DirtyDeeds Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 It's Gameday We should see the fire today. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted February 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Philly Calgary Goaltenders Don't want to play this game Like a Stone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted February 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Scope A case could be made both forward Jonathan Huberdeau and goaltender Jacob Markstrom had their best games of the season when the Calgary Flames beat the red-hot New York Rangers on Saturday. Now, the onus is on the Flames, and specifically that duo, to build on that performance when they play host to the struggling Philadelphia Flyers on Monday afternoon. The Flames remain in the thick of the playoff chase, but have won consecutive games only twice since the start of January. A big reason for the lack of the success has been the struggles of Huberdeau and Markstrom. Against the Rangers, Huberdeau collected two assists, including the overtime winner in their 3-2 victory, while Markstrom's performance was much closer to last year's top-tier level, even though he only faced 20 shots. "That's how I've gotta play for the rest of the year," said Huberdeau, who collected 115 points last season for the Florida Panthers but has only 38 this season. "Sometimes, you don't think you have it in you. (Saturday) showed that I still have it and I can make some plays and play well. It's going to bring the confidence back, and that's what I need." Huberdeau has clicked lately skating on a line with Nazem Kadri and rookie Jakob Pelletier. Markstrom won for just the second time since Jan. 6. The question is whether the Flames and two of their key parts are capable of piling up a stream of big-time performances. They all know the importance of cobbling together a winning streak. "It's a playoff game every game for us," Calgary forward Mikael Backlund said. "We can't afford to lose too many more. We have to go on a streak here and bring it every night and we'll have a really good chance to win games." The Flyers are having an even harder time finding the win column. Philadelphia has dropped the first two outings of its four-game road trip, both by 6-2 scores, the most recent defeat at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. The Flyers, who were thumped by the Seattle Kraken two days earlier to kick off the sojourn, are winless in their last four games and on a 2-5-3 skid that has all but dashed the playoff hopes that were charged by a strong stretch into late January. With 25 games remaining in the regular season, Philadelphia is nine points back of a playoff spot and needing to vault a half-dozen squads to jump into a wild-card spot. A first step is to snap this losing skid. "We've got to find a way here to even up this road trip and continue to have belief," said forward Scott Laughton. "I know a lot of guys do, and we'll keep pushing." Unlike the Seattle game, the Flyers were actually in the thick of the fight against the Canucks, who are even further out of a playoff position. Philadelphia pulled within 3-2 late in the second period when Morgan Frost snapped a 10-game goal drought, but couldn't find the equalizer before the Canucks doubled the lead midway through the third period and then netted a pair of empty-net goals. "I thought that there was no quit even though you can look at the score, how it ended up. It's not a reflection of the game," Travis Konecny said. "We worked really hard, we believed in ourselves and they just had a few more bounces that ended up in net." --Field Level Media Stats 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted February 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Posting Open Go Flames Go !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketdoctor Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Thanks for GDT DD Awesome job. Let's hope Flames bring their top game and do not take the Flyers lightly. I get to watch a 9pm game. Awesomeness!! Go Flames Go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 It's high time to prove that our outstanding 5v5 possession metrics mean anything!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Oh dear, the dreaded 3rd string backup..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, travel_dude said: Oh dear, the dreaded 3rd string backup..... He's been excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Slight change to lineup with Lindholm back. Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg · #Flames today vs. Philadelhia: Dube-Lindholm-Toffoli Pelletier-Kadri-Huberdeau Mangiapane-Backlund-Coleman Lucic-Ruzicka-Lewis Hanifin-Andersson Weegar-Tanev Zadorov-Gilbert Markstrom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketdoctor Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 so where is the instigator? We got pinged twice for that agsint the Rangers So freaking inconsistent. Solid hit from Gilbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, rocketdoctor said: so where is the instigator? We got pinged twice for that agsint the Rangers So freaking inconsistent. Solid hit from Gilbert No different than Dube getting called, so yes. Ersson looks good. Probably pitch a SHUTOUT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tribal Chief Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Lindholm and Wife and a beautiful new Baby Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Good timing for the Flames to take a penalty. NOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tribal Chief Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 i dont blame marky on that one that was a roof daddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Ugg, if we could only get goaltending the way Philly had this period. In theory that's a goal scorer goal. But we had equal or better chances. Hanifin and Ras messed up that play, but a save would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, The_Tribal Chief said: i dont blame marky on that one that was a roof daddy Hardly roof daddy. In between his pad and his blocker. I'm not blaming the goalie, just saying we needed that save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tribal Chief Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 it did hit the roof of the net so i call it a roof daddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 21 minutes ago, The_Tribal Chief said: it did hit the roof of the net so i call it a roof daddy I watched the replay. Upper part, but two feet below and the back of the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 SHUTOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 PP time. Maybe we can win the faceoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tribal Chief Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 looks brutal outside and were suppose to get even more snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tribal Chief Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 wow that was close flyers almost scored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Just now, The_Tribal Chief said: looks brutal outside and were suppose to get even more snow Sunny here. LOL. You can keep it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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