travel_dude Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 Comments from Ruzie: “Honestly, it sucks, right?” Ruzicka said. “I can’t help the team, can’t do anything, so I’m honestly just trying to get in the lineup and help the team as much as I can” (from ‘Daniel Austin: Flames’ Adam Ruzicka waiting for another opportunity’, Calgary Sun 3/12/23). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 4 hours ago, travel_dude said: Comments from Ruzie: “Honestly, it sucks, right?” Ruzicka said. “I can’t help the team, can’t do anything, so I’m honestly just trying to get in the lineup and help the team as much as I can” (from ‘Daniel Austin: Flames’ Adam Ruzicka waiting for another opportunity’, Calgary Sun 3/12/23). Meanwhile, this other kid gets promoted to 1st line and 1st unit PP.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Vrana for a 7th rder might have been fun. Lighting it up in St Loo. But Sutter would pressbox him for a missed D assignment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 2 hours ago, conundrumed said: Vrana for a 7th rder might have been fun. Lighting it up in St Loo. But Sutter would pressbox him for a missed D assignment... Why get a skating forward when you can get Nick Ritchie to come in to sit? I think one of the issues is the extra year of his contract. But we are in a situation where we need to only keep the best players. Trying out a guy for a couple of months makes sense and possibly trading him depending on the value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac70 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 What is really troubling is Dube 2.3 Million 1 goal in 12 games Tyler Toffoli 4.2 1 goal in 7 games Nazem kadri 7.0 Million 0 goals in 11 games Andrew Maginpane 5.8 Million 0 goals in 10 games Just shy of 20 Million dollars and 2 goals between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 21 minutes ago, tmac70 said: What is really troubling is Dube 2.3 Million 1 goal in 12 games Tyler Toffoli 4.2 1 goal in 7 games Nazem kadri 7.0 Million 0 goals in 11 games Andrew Maginpane 5.8 Million 0 goals in 10 games Just shy of 20 Million dollars and 2 goals between them. In those 11 games, what changes have been implemented? But to look at the player value you have to be consistent in the stats, not cherry pick them. Toffoli - 7 points in 11 games Kadri - 8 points in 11 Even with those points, I would be thinking that it's long overdue for major changes. Huberdeau played for 2 games on LW, but prior was 34 games on RW. Huberdeau-Kadri has not played tight together. Mangiapane looks stale or not able to convert. February showed something was wrong. The Philly, Vegas, COL and BOS losses should have been a signal that something was wrong. 7 games ago we were close to a playoff spot but didn't react. Now we are hanging on by a thread and need to win every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Lineup alert..... #Flames tonight vs. Dallas: Mangiapane-Lindholm-Toffoli Huberdeau-Backlund-Coleman Dube-Kadri-Duehr Ritchie-Ruzicka-Lewis Weegar-Andersson Hanifin-Tanev Zadorov-Stecher Hard to really complain too much about a decision that should have been made when the odd of making the playoff were >50%. I do think that Coleman would be better with Kadri and Dube with Huberdeau, but that's minor. The Pelletier thing is getting on my nerves though. Oh well, he won't be injured when he goes back to the Wranglers after the Flames season is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfire11 Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 I'm interested to see what the line Dube-Kadri-Duehr will accomplish. Happy to see Lucic eating popcorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac70 Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Well, let us hope our intuition was correct in removing Lucic. Hate to see a guy like this fall as he appears to be a locker room favorite. However, the game has passed him by the fact he was constantly put in the line-up, and having to take the social media and board thrashing has been weighing on his nerves as well. If we get on a heater than maybe we can just let him walk away with some form of dignity for everyone involved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, tmac70 said: Well, let us hope our intuition was correct in removing Lucic. Hate to see a guy like this fall as he appears to be a locker room favorite. However, the game has passed him by the fact he was constantly put in the line-up, and having to take the social media and board thrashing has been weighing on his nerves as well. If we get on a heater than maybe we can just let him walk away with some form of dignity for everyone involved. If you look at the amount of times his line is on for a goal against, you probably would wonder why they waited. He's not necessarily bad, but his lack of movement and times he gives the puck away is a bad thing. The design of the line is the bigger issue to me; most teams have gone with a faster type. Duehr is a good type to have. No issue with Ruzie playing C there. It's forcing them to just grind out plays that's the bigger issue. Put Pelletier or Dube or Mangiapane there and you have a modern line. One you don't worry about rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/18/2023 at 11:59 AM, tmac70 said: Well, let us hope our intuition was correct in removing Lucic. Hate to see a guy like this fall as he appears to be a locker room favorite. However, the game has passed him by the fact he was constantly put in the line-up, and having to take the social media and board thrashing has been weighing on his nerves as well. If we get on a heater than maybe we can just let him walk away with some form of dignity for everyone involved. We should start thinking about next season and Lucic and Lewis shouldn't be on the team next season. Both should retire or move on somewhere else. And so, just sit them both for the rest of the season. Go with a 4th line Pelletier - Ruzicka - Duehr. Give them the experience instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Flames lines in LA this morning: Mangiapane Lindholm Toffoli Huberdeau Backlund Coleman Pelletier Kadri Dube Ritchie Ruzicka Lewis Markstrom in net. Sutter mentioned that some bodies had been sat to get "fresh" bodies in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Pelts-Kadri-Dube could be an adventure. Stupid 10:30 starts that actually start a 10:45. Of course I'd have to stream rather than PVR for tomorrow. Thanks SN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, conundrumed said: Pelts-Kadri-Dube could be an adventure. Stupid 10:30 starts that actually start a 10:45. Of course I'd have to stream rather than PVR for tomorrow. Thanks SN. So, kick our Duehr for Pelletier. Which is odd, since Duehr only played one shift with Kadri. Good old SN, wanting to showcase EDM on all channels. Against a basement team. Too funny. Not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Lines, pairs and projected starter against Vegas: Mangiapane-Lindholm-Toffoli Huberdeau-Backlund-Coleman Ritchie-Kadri-Dube Lucic-Lewis-Duehr Hanifin-Andersson Zadorov-Weegar Gilbert-Stecher Markstrom (Starter) Vladar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420since1974 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 I don't understand why Lucic and Lewis can't both sit out the same game. Has it ever happened this season? I would have tried Pelletier - Ruzicka - Deuhr for the 4th line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 26 minutes ago, 420since1974 said: I don't understand why Lucic and Lewis can't both sit out the same game. Has it ever happened this season? I would have tried Pelletier - Ruzicka - Deuhr for the 4th line. Heck, you could sit just one of them and still have a better line. But, hey we seem to always win with Lucic in. Except for all the losses he plays in. Maybe it's not crazy. When Lucic sits, he comes back and we get a string of wins. We win against the Ducks, so he must be the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 #Flames at practice Friday: Mangiapane-Lindholm-Toffoli Huberdeau-Backlund-Coleman Ritchie-Kadri-Dube Lucic-Lewis-Duehr Pelletier-Ruzicka (extra) Hanifin-Andersson Zadorov-Weegar Gilbert-Stecher Markstrom (starter net) Vladar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 #Flames tonight vs. Los Angeles: Mangiapane-Lindholm-Toffoli Huberdeau-Backlund-Coleman Ritchie-Kadri-Dube Lucic-Lewis-Duehr Hanifin-Andersson Zadorov-Weegar Gilbert-Stecher Markstrom Why does this sound so familiar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Today's practice lineup: #Flames at practice Thursday. Stone back, Tanev still not skating: Mangiapane-Lindholm-Toffoli Huberdeau-Backlund-Coleman Ritchie-Kadri-Dube Lucic-Lewis-Duehr Pelletier-Ruzicka-Coronato Hanifin-Andersson Zadorov-Weegar Gilbert-Stecher/Stone Markstrom Vladar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 ^^^^^^ Like that 4th line. Oh well, maybe next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, travel_dude said: ^^^^^^ Like that 4th line. Oh well, maybe next season. do you mean 5th line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 23 minutes ago, robrob74 said: do you mean 5th line? I referred to it as the 4th line because if they were ever played, they would get that many minutes. So, if you think about who is signed for next year and who we have available, let's look at this: Mangiapane-Lindholm-Toffoli Huberdeau-Backlund-Coleman Dube-Kadri-Duehr Pelletier-Ruzicka-Coronato Weegar-Andersson Kylington-Tanev Hanifin-Zadorov Gilbert I wouldn't really go with these lines as such. I would think you put Hubie on the top line. Mangiapane back with Backlund. Pending trades of course. Hanifin out. Backlund out. Coleman out. Trade chips and getting younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted March 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Check out Dube's (lack of) beard. Must be hoping to grow one for the playoffs. Or getting ready for the golf season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 40 minutes ago, travel_dude said: I referred to it as the 4th line because if they were ever played, they would get that many minutes. So, if you think about who is signed for next year and who we have available, let's look at this: Mangiapane-Lindholm-Toffoli Huberdeau-Backlund-Coleman Dube-Kadri-Duehr Pelletier-Ruzicka-Coronato Weegar-Andersson Kylington-Tanev Hanifin-Zadorov Gilbert I wouldn't really go with these lines as such. I would think you put Hubie on the top line. Mangiapane back with Backlund. Pending trades of course. Hanifin out. Backlund out. Coleman out. Trade chips and getting younger. I wonder what the likelihood that Zary or anyone else in the system could be ready? I doubt some of their skills tramslate but wondering if Schwindt or more so Pospisil can ever fill the 4th line the way they play? I doubt it. who will we have to rid of to be compliant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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