conundrumed Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Okay you masticating subversive fornicators, we've got ourselves a game day!! TAMPA BAY (14-12-5) visits CALGARY (11-14-5)something something it was in!! 8pm MST - Watch on SNW/360; CityTV Listen live on FAN960 The Storyboard Inconsistent Lightning face Flames team tired of close losses Field Level Media 3–4 minutes December 16 - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to build off a wild win when they finish a five-game road trip Saturday against the struggling Calgary Flames. Thanks to a five-goal third period, led by Steven Stamkos' first career four-goal game, the Lightning arrive in Calgary on the heels of a 7-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. "He looks at me after the fourth one and says, 'First time ever,' " Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "I was like, 'You've got 500 of them, that was the first time you've had four in a game?' And he said, 'Yeah,' so we had a good little chuckle on the bench. "You need your big guys to come out when the game's on the line, and 'Vasy' (goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy) and 'Stammer' (Stamkos) did that." With two wins in four games so far, the trip has been a microcosm of the Lightning's season. Tampa Bay has claimed four of six games, but that followed a four-game skid. The perennial league power remains outside a playoff position, even with the league's leading scorer, Nikita Kucherov -- who became the first player to hit 50 points this season with his one-goal, two-assist outing in Edmonton. As much as the Lightning had reason to celebrate the Oilers game, they cannot fool themselves. Vasilevskiy delivered a sparkling 53-save performance. "Without him, that's not even a game, so I think we give all the credit to 'Vasy'," Stamkos said. "Certainly not a recipe we want to have to rely on every night, but in a game like that when we don't have our best and we're playing a really good team that's on a winning streak, to have him back there was obviously huge." The Flames return home after going winless in four games, with the latest disappointment a 3-2 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. The Flames are on a 1-4-2 skid in which they have been close in almost every one of those defeats but not able to drum up a victory. "I thought we were the better team and we deserved those two points," goalie Dan Vladar said. "The shootout is like a lottery, right? They've got a bunch of skilled guys and it is what it is. For me, I've got to stay with it and keep doing the same things and, hopefully, the results are going to come." As close as the Flames have been to winning in those games, they have been their own worst enemy. On top of allowing a goal in the first five minutes in 11 games already this season, they have trailed at one point in 15 consecutive games and 25 of 26 outings. During their road trip, which started with a 6-5 loss to the Central Division-leading Colorado Avalanche and was followed by a 5-4 overtime loss to the league-leading Vegas Golden Knights, Calgary erased deficits but blew third-period leads in all three games. "It's happened too much where we've scored and then given one up in 30-40 seconds. It takes the air out of the tires," forward Blake Coleman said. "We've got to find ways to have good follow-up shifts." "It's another lead that we felt like we should have come out of here with two points," he added. --Field Level Media The devil's in the details 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Equal shares of minus players Who's hot 'cuz we know who's not Flames - Yegor Sharangovich Is there an echo in here? The man they call ‘Sharky’ has been getting plenty of love in this section over the past few games, but there is no one more deserving right now. Sharangovich has eight goals in his last 14 games – tied for second in the NHL since Nov. 18. He's on a four-game goal streak, has five in that span, 10 on the year (along with eight helpers) and is an absolute terror in the shootout, scoring again in Saint Paul with that sensational move and patented, bar-down snipe of his. Lightning - Brayden Point The Calgary native has 13 goals after putting up a career-high 51 lamp-lighters a year ago. While Kucherov – and most recently, Stamkos – have been getting all the headlines, Point remains one of the fastest and most gifted offensive players in the game today. And as for the aforementioned local ties? As a youngster, Point played for the Calgary Bisons and Calgary Buffaloes before moving onto the Canmore Eagles of the AJHL, followed by the Moose Jaw Warriors, a club he would captain for two seasons in the WHL. Let's keep it fun while the C of Red becomes the C of Change Posting open... Go Flames Go!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Vladar confirmed to be starter tonight. Wolf may be the backup for his final game for some time, as Markstrom is expected back very soon. I would prefer they err on the side of caution with Markstrom. He won't tell you he's not 100%. He will just struggle with the glove. Every goalie we have has been tested by a crappy team in front of them, so I can't even tell who is playing the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omit555 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Well, it is 5 am. in Finland. Time to wake up and hope it is worth it. Who wants coffee? Lets GO FLAMES! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omit555 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 5 hours ago, travel_dude said: Vladar confirmed to be starter tonight. Wolf may be the backup for his final game for some time, as Markstrom is expected back very soon. I would prefer they err on the side of caution with Markstrom. He won't tell you he's not 100%. He will just struggle with the glove. Every goalie we have has been tested by a crappy team in front of them, so I can't even tell who is playing the best. I was really hoping to see Wolf tonight in the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 36 minutes ago, omit555 said: I was really hoping to see Wolf tonight in the net. Not a lot of work, but Vladar was solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Flames are skating. Keep it up and good things will happen. Thanks for GDT +1 Go Flames !!!!! Where is everyone?? At the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, DirtyDeeds said: Flames are skating. Keep it up and good things will happen. Thanks for GDT +1 Go Flames !!!!! Where is everyone?? At the game? Saturday night. Christmas is near. Parties. Shopping. After bedtime for some? Last 3 games we lost. Take your pick. It's been pretty quiet these days in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfire11 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, DirtyDeeds said: Where is everyone?? At the game? Saved $300 and stayed at home switching between FLA spanking the Oil and our Flames keeping pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Yikes. Keep the pedal down. Sharky with the power blast. Weegar before that. Keep taking slappers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz89 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Oh my, they now have the worst lead in hockey, lets see if they can hold on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Darn. Should have sat Hiberdeau instead of Mangiapane. I figured Weegar would have a good game against an old rival. Thought Huberdeau would too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, taz89 said: Oh my, they now have the worst lead in hockey, lets see if they can hold on EDM is behind by the same score, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Would be noce to see Huberdeau get a clean shot on net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Should have kept my mouth shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz89 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Flames need to avoid late penalties now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Looking solid, Lightning look like they just wanna go home. Great Rivalry Series game, 3-2 Canada in a shootout. Place was jam-packed, great support. Sharky's finding his form alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Vladar refuses to give up his chance to be a starter.lol Hedman back after missing 2 to injury. Could be a scary 3rd, they pounded the Oilers in the 3rd last night. just sayin'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz89 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 we really need to get rid of Oesterley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz89 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Oh boy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Yuck. Our 2 star Dmen with their casual D play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Players give up when they make a giveaway. do nothing an a wide open player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz89 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Critical that Flames get the next goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omit555 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 minute ago, taz89 said: Critical that Flames get the next goal oh no.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 And here we go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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