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  6. 2022 Playoffs -Contenders and Pretenders

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    9 hours ago, rocketdoctor said:

     

    Interesting article in the Athletic on top line D pairings.

     

    They have Calgary 3rd behind Colrado and Carolina in the stats rankings.   They usedHanafin/Andersson as the top line but they noted that we are getting in done by having a top 4 defence. 

     

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    I am not convinced we need that Stud dman as we are doing it by committee.   Anderssen is also progressing to be that Stud dman you want.    I am also not willing to lose a player from our current line up and mess with the chemistry. 

     

    By the way if you don't subscribe to The Athletic you all should!   Great articles.

    Yup. Great stuff here too rd:

    https://www.theplayerstribune.com/sports/hockey

  8. Flames Lineup - Suggested Lines

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    7 minutes ago, travel_dude said:

     

    No way Sutter is bringing in Valimaki right now.  I think he wants Valimaki to play the year in Stockton.  Much like the rest of the farm hands, he doesn't think they are ready.  He's seen both Mackey and Valimaki and has his opinion.

     

    As far as pumping up Ritchie?  Sutter doesn't play that way.  And pumping up Ritchie means yu keep him hidden so that a team doesn;t see how bad he really is.  He's a body to use as a last resort for the 4th line, in case they are getting beaten up and Lucic/Guddy don't want to fight on a given game day.  I'm yet to find any usefull play he provides.

    I definitely wouldn't consider there's any disconnect between the big club and the farm. I'm sure Sutter is very in tune with what he has in Stockton. I'd like to see some looks too, but Sutter is no dummy, so I can live with any direction. Detroit is a good example of being patient with prospects. Seider could have made the team last year, but why give him 3rd pairing minutes when he can keep building in the SHL? Yzerman wasn't even sure this year, but Seider kicked the door down.

    Imo it's beneficial that we let the farm be the farm for a year. We can use it next year. Lots of jr graduates for next year too. You want a fiercely competitive farm and we're definitely getting it to where it needs to be.

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  10. 2022 Playoffs -Contenders and Pretenders

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    16 minutes ago, robrob74 said:


     

    Anyone who reads my posts regularly knows I'm generally posting with a healthy dose of skepticism, but this year I’m now waiting to see how the playoffs go.

     

    not to be a negative Nelly or have low expectations, if the Flames came out with an honest effort and fought tooth and nail to OT in game 7 of round one, I wouldn’t call it a success, but I’d be happy with their effort. 
     

    my problem is I can see effort even if they have a lot of puck possession. I don’t equate having the puck longer than the other team as being engaged because I think the other tan can easily just sit back and clog the middle and wait for mistakes. We saw a lot of that up until last year. 
     

    what I want to see is checking. Not trapping, but players hard on the puck making it easier to have higher possession numbers. For me, I measure that level of engagement and so far I’ve only ever seen Sutter get that from this core group.

     

    don’t get me wrong, I want the flames to win the cup. I am a realist and know that even the best teams almost never win it. One team every year, and going up against Vegas isn’t extremely frightening, but they’re a good team. 
     

    i hope we can get out of round one. After that everything else would be bonus. It’s not even that I have low expectations. I just understand how hard it is. 

    I'll argue this to the death. How do you pull negatives out of a 9 game win streak? A team that was in question for the home record, the talent level, the weak D, the suspect goaltending, the zero depth? No identity, not good enough. *panting*

    This is a good hockey team. Call it what it is.

  11. 2022 Playoffs -Contenders and Pretenders

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    36 minutes ago, LouCifer said:


    We all get it snowbear. We’ve seen the same movie for years… this year, though, it looks and feels different. We start every game on time. We get a lead and we don’t quit. We go down a goal, or 2 or 3, and we don’t change our game. The chances are coming. Our D zone isn’t the tire fire we’re used to seeing. Our physicality, especially on the backend, is intimidating. The C on the front of the jersey could very easily stand for “consistent”… something this team has never been. Hopefully, by the end of the season, that C will also stand for “Champions”.

    I concur. This time last year this thing was in the toilet. All of the negatives magnified. Then a stunningly quiet offseason that upset many. And the Eichel crap.

    Well, here we are.

    Didn't quite see this coming, why worry about 'what used to happen'....this kind of turnaround has never happened in Calgary, except for in the other direction.

    Stop asking questions and enjoy the ride.lol

    Who knew?

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