GDT - Oilers @ Flames - December 27, 2022 - 7:00PM MDT Start - A Deeds/Saymzies Collaboration

[Thebrewcrew]

Not a good night from 88 with two OZ penalties

[cross16]

Can’t take dumb penalties. Simple as that. 
 

that was stupid by mang.

[travel_dude]

Zaddy you had the lane, just shoot it

[travel_dude]

Need more of the 4th line.

 

[travel_dude]

[travel_dude]

They get down a goal and seem to forget all the good stuff they were doing.

[travel_dude]

Time for the Flames to draw a penalty.

[Thebrewcrew]

It's gonna need to be an ugly one if the Flames want to tie it.

 

Get some traffic, first though

[cross16]

I really wish the flames wouldn’t fall into this trap so quick of thinking they have to have a dirty goal. It’s Edmonton and there is open ice in the o zone. Don’t like they they give up on that and play the let’s get a shot and hope for a rebound strategy. Skinner is big and he’s seeing everything why not get him moving?

[travel_dude]

Time for a Toffoli goal.

We aren;t doing much...again.

Just shots.

[travel_dude]

FFS, EN and we put out Lucic.

BS missed call on the Toffoli interference.

[Thebrewcrew]

Probably a missed interference call.

 

 

Near impossible angle for Toffoli.

[cross16]

It’s not costing the flames the game but this has been an atrocious game from these refs. 
 

[cross16]

Well they have a script. They were the much better team but couldn’t bury it, took bad penalties, and their stars couldn’t find a way to win them the game. 
 

very familiar. You need your best players in a game like this and the flames didn’t get it, Edmonton did and they lost because of it. Which is really too bad because I really liked their team game. 
 

 

[travel_dude]

1 minute ago, cross16 said:

It’s not costing the flame the game but this has been an atrocious game from these refs. 
 

 

Really.

I can live with some of the calls, but they call marginals ones and let the obvious calls go.

We can't keep playing for 1-1 games going into the 3rd.

Maybe open it up a bit to get a lead.

[Thebrewcrew]

Costly loss for the Flames tonight. Only got 2 of 6 from the team directly ahead of them.

 

Tomorrow is a really important one as well.

[flames for life]

Too bad.  Super entertaining game, albeit slanted horribly by ref calls.  I can’t fault Markstrom, who played a great game.  Skinner played crazy good.  Calgary had some good shots that he was able to stop. Add a goon number of off the post shots, and Calgary controlled a lot of the play.

[taz89]

Oilers have the superstars and that's the difference in the game, plane and simple. Flames dont have what it takes to beat these guys

[cross16]

I hope the coaching staff doesn’t fall into the trap of making decisions based on weak competition. I still don’t think this lineup is it and while I know the points looks good you have to factor in the competition. 
 

I’m not convinced this lineup can thrive when they need it too. 
 

[taz89]

We miss Johnny and Chucky big time hate to say it but its true.  Not only for their offense but their ability to draw penalties. Who draws penalties for Calgary?  Mange seems to be the only one that takes them, at least the stupid ones.  Wouldn't be surprised if he was included in some deal at the deadline.

[flames for life]

8 minutes ago, taz89 said:

Oilers have the superstars and that's the difference in the game, plane and simple. Flames dont have what it takes to beat these guys

Wow, harsh!!  Yes Calgary does not have the superstars of today’s game, but I won’t say they haven’t got the stones to overcome the Oilers.  I actually thought I saw some of the best defensive playing by the back line from the season.  The only penalties called on them were weak calls imo, and Calgary did not back down.  
the defense really does appear to be gelling more then I have seen all year.

If we can do something about the boat anchor on Kadri’s line we might actually be heading in the right direction!

[travel_dude]

4 minutes ago, cross16 said:

I hope the coaching staff doesn’t fall into the trap of making decisions based on weak competition. I still don’t think this lineup is it and while I know the points looks good you have to factor in the competition. 
 

I’m not convinced this lineup can thrive when they need it too. 
 

 

It maybe was a good idea to use Lucic in a situation where you needed to block out players.

We have to ice a set of lines that can do it.

We really don't have any optimum lines, with the closest being the top line.

Ruzicka bring it in less minutes than Lucic.

He rarely makes poor passes.

 

The lines need fixing.

That is all.

[travel_dude]

2 minutes ago, flames for life said:

Wow, harsh!!  Yes Calgary does not have the superstars of today’s game, but I won’t say they haven’t got the stones to overcome the Oilers.  I actually thought I saw some of the best defensive playing by the back line from the season.  The only penalties called on them were weak calls imo, and Calgary did not back down.  
the defense really does appear to be gelling more then I have seen all year.

If we can do something about the boat anchor on Kadri’s line we might actually be heading in the right direction!

 

3 to 1 in calls against us.

Decide the game by giving an additional one in the 3rd, but don't call the other team.

[The_People1]

I think this group is good enough to make the playoffs.  We won't go deep and I ask why bother... Might as well rebuild and go young but I'm not the owner.  

[taz89]

17 minutes ago, flames for life said:

Wow, harsh!!  Yes Calgary does not have the superstars of today’s game, but I won’t say they haven’t got the stones to overcome the Oilers.  I actually thought I saw some of the best defensive playing by the back line from the season.  The only penalties called on them were weak calls imo, and Calgary did not back down.  
the defense really does appear to be gelling more then I have seen all year.

If we can do something about the boat anchor on Kadri’s line we might actually be heading in the right direction!

It might be harsh but its the truth! Unless they get Patrick Kane to put some pucks in the net, if these teams meet again in the playoffs it will be the same result as last year.  That last shot by Backlund tonight that hit the post, if that was Kane it would be IN, not hitting the post.