say "Big Snag Zag has another win in the bag"... I'd bet a beer on it...
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4 hours ago, robrob74 said:
But isn’t the goal of rest to help a goalie to maintain focus and to keep the body fresh, no fatigue? Decisions a player or goalie makes are also sometimes dependant on how fresh or rested the mind and body is.
Some goalies benefit from a break, and others don't... Fatigue was never a problem for me, but If I had tweaked something, than a short break made sense while it healed... Otherwise it was easier to stay focused by staying busy playing the games... I knew other goalies that felt the same way, and some that would get rattled from pressure, lose focus and then need a break... I think that for a lot of goalies, it's whats going on in their head more than getting tired that leads to problems...
That said, of course being in good shape physically is important... Same as for any other position in hockey, or for that matter, any other sport...
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26 minutes ago, robrob74 said:
I think my point was that Kipper could get the same amount of wins with less games played and then playing a backup more could probably get them into a groove and win more.
I dunno,
I was a goalie, and wanted to play every game... Sometimes towards the end of the season, if we were up by a few goals, the coach would go with the backup for the 3rd period, and it drove me nuts... I was driven to want to always be on the ice, I felt that I had earned it, and more importantly that it gave our team the best chance of winning...
Some goalies are different, and for different reasons... For instance, some can only take so much pressure, and then they get rattled, and I knew some of those over the years... and that would also be one of the reasons why some goaltenders are only capable of a backup role...
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1 hour ago, JTech780 said:
Gone are the days of goalies playing 70+ games, and now it's rare for a goalie to play 60+ games. I think asking Rittich to play much more than 50 games would be a mistake.
If you look at past 10 Cup winning teams their starters for the most part are goalies that have played fewer than 55 games in the regular season.
The goal isn't just making the playoffs this year, we need to make sure Rittich has enough left in the tank to go on a deep playoff run, why burn him out in the regular season?
I agree, it is rare for a goalie to be able to play 60+ games... Kipper was Kipper, and he was a rare breed of goalie...
Rittich is Rittich, and no one knows what his ideal workload is yet... 55 - 60 games might be his limit, time will tell... But Rittich might be a workhorse in net by nature, and able to handle a heavier load... It is possible he could need it, and feed off it... He definitely has the potential...
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10 hours ago, robrob74 said:
I was wondering if that’s how you go, or go about it in Kippers Vezina season. I think he played a portion of the season but was damn good.
Kiprusoff played 74 games in his Vezina season (05/06)...
10 hours ago, robrob74 said:The other years I think he could’ve been better if we trusted a backup more, I think. Kipper had a habit of bouncing back, but I feel he could’ve had greater numbers with a bit of rest.
With the exception of his first, and then final season (knee injury), the least number of games he played was 70, and that was in (11/12)... and for that season his numbers were not much different than his Vezina winning season... There was only a 0.02 difference (less) in SV%, and 0.28 (higher) in GA...
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On 10/3/2019 at 3:54 PM, cross16 said:
That's stability that the Flames have not enjoyed enough in their history.
The importance of that stability will be all the more important as the team progresses towards its potential as a true contender over the next couple of seasons...
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1 hour ago, displaced oil fan said:
Yup, Bronco got it going and asked me to continue as a Mod there too.. And no worries, not going to troll.. I
Hey there Hillcat... I think that any of us that has ever popped in for a look or posted in the OMB probably knows who you are... For those that don't, Hillcat was top cat for the OMB, is not a troll, and he knows his hockey...
It will be interesting to see what you think of the Oils acquisitions of Smith and Neal as the season unfolds...
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1 hour ago, displaced oil fan said:
It's official. Oilers message board totally gone. Was a member there about 11-12 years...
What was your name on the Oils forums?...
Also, we tend to be respectful to other teams fans, as long as they do the same towards our team, and the members here... So in the spirit of keeping the peace and that fact that I feel bad that your organization cheaped out and snuffed your boards... I'm not sure if you had a chance to notice before your forums lights went out, but they started a new Oilers Message Board that already has a bunch of your regular posters active... http://the-omb.proboards.com
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36 minutes ago, travel_dude said:
Even if Lucic plays down to the level of last year, at least he is a positive player on the bench.
Neal never stuck up for anyone.
Much like a Brouwer.
Neal @ 6'2" & 221 lbs... Brouwer @ 6'2" & 215 lbs... and they both have a few things in common... Neither one could even stick up for themselves let alone anyone else... and they both forgot how to play hockey as soon as they signed the best contract of their careers...
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2 hours ago, cross16 said:
I'm honestly excited about how this is going to go down. I find the trade fascinating because i think both fans were quick to defend, but they'll also be just as quick to go "yeah, you were right..."
Watching the Oils fanbase turn on Neal if he continues his trend of underachievement should be entertaining...
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9 minutes ago, travel_dude said:
I don't care either way with him.
He's not in the same situation as he was here.
He may be no better for them.
Who cares.
That's the way I look at it as well TD... Neal had made no amount of significant contribution or had any success fitting in, no matter whether he was on the Flames top line, the 4th, or somewhere in between... Most of the time he looked like he was coasting, and just putting in time to collect his cheque... His face on the bench after he had made a bad hockey play said it all... He looked like he really didn't give a Satoshi...
Maybe he gets more points with the Oil, but it doesn't really matter... The Flames are better off with Lucic, who is overpaid, but will contribute more to the team than Neal did... It was a trade of bad contracts, but my bet is that the Flames came out ahead on this one...
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54 minutes ago, ABC923 said:
So in nhl/oilers news, it seems most nhl teams are no longer going to support their message boards. The flames are one of the few who are committed to continuing their support. In short, the oilers fans are about to lose their message boards.
I just took a look, and couldn't find it... Maybe it's just a short term issue, but at the moment, it's gone...
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1 hour ago, travel_dude said:
They replaced the guy in Stockyard, er I mean Stockton.
I'm still hoping that they replace the guy in Calgary... If they want to be nice and still give him a job, maybe he could be head goaltending scout... In Botswana...
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1 hour ago, travel_dude said:
Who knows what goalie coaching is like in Kansas.
Pretty good chance that it is better than the goalie coaching here...
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1 hour ago, Cowtownguy said:
I think that we have a solid defence core. The problem that I have is that I may be embedded in the older way of playing defence. I was a big Reggie fan and loved it when he cleared the net. His skating was not great especially after the accident that broke both of his legs. He did generate some fear in the opposing team. You mess with Kipper, and you ARE going to pay. I would like to see more of that. Hamonic and Gio provide some toughness, but not quite like guys did back in the day.
re: bolded... Problem?... I don't see one... The older way still works... We still see it on some teams, just not nearly as much as we used to... What bothers me is when we see another team doing it to our forwards, and our team doesn't clue in and do the same to theirs...
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5 hours ago, JTech780 said:
I realize that Lucic isn't going to be an impact player the way he used to be, but you at least have to give it to the guy for coming to Calgary with the right attitude, something Neal didn't do from the get go.
I hear ya JTech...
Lucic hasn't been putting up points for the last 2 seasons, but at least he still made some positive contributions to the Oil with his defensive play...
If we look at some stats from last season, the Coilers allowed 5.3 fewer shot attempts and .70 fewer goals per 60 minutes (5v5) when Lucic was on the ice... Both stats were among the best on the team...
He was 7th in the league with 259 hits for an average of 3.37 a game...
As for his Corsi for % last season, he still had had 50.72, making that 12 seasons in a row he's been above 50%... and that is pretty impressive...
I'll put a couple of stat charts below to compare Neal and Lucic last season... and that is more of the point here... I am not expecting Lucic to do what he did in Boston, but I do expect that he will make a bigger contribution to the Flames than Neal did... We all know that both Neal and Lucic are on bad contracts, but at least I can think of a few things where I can reasonably expect Lucic to bring some positives to the team, and I really can't come up with much of anything positive to say about Neal for his time with the Flames last season... Lucic had 23 goals and 27 assist in his first season with the Oil in 2016-17, and even though I certainly wouldn't bet he'll get back to that level, maybe if we are lucky he can improve on his point totals for the last couple of seasons enough to make us all feel a lot better about the trade...
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Council votes 11 yes, 4 no for a new arena in Calgary...
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I'll just pass along something that is an example of what a great guy FF52 was... One day not long after my house burned along with everything in it a few years back, FF52 and I were talking... He knew that I had a lot of hockey memorabilia, and he says something like "It's such a shame that you lost all that great hockey stuff... Decades of finding and collecting and it all just went up in smoke... Are you going to start to build another collection?"... I said "I don't know man, a lot of it would be pretty much impossible to replace"... Well one of the things he knew that burned was a complete set of those miniature chromed metal Stanley Cups with different team logos on them from Cup wins over the years... You know the ones that came in 24 packs of beer quite a while back, the original ones, not the re-issue 2nd run... A couple of days later, a delivery package shows up at my door... I look at the name and return address and wonder what the heck FF52 could possibly be sending me a package for, open it up and find the Flames Stanley Cup from the original set... So I called him up to thank him and he said "I know how much you love the game, and I know you had a really nice collection of memorabilia and I think you should start building another one"... Then he said "and I knew that to do that you had to start somewhere"... As usual, once again FF52 was right... and I will always treasure that first piece that started me collecting again...
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By all rights, the Flames should be in better shape for goaltending than we have seen for quite some time...
Talbot has had a few good games (.931 SV% so far), and hopefully that continues... History shows that he has the potential to get the job done...
But we also need to remember Rittich has done quite well considering he was in the net a lot of games when the Flames did not give their best effort...
Here is some food for thought for those that have doubts about Rittich...
Even this season, Rittich had some ugly stats in two games where the Flames were not playing their best hockey, but in 3 of the 5 he had a SV% of .944, .955, & .964 (in that order)...