travel_dude Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 #Flames projected tonight on the road in Nashville from the team: Sharangovich-Lindholm-Mangiapane Pospisil-Kadri-Dube Huberdeau-Backlund-Coleman Greer-Ruzicka-Duehr Weegar-Andersson Hanifin-Tanev Zadorov-Gilbert Markstrom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Lineup at morning skate for #Preds: Forsberg-O’Reilly-Nyquist Sherwood-Parssinen-Evangelista Trenin-Sissons-Foudy Smith-McCarron-Tomasino McDonagh-Josi Lauzon-Carrier Stastney-Barrie Saros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 FIVE THINGS 1. Last Time Out The celebration said it all. The Gladiator-style, ‘Are You Not Entertained?!’ pose struck by the Flames’ minute-munching blueliner was the cherry on top of a thrilling night under the Space Needle. Andrew Mangiapane spurred a late rally with his 100th career goal to force overtime, while his longtime pal Rasmus Andersson capped off a three-point night with the winning strike in the extra frame, as the Flames took down the Seattle Kraken 4-3 at Climate Pledge Arena. Oh, and if that wasn’t enough charm for one night… Mikael Backlund – the man who's third on the franchise list in games played, and will soon become a Silver Stick recipient – tallied his 500th career point with an assist on the winner. All in all, a pretty good way to start the road trip. Andersson ends it in OT, part of a three-point night for blueliner "It feels good that it was a pass on a winning goal,” the captain said of the landmark apple. “It’s a big milestone. ... When I came into the league, my first few years... (I) never thought or expected myself to get 500 points. I worked hard to get here, and I'm proud and excited about it.” The 34-year-old was equally thrilled to see Mangiapane hit triple-digits in goals. And to do it at such a critical point in the contest, with 4:07 to play in the third period, only added to the occasion. “Great timing,” Backlund said. “It was a huge goal for us. I’m very happy for him.” The Flames were far and away the better team in the third - and they needed to be after what Head Coach Ryan Huska described as an “awful” second that forced them to play catch-up. The Kraken tallied a pair of goals less than two minutes apart late in the middle stanza, as part of a 17-6 run on the shot clock, and carried a 3-2 lead into the final frame. “We had a good talk in between periods,” Backlund said. “We knew we weren't good enough in the second and we knew we had to be better. "We came out and pushed right away and never took the foot off the gas in the third.” Elias Lindholm and Jonathan Huberdeau rounded out the offence, while Dan Vladar made 28 saves to improve to 3-1-1 on the year. The Flames are now on a 5-1-2 run dating back to Nov. 4. Watch all the highlights from a thrilling OT victory in Seattle 2. Know Your Enemy The Flames weren’t the only ones gnawing at a third-period deficit the other night. Filip Forsberg and Yakov Trenin scored 16 seconds apart in the final minute of the third period, as the Predators rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 at Bridgestone Arena. It was the first time in franchise history the Predators have scored a game-tying and game-winning goal in the final minute of regulation. Forsberg’s tally at 19:22 was his second of the evening, batting a puck out of mid-air at the left post, before Trenin buried a rebound with 22 ticks left on the clock to seal a Nashville victory. “This was a big one for us," Forsberg told Emma Lingan of NashvillePredators.com. “We played well all game against a really good team on the other side. At the start of the third period, I thought we deserved to tie the game for sure, and then, obviously. it could not have happened in a better way than with that goal to win it. But I thought it was a really solid game.” “Nobody quit for a second in our group, and we got rewarded for that,” added Trenin. “I think we battled hard, we played (well). We gave up one goal on the PK, but we played all the way through 60 minutes and we got rewarded for that.” Juuse Saros made 25 saves for the Preds, who’ve won two straight after losing their previous four. “We've had a few of those going the other way on us," Head Coach Andrew Brunette told reporters. "It was nice. Maybe the Hockey Gods kind of rewarded us. "I'm proud of the group. ... What I really liked was that we didn't change the way we played. We had a little bit of a belief that we were going to get some looks, and we stuck to the game plan. We showed a lot of resilience there down the stretch, because we coulda, woulda, shoulda (and) missed a few chances. And sometimes when that happens, you kind of shrug your shoulders a little bit. “But I thought we just kept going after them and staying on the puck. It was a lot of fun to see the group show some joy." The Predators were without defencemen Luke Schenn and Ryan McDonagh, who are both out with lower-body injuries. Schenn has missed the last 16 games, while McDonaugh has missed the past seven. However, both participated in Monday’s morning skate, so a return for one or both could be near. The team announced on Tuesday that forward Cody Glass has been placed on IR and is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. 2023-24 Stats Powerplay Rate Rank Flames 14.0% 26th Predators 20.0% 14th Penalty Kill Flames 86.2% 6th Predators 71.4% 30th 5-on-5 Shot Attempts (via NaturalStatTrick) Flames 53.06% 9th Predators 48.66% 20th 5-on-5 High-Danger Scoring Chances (via NaturalStatTrick) Flames 52.44% 11th Predators 54.30% 8th 3. News & Notes: 500…And Counting: Backlund is the 11th player in franchise history to reach the 500-point plateau, joining Jarome Iginla, Theo Fleury, Al MacInnis, Joe Nieuwendyk, Johnny Gaudreau, Gary Suter, Kent Nilsson, Guy Chouinard, Mark Giordano and Gary Roberts. Legends, all. 300… And Counting: Dillon Dube is set to play in his 300th career game tonight. The 25-year-old made his NHL debut on Oct. 3, 2018 against the Vancouver Canucks, and tallied his first big-league goal on Nov. 21 that autumn against the Winnipeg Jets. Last season, Dube set a career high with 45 points (18G, 27A) while skating in all 82 regular-season games. The Golden, B.C. native was the Flames second-round pick (56th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft. O From the 😧 With Monday's three-point effort, Rasmus Andersson tied Noah Hanifin for the most three-plus point games among defencemen in franchise history at five – a list topped by the legendary Al MacInnis, who had 65-such performances through his 803 games in a Flames uniform. Stick tap to Flames PR Coordinator Jordan Bay for compiling these notes picture_as_pdf Game Notes - Flames @ Predators 22.11.23 Nov 21, 2023 - 0.81 MB Download Game Notes - Flames @ Predators 22.11.23download 4. Quotable Head Coach Ryan Huska on Monday’s third-period response: “I think they just dug in a little bit. You often know when (the players) aren't happy in between periods. As a coach, you walk by sometimes and can hear some of the guys talking and that's a positive thing for us that we had certain guys saying the right things. It was nice to see the response, for sure.” On the Backlund, Huberdeau, Coleman trio setting the tone in the first period: “We put a lot of importance good starts, first periods and trying to win your first periods. We've talked a lot about Mikael and Blake the last little while and they were ready to play. And usually when your key guys are, your team usually follows suit. “We slipped a little in the second period but found a way to get it back.” 5. Players to Watch Flames - Jonathan Huberdeau Boy, the points are coming in bunches now. Huberdeau was an absolute beast against the Kraken, recording a goal and an assist to extend to a three-game point streak (2G, 3A). Take a look back at some of his notable touches from Monday's victory: Huberdeau's great night against the Kraken Predators - Gustav Nyquist With a pair of assists against the Avalanche, Nyquist is now on a team-leading five-game point streak (1G, 6A). “This is the first time in the season that we’ve won two in a row, and we’ve got to do that a lot more often,” Nyquist told reporters after the game. “So, we can't get too much ahead of ourselves here. We’ve got another big test against Calgary, who we owe one to from the last game, so we’ve got to be ready to go against them right away on Wednesday.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Posting open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 +1 td. Always liked Gus. We definitely can't be looking at the sked ahead, the Preds are a good team with good goaltending. Their 2nd line was running rampant on us in the last game. C Novak is IR, so Parssinen ('19 7th rder-must be nice) is in his place. Don't let Sherwood and Evangelista(Blockchaining London Knight) run amok. Let's play a full 60!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 32 minutes ago, conundrumed said: +1 td. Always liked Gus. We definitely can't be looking at the sked ahead, the Preds are a good team with good goaltending. Their 2nd line was running rampant on us in the last game. C Novak is IR, so Parssinen ('19 7th rder-must be nice) is in his place. Don't let Sherwood and Evangelista(Blockchaining London Knight) run amok. Let's play a full 60!! Somehow last time, we managed to go down 2 goals in the 1st. Sherwood and McCarron. That Sherwood line had our lunch and dinner. Hope we don't always have to come back to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 54 minutes ago, travel_dude said: Posting open. Just drop your Moderator Status so we can all give you some +1 loving..... Go Flames !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Just now, DirtyDeeds said: Just drop your Moderator Status so we can all give you some +1 loving..... Go Flames !!!!!! Naw it's okay. I do it just to give people opportunity to post stuff. My threads are very amateur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 So we can say we are bringing some attitude with this group..... and non stop cowbell too.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, travel_dude said: Somehow last time, we managed to go down 2 goals in the 1st. Sherwood and McCarron. That Sherwood line had our lunch and dinner. Hope we don't always have to come back to win. Evangelista's no slouch either. I'd have drooled to have him and Wyatt Johnson together. Terrific in the O. As was Kerins at the same time, btw. Sherwood definitely has that, "you're a prick" game. Been following Parssinen a bit since he came in, 2022, as a 21yo '19 7th rd big C. Ridiculous progression. 3-0 Wings on NJ after 1. Go Red!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Oilers getting annihilated. Skinner yanked. Wonder if they'd like Reimer? lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Man Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 +1 TD 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medatswhoP Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Excellent G.D.T. Mr. Mod TD!! you da man wow I couldn't compete with that its awesome. Lets hope for a solid 60 minute effort that's all I ask for. Lets Go boys Light it up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medatswhoP Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 I wanna hear some serious CowBell tonight! Lets get nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medatswhoP Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, Ryan Man said: +1 TD 🍻 This looks so relaxing, makes me want to pour some 18 year old Flora De Cana rum, mmmm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Man Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 23 minutes ago, medatswhoP said: This looks so relaxing, makes me want to pour some 18 year old Flora De Cana rum, mmmm. Bit unfair to talk about the finer things in life while I have to work. 😐 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medatswhoP Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 13 minutes ago, Ryan Man said: Bit unfair to talk about the finer things in life while I have to work. 😐 Ill make it up to you by having a double then. 😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 When they advertize Twinings Tea during a Flames broadcast, I check to see I have right channel on. Yup, right channel. Fit for the Library. Let's smoke them in Smashville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Also, love their fans. Love their chant when they get on a player. Name, Name. You Suck All your fault LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Eric Francis, AKA Captain Obvious. Thanks for the things we can read without you commenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Man Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Hoping Hubey can continue his good play going, last three games have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 So much for a 9pm start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Carolina giving the Oilers life, 5-3, 12:30 to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, conundrumed said: Carolina giving the Oilers life, 5-3, 12:30 to go. Not sure why they pulled Raanta after the 1st. The backup looks pretty shakey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Can we win a couple of faceoffs in the D-zone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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