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  1. rocketdoctor
    Sorry DD But I diasgree completely with you on this one. We were not looking like any sort of contender for Lord Stanley this year. Yes we should have made the playoffs with the group but for whatever reason this team was not playing consistently enough to have gone past the first round. Pick ups and the deadline would have hurt us a lot going forward. No point in making a big splash if there are not the right players available. Besides which he had limitied option due to previous trades. I praise him for holding off. Think it was the right thing to do. I am also hopeful he will hold onto Bennett. A new coach can do wonders for players and I think we have yet to seen the best out of Benny. I do no wnat to see large changes in the off season. This group has the potential to do all but DO they want it bad enough?? For all the carping on about GG/Browuer last year (and my patience was getting thin at the end) the players in this squad need to take a long hard good look at themselves.
  2. rocketdoctor
    Okay I don't live in Calgary so not my tax dollars but I cannot understand from my vantage point over here in the UK that Calgary City are missing the importance of the Flames and what they bring to area. Just in charity work alone the Flames bring in $ for so many worthy causes. When I was in the Hat a trip to a Flames game was an event. We spent money on food and beer before the game in the local places and then accomodation and more money on food, fuel etc. All that ancillary income would be lost if the Flames relocated. In my simplistic look the city cannot afford not to build a new stadium. Putting aside the money the city would get in helping solving a pollution problem for generations to come. The idea of putting a $500 down? Where do I sign up?
  3. rocketdoctor
    Thanks for the link. Interesting interview.
  4. rocketdoctor

    Ah Good we are back up!  Missed you all!  Well apart from Carty, Travel Dude, TMac, Cross, FF52....

    Only joking glad they got it sorted.

    1. Flyerfan52

      Flyerfan52

      :lol:

      Yeah, I missed it & the posters as well when the board was down both times. Let's hope whatever the problem was is fixed.

      We have some good back & forth here.

  5. rocketdoctor
    Reading between the lines I think Clouston in the Hat lost faith in Schneider last year. I hope not too much damage was done to the kids confidence. Is this the Flames exerting a bit of pressure to keep an eye on an asset?
  6. rocketdoctor

    Dirty Ducks at it again - bunch of pubis mons

     

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    2. Flyerfan52

      Flyerfan52

      Agreed.

      BTW, I just rounded your likes up to 150. It looks better that way. ;)

    3. rocketdoctor

      rocketdoctor

      Bit of ocd there ff52 :)

       

    4. Flyerfan52

      Flyerfan52

      Yeah.

      It's funny that I tend to like odd #s on my jersey but multipes of 5 in real life. A quirk but it's part of me. :rolleyes:

  7. rocketdoctor
    In last years IIHF world cup one goalie that stood out for me was Mikko Koskinen. I know he had 4 games on on a pretty terrible NYI team but wondered if he would ever get the chance to play over here again
  8. rocketdoctor
    I'm with sticking with what we have got for next season so young tenders get more pro experience in AHL/ECHL So to me there is no benfit in gambloing 6M a year for Bishop. another good article suggesting Pengies should be our target http://www.flamesfrom80feet.ca/2017/05/poached-from-pittsburgh-why-its.html
  9. rocketdoctor
    Great interview. Thanks for the link
  10. rocketdoctor
    Like what I've seen from Stone so far. Less so Bartowski. He seems to have one brain fart a game behind the net and gives the puck up or loses it in his feet. But hey thats about 6 brian farts less than Wideman so I can live with it.
  11. rocketdoctor
    I think you have to look at the goalie coach. He arrived in August 2014. 3 years and 4-5 goalies not playing to their potential. You could argue Hiller was at the end of his career but Hiller had a .918% the first year with JS as goalie coach. Why did it plummet to .875%? Did he suddenly become a non NHL calibre goalie. Hiller is still only 34 and his NHL stats have been pretty consistent throughout his career and he avgs .917% Ramo's sv% did not alter much in his 3 years here. .911% year before JS .912% 1st year JS .909% 2nd year JS Can it be that he has just been unlucky and all his charges have stunk the place out? Would also ask how many of his charges whilst he was in coach of our farm team for 3 years have made it to the bigs? Not trying to give the goalies a free ride from their current form. They are both old enough to know better. After all CJ had a stellar patch a few weeks back and we all loved his play.
  12. rocketdoctor
    Okay, when does the goalie coach become accountable?
  13. rocketdoctor
    With our goaltending woes this season how much of it should be pinned on the goaltender coach? The first goal Ortio gave up against the Blues the other night was so Hiller like that my first thought was this a coaching issue.
  14. rocketdoctor
    What younger goalies would that be then? Gillies - injurend MacDonald - CHL Schenider - CHL and none of those are going to be with the big club next season and probably not until 18/19. Poulin perhaps? Ortio has obviously been shelved by the Flames. Not sure he would want to resign anyways.
  15. rocketdoctor
    balanced article on our GT situation http://www.flamesfrom80feet.ca/2016/02/goaltending-five-year-plan-part-1.html
  16. rocketdoctor
    http://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/johnson-minor-league-trial-by-fire-forged-flames-gm-treliving-into-big-time-talent Good article
  17. rocketdoctor
    I don't understand the non love for Russell on these boards This guy is on a great contract. Has proven time and again through Junior and Senior that you don't need to be 6'4 to play D. He is so under rated on the Flame boards. I would have in our top 4 for a long time. Ship out Wideman, Smid Engeland first. I think it would be a big mistake getting shot of Russell.
  18. rocketdoctor
    The dman that impressed me lots this year in opposition colours was Roman Josi of the Preds. Would love to see him in Flames uniform. But wishful thinking never got us anywhere. I think we return this years D core and add Schlemko to the mix. Let Smid go. Diaz seemed to get better as the season progressed. Not convinced Potter brings anymore than Wotherspoon.
  19. rocketdoctor
    Been impressed with Schlemko. He picked up his minutes in last game was +2 and looks deserving of a contract.
  20. rocketdoctor
    I'm not sold on Ortio from what I've seen so far. But there are more qualified people than me on the Flames staff that will make the right call. So I'll leave it to them.
  21. rocketdoctor
    David Shelmko off Waivers to the list?
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  23. rocketdoctor
    Russell only blocked 2 shots? Lazy bum, ship him out!! Wideman and Russell have stepped up big time. Trust they can continue the worload. Brodie's ice time quite a bit down.
  24. rocketdoctor
    Russell looked like he blocked one shot too many last night. I know he came back but he did not look comfortable. Any news on Calgary Radio/Papers on his status?
  25. rocketdoctor
    Just watched the game and I thought Engellend had a real good game. Kept is simple and let Brodie do his stuff. Let's hope he can keep it up. Like to see how Schlemko does. Not sure if he paired with Russell when on the Tigers and I guess they won't break up Wideman/Russell though it does seem strange to have 2 A's out on the same D shift. Not that the A's have to talk to the ref's much nowadays.
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