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  12. Elias Lindholm

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    Yeah Oilers a hard no.  Never will cheer for them

     

    Used to like the Canucks when Linden was there and there have only been a few players that I really dislike.  But current version of them its the coach I dislike the most.

     

     

  15. 2023/24 Roster/Lines

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    Funny how 7 are listed as C on the Roster yet we are struggling to fiind for the top line.

     

    Rooney 4th line only.

    Schwindt does not look NHL to me in his short showing.

     

    I'd agree that Sharangovich seems the best bet.

     

    Also need someone to step up on the PK which is now a lot weaker.

  20. 2023/24 Roster/Lines

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    1 hour ago, JTech780 said:


    Why are we still playing Oesterle? He has been by far the worst player on the team this year, he isn’t an NHL player. Gilbert, DeSimone, Solovyov, Kuznetsov would all be better choices than Oesterle.

    Got to agree cannot understand that they are still plying him.

  22. Half way through the season report card, but a bit different this time.

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    New Managements Performance [This would be mostly the Coach and General Manager]

    GM - 4.   Acquired some picks, got younger and continue to play young players.  (spot on Cross!)   Think Conroy has been patient.  Like that he has started to keep a bit quieter which must be hard for Connie!   Nonis and Maloney in the back ground helping?

    Coach - 3.  Middle of the road for me.   I like his tone in the media, some of the stuff (like the Backlund game 249 stuff, calling Dube and earlier Mangiapane out but backs players up aswell)  Good to see he is willing to mix lines up late game.   Is he good enough as an NHL coach?  Not sure I am qualified to say.  

     

    Overall teams Performance.

    2.  I think they are playing well below where they should be  . We knew we were going to a playoff bubble team.  The start to the season was abysmal.  They get to .500 and then fall back again like they fear winning.  The games in Philly and Chicago were dire.

     

    Offense Performance

    2. PP suckage.    Is that on the players or the coach?   Funnily enough last night Lindholm, Huberdeau, Kadri, Shargovich and was it Weeger?  That power play was more of what I was hoping for.     5on5 I think we have been pretty good and SH with have been great.

     

    Defense Performance

    3. Top 4. Pretty decent although Andersoon I think is having a down year.    Weeeger and Anderson as apair I like and Hanifin is looking good with Tanev.   Concenring is as soon as we lose Tanev to injury the D suddenly looks a lot worse.     I think Gilbert has been pretty solid.   I don't miss Big Z.    The 2 Russians on the farm look like they could be okay 5/6th and certainly better that Osterle.  I am not convinced with DeSimone yet.

     

    Goaltending Performance

    5. Markstrom,  Vladar 2, Wolf 2. 

     

    Improvements

     

    I am concerned about Tanev injury and feel we nned another shut down D like him.

    PP has got to start clicking.  This could go a long way to getting us in the playoffs.

     

    What you would change to attain the goal of making the playoffs.

     

    Things to be cheerful about

    Apparently we have one of the easiest 2nd half schedule

    Kylington would help the defence

    Corranto is learning how to be a pro and doing well in the AHL

    Pelltier gives us options in the top 6.

    Huberdeau is starting to look like a point per game player again.

    We seem to have finally 3 relatively solid lines with Pelltier and Corranto to come in.

    Markstroms a beast.

     

    Things to be worried about

    Apparently we have one of the easiest 2nd half schedules!

    Tanev going down injured

     

    Finally:

     

    Are we better than last year? or  Are we worse off.

     

    Glass half full answer is we are better off.    Younger players getting opportunities, Markstrom looking solid again.  GM learning the ropes.

     

    Are we pointed in the right direction  or 

    Are we sliding off the map of relevance?

     

    Cross has this spot on   "I think they are heading (continuing) towards a long stay in the mushy middle"   and unfortunately we have being saying it for many seasons.  The Ownership have got to let GM have full control and stop the mandate of making the playoffs every season.  Ideal time to do it now with a new stadium on the way, suck for a couple of years get some picks and ride the the wave of having a new stadium with some exciting kids in the lineup.

     

    Lastly has your fandom for the Flames changed this year or from the start of the year?

     

    Always optmism gets my juices going for start of a new season.  It did not take long this year for one leg to fall off the bandwagon!  But I am still there, the kids installed some excitement.  It's great to see Zary play so well.  He may have fallen off a bit lately but thats to be expected.  Same with Posposil.  Love seeing the GM giving the farm team some motivation by bringing up players so that has kept me interested and I've only missed a couple of games.

     

    We know they will try hard every night so that we finish 17th in the league.    My biggest concen is with ownership.

     

     

    Oh and a couple of throwaways

     

    Been pleasantly suprised with Greer/Gilbert

    disapointed about Duher/Ruzicka/Dube and Hubes ( but I am hoping recency bias means he is going to be awesome in the 2nd half)

     

     

     

  23. Yegor Sharangovich

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    I think a lot of people were not happy with 3rd pick we got and thought it should have been more a 2nd or 1st.

     

    But player wise we got a younger player with a couple of years at decent money.   And Shargovich has started to show some good form.

    We also got a nice prospect in Suniev who appears to be having a great freshman year after a great year in the BCHL.

     

    Got to say at this stage it is a Conroy win.    But Devils are probabnly happy aswell apart from not being in a playoff spot :D

     

    Oh and his shorty last night was filthy

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