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Zaddy had a clear path to the net and he passes to the side. Sure it's a one timer chance for Kadri, but clear paths don't happen often.

I think the only way they get 4 is Marky lets in 4 bad ones

He did that 2 years ago and was out for weeks.

Thanks for the last minute post. I was watching and forgot to look for a thread. Already behind and we barely get started.

I didn't like the way he put his body in the way. What was he thinking? There's your one bad goal Marky !!

The equipment rules have little to do with height. Does a 240 pounder take up more room? Sure, but you were talking about height. If you are talking about your opinion, don;t call it a fact.

Some sights list Wolf as being 6 feet (Saros 5'11).. How does 1 or 2 inches make him less likely to be a star because of equipment? Sure, some goalies have a tendency to play low in the net exposing the top corners. Unless you are 6'8" and 260, you have to rely om reflex. Even then, the big guys don't always have the edge.

Didn't we spend a couple of days where you were telling me that Cossa was a stud and we should be drafting him as he was can't miss? At the time, he was on a very good Oil Kings team. Maybe I am mistaken. You have since talked about Wally a lot.

The Flames give up about one goal against per game and score about one less goal for. Against good teams, it's tough to win with those numbers. Vladar has been the better of the two, but only in a handful of games. Markstrom is making great saves but letting in a stinker per game. We need to score more and get scored on less. Earlier on we had scoring but gave up too many and let teams back in. Too many games where we needed to score more than 3 goals to win. You can blame some ill advised play for some goals, but goaltending has not been there. Need the goalie to steal the occasional game, not just rely on scoring 4-5 (see EDM).

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I think you can go through that exercize to find out the when. But unless it's a faceoff, it's always going to be one or ywo guys on and off. It's really hard to tell with Backlund's line. Get one guy out ASAP. He's a direct player, not versed in the subtle plays. That's Johnny who we don't have anymore. Playing shifts in one game with Backlund or a few games with Lindholm doesn't get you used to it. Not making excuses, just saying it takes time and communication. He has to go with his strengths, and he isn't sure he gets to play another game. He also is a natural C forced to play wing to stay in the game. I think he's doing pretty good so far. Producing 5v5 and PP. Looks a little confused on D zone coverage since he's a winger. Less likely to overcommit but so far looks at least as good as JG was. I want him to work on talking plays through with his linemates. Go over what worked. I think there is some tendency to defer, but talk about it.

That's what I was getting at. Yes, the overall fit of the team at times looked bad, but also the goaltending hasn't been there either. We lost games where we didn't score enough and the goalies didn't stop enough. One game doesn't prove we are past that. So, simply put, use this time to beat the teams with poor records to get to a .650+ win/loss ratio. Win more than you lose against the remaining teams this month. The effort is there. The execution is mixed, but can easily improve. 4 games at home before a mini-roadie. Get the practices in while you can.

It's hard to judge a team when all they did was play top teams at home and on the road. The only two teams that are not now in the playoff hunt are Philly and BUFF, both of which went into a deep dive over the last two week. NAS is sticking around and is getting more wins now. I will be interested to see if our lack of scoring continues against sub 500 and near 500 teams. Goaltending is key, since these teams still score. Hard to win when you let in 3 or more.

While Bob was not great, his team hung him out to dry. FLA is a good team with multiple threats. It really doesn't matter if it was perfect or 100% lousy, get the win. Vladar has previously stolen points for us, so this is no different. The thing for me that is positive is that we were dominating when we gained the zone. At times it was a horrorshow in our zone, but that's what good teams can do to you. We bent, but there was no point that I felt we were going to lose.

I think he needs a bit more training. He's getting off the ice sooner than Backlund or Coleman. It's not effort IMHO. He had very good shifts and ones where he was gassed. He had a couple solid chances, one sailed over the net by inches and the other deflected. But Sutter may have seen differently and do something with it, which I think is a mistake. Let's be honest, playing with Lucic is punishment. It doesn't get you going from a skill standpoint and if anything you have to work harder just to stay afloat. Ritchie is fine there because he has enough skill to make up for the others.

I think it makes sense. You want both guys battling. Vladar takes his defined role very seriously though. When Sutter says you are the backup, that is all you ever are. Be ready when you get the call, practice when you don't. In his mind there is no controversy. He could start 9 of 10 and still feel that he is just the backup.

I'm not saying you are wrong, but the NCAA finals is April 8/9. That leaves 2 games left at most. If they were eliminated before then, he might get a few more games.

Enough money to call up one. Roster space for one. Have to waive someone to get more room. Lucic not able to be waived.

Fix the 4th line and adjust maybe the 2nd and 3rd lines. It does takes a bit of time to re-adjust, but it seemed like at evens the lines were a bit off.

Good to see passing on the mark from Bread and Duvet

What a sequence. Valdar holds the fort by himself. Poor Bob.

Two pucks in close and we tun out of room. Late decision to make the pass or shoot. Just shoot. Or Pass. Pick one.

Post PP and we put out the Lucic line

Think we learned that lesson last year. LOL

Important PP to maintain some momentum