phoenix66 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Wotherspoon was sent to Adirondack. *phew* good to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross16 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Regarding Spoon; he is as ready for the NHL this year as last year, when he played well after the first few games, leading up to his injury. Exactly my point. He was overwhelmed last year and looked out of place so imo nothing I've seen or read has suggested that playing him now would lead to better results. I'm not knocking him as a prospect I just don't think the is ready and I didn't think he was last year either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreckening Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Sounds like when Wideman was on the phone earlier it was about him taking on an A now that Glencross is gone. He would be a good choice I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Sounds like when Wideman was on the phone earlier it was about him taking on an A now that Glencross is gone. He would be a good choice I think.I believe the phone thing was a big red herring joke being played on the media. Hartley was told about it too. Burke on the other end of the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_henning Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Wish we`d shored up defence a bit more at the deadline. We definitely could have matched the trade for Petry (using Washington's second and our fifth, leaving us upgraded from a 5th round pick to a 3rd rounder), and we probably could have found a way to snag Yandle without giving up young assets. Too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyerfan52 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I believe the phone thing was a big red herring joke being played on the media. Hartley was told about it too. Burke on the other end of the phone. I caught that on the main page. Wideman punked the media while easing the atmosphere on a stressful day. Way to go Wideman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamespatriot Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Without Gio this Defensive core is at all time weak position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulstad Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 With Gio out, this is how I would pair the D for the rest of the season (forgive me if the sides are wrong)..... Brodie - Russel Wideman - Shlemko Diaz - Engelland As for filling the leadership spots, nobody wears a C for the rest of the year (my opinion). Russel keeps the A, and is the "lead A". Give GlenX's A to Hudler, and slap an A on Mony (just to get him used to it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420since1974 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Hudler definitely deserves a letter if he wants one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_henning Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 With Gio out, this is how I would pair the D for the rest of the season (forgive me if the sides are wrong)..... Brodie - Russel Wideman - Shlemko Diaz - Engelland As for filling the leadership spots, nobody wears a C for the rest of the year (my opinion). Russel keeps the A, and is the "lead A". Give GlenX's A to Hudler, and slap an A on Mony (just to get him used to it). Agreed on all counts. Hopefully the coaching staff feels the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moderncalgary Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Here is what I hope the defense rotation will look like for the upcoming games: Brodie - Wideman (a defensive and offensive line can help both ways) Russell - Schlemko (may have some chemistry from WHL experiences) Diaz - Engelland (Diaz has stepped up his game, and Engelland may need to be rotated with others) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTech780 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Here is what I hope the defense rotation will look like for the upcoming games: Brodie - Wideman (a defensive and offensive line can help both ways) Russell - Schlemko (may have some chemistry from WHL experiences) Diaz - Engelland (Diaz has stepped up his game, and Engelland may need to be rotated with others) I like it except Brodie and Wideman are both right defensemen. I would go with: Russell/Brodie Schlemko/Wideman Diaz/Engelland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheersMan Posted March 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I believe the Suter/Weber combo (NAS) was one of the best defensive partners in recent history. I was patiently waiting for Brodano to acquire 95 pts combined (another 12pts) before showing this comparison again. Brodano were on pace to surpass the other two in fewer games when looking at the pts and +/- stat. They actually still might but Brodie is on his own now. Lets wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_henning Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 That winds up being about 0.6PPG to finish the season? Still possible, but I suspect he'll fall a couple short. Still though, when adjusting for games played, itll wind up being basically equal if not in our favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC331 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I would do my best not to have the weaker Dmen put out of their normal positions. Brodie is a smart player and has played the LS before so I would go like this. Brodie, Engelland Russell, Wideman (keep them together) Diaz and Potter ( I might even put Diaz on the RS ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I think not only should we keep Russell - Wideman together, that should become the defacto "top pair". After that, I think Brodie - Engellend could work. When it all comes down to it, I trust Engellend more than i do Diaz, Potter, and Schlemko. I would go Schlemko - Diaz as the bottom pair. All in all, our D looks sad without Giordano. Arguably bottom 5 in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I think not only should we keep Russell - Wideman together, that should become the defacto "top pair". After that, I think Brodie - Engellend could work. When it all comes down to it, I trust Engellend more than i do Diaz, Potter, and Schlemko. I would go Schlemko - Diaz as the bottom pair. All in all, our D looks sad without Giordano. Arguably bottom 5 in the NHL. Yep. But same as all year, some really good defence from our 'tending. A lot is on them to keep us in rarified air. It's possible, but we should be worried about offence more than d. 1 goal in 3 games is not cool, no matter how you slice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I think not only should we keep Russell - Wideman together, that should become the defacto "top pair". After that, I think Brodie - Engellend could work. When it all comes down to it, I trust Engellend more than i do Diaz, Potter, and Schlemko. I would go Schlemko - Diaz as the bottom pair. All in all, our D looks sad without Giordano. Arguably bottom 5 in the NHL. People might not agree, but I think it would be better to match up Spoon with Brodie. Reduce the minutes for the pair, but double shift Brodie with Diaz. Spoon/Brodie Russell/Wideman Diaz/Engelland (Schlemko) 1st PP - Diaz/Brodie 2nd PP - Russell/Wideman PK1 - Sppon/Brodie PK2 - Russell/Diaz Or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_henning Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 After watching the first couple periods with the Flyers...Where the hell was this Engellend all year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kehatch Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 After watching the first couple periods with the Flyers...Where the hell was this Engellend all year? Brodie is really good. We forget sometimes, but Giordano wasn't a Norris candidate until paired with Brodie. That said, the real Engelland stood up on the first goal in the third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheersMan Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 The Dmen looked good tonight in a win. Engelland was finally given the opportunity (over 12 min) to step up and earn his paycheck, which turned out to be a great performance. Now that Baertschi is gone maybe some of you can refocus your attention to other members on this team who have been contributing to the team success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_henning Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 That first goal was an issue of blown coverage, but there were at least 3 Flames out of possition on that. Engellend may hold part of th eblame, but he's not the direct cause of it. Honesty, he played quite well. Brodie definitely does help him lok better, but for the most part, he made smart, simple, and most importantly CORRECT plays. No dumb passes. Strong on the Blue line. Finished his checks well without getting (too much) out of position. Is he top pairing material suddenly? Not remotely. But if he played like he did tonight on the third pairing? Wow. That's the D upgrade we needed right there. If they keep him with Brodie and he gets in the habbit of playing like this next year, that's a great (free) upgrade for the Flames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kehatch Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Our entire D was suspect in the third. When a Philly player is all by himself in front of the net three times in one period you have a problem. Not just Engelland. Russell blew his coverage on the second goal for example. Plus our bottom pairing barely played. I agree the first two periods were good. But as a whole I wasn't impressed with the D this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_henning Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Honestly, the whole TEAM was suspect for the first 15 minutes of the third except maybe Johnny who was making a lot of nice moves (not sure why he's nt scoring the last few). Given that, I can't really critique Engellend in particular on that period of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheersMan Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Our entire D was suspect in the third. When a Philly player is all by himself in front of the net three times in one period you have a problem. Not just Engelland. Russell blew his coverage on the second goal for example. Plus our bottom pairing barely played. I agree the first two periods were good. But as a whole I wasn't impressed with the D this game. The team had a great first period but with 12 shots combined in the final 2 periods proves our offensive game dried up. Our top 4 dmen (above) and Ramo kept us in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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