It’s tough to lose. It’s tough to lose consistently when the rest of the NW division is catching on fire (less Edmonton). It’s worse to do all those things and lose to the Vancouver — the cockiest and yappiest team in the history of all NHL (maybe that’s a bit of a stretch).
It also sucks that Calgary’s only consistent player, Kiprusoff, sucked the big one tonight letting in ridiculous goals. You know the rest of the team is tanking from lines 1-4, but when the goalie goes down the wheels come flying off.
One fan noted, less all the expletives, the following:
Uhh. Boo. Uhh. Cory Sarich Sucks. – Fan K.
Tonight nothing worked and the refs were happy to call all monstrous dives the Canucks made. Didn’t matter though, the game was all but loss by the time the penalty parade.
Good news, the Flames hit the crappy Oilers tomorrow to forget about the loss and you can bet they will come out with authority because a loss tomorrow means massive changes and trades. Or at least that ‘s what I’d demand.
Extremely sad to watch this team lately Barry. The whole team doesn’t seem to want to play anymore, not sure what else to say.
I think the ineptitude of the team is coming out now. We are VERY medicore up front, I knew this coming into the season. We have zero scoring. Jokinen and Iginla. Jokinen is slumping, Langkow is going to get 20 goals, and after that we’re expecting banner years from EVERYONE else yet they only avg less than 15 goals a year. Not good, zero offence, time for a minor shake up.
I’m in a real funk. I thought this team would come out of the gates and beat the ever-live’n crap out of Vancouver Cansucks, but no, the goalie lets them down and they give up knowing he’s actually the whole team anyway.
Please Daryl trade Phaueff for somebody that actually knows how to score goals.
How about trying Iggy on rw, Bourque on left and Lanks in the middle? Couldn’t be any worse than what we have now.
Okay folks, until the Canucks game tonight, the Flames players along with their coach felt that the team was indeed playing better. From my perspective though, this recent performance is merely a retaliation against something or somebody because I do not think that the entire team would be slumping in this manner. Come to think of it, they actually started playing very well initially (against the Canucks) and then gave up goals after goals. Isn’t that a message they are passing on to someone?? It has been my conviction for a while now because there was a time when the Flames battled back from a 3 goal deficit and have won games against division leaders. They could score power play and short handed goals… they could tie a game within a span of only a few seconds. Yet, suddenly, they can’t seem to perform against anyone.. or score?? Where is Bourque, Boyd, Dawes, Glencross, Jokinen, Langkow, Moss, Nystrom, Phaneuf……etc……Why are they all playing hide-and-seek?
Give me a break folks. There is something noteworthy here. Why doesn’t the Flames’ offense or defence pose any threat to their opponents? Don’t you think there is something weird going on and it is about time somebody digs out the essence of this charade? I certainly think so because it disconcerting not only from a team’s perspective but from a fan’s perspective. If this is the way the team is going to perform on a day to day basis, is it necessary to have a team that represents Calgary in the first place?
Whoa there anar, your just like the rest of us; suffering from a delerium of depression. Let’s not throw the team out yet.
I admit it will take more than a few “tweaks” to turn the Flames around, but I’m still hopeful the brand of hockey the Sutters demand will come through.
I’m hoping the coach will get these million dollar babies back to basic hockey and I am sure Kipper will bounce back.
But, I still feel we need at least one more bonafide sharp-shooter. lf the “cap” has been exceeded, too bad, other teams ignore it, why shouldn’t we?
Believe me, this is not a delirium of depression, Del. It is my way of showing concern for the Flames. It must be really embarrasing for them to lose in this manner and more importantly for the fans to come watch games at the Saddledome. But, I was thinking more in terms of seeking solutions for this lacklustre because there has to be some reasoning behind this. We have excellent players who can be just as threatening as Crosby, and the Sedins, but ironically they do not seem to do so.
If you are indicating that “it will take more than a few tweaks”, I hope in all sincerity that Sutter’s team does come through like you expect; and it is also my hope that this does not happen after the major damage has been done and the Flames are no longer within the playoff range. If you are talking about Kipper bouncing back, then his smile alone last night spelled something else. His performance last night wasn’t the one from a goalie who was capable of making 45 saves It was more of a non-verbal message that I was getting and seems definitely mysterious, Del.
Although I cannot ascertain that only one sharp shooter can make so much of a difference as to change the perspective of the entire team, if there is one spirited candidate that I would like on our team, then I would be thinking more in the lines of Lundmark and I just hope we can get him for sure.
What are your thoughts on this one?
My personal thoughts are that a shake up might be in order. I really don’t want to mess with things too much but how much more can we take of this sub par play? They are playing no where near their potential and we are starting to fall fast. They were very lucky (in my opinion) at the beginning of the season. We got outplayed most games but were finding ways to win (mainly Kipper). Now that luck has run out, getting out shot game after game, beat to pucks, fail to hit the net, etc… I might watch tonights game, I might not.
What I said to Del last night was that this is starting to get me pretty down watching them, much easier to spend time with wife and kids than watching these uninspired millionaires play a game in which they don’t seem to care if they show up.
I am not sure about a shake up, Flaming Moe. If I am understanding it accurately, everything points to the non-verbal signals that is apparent from the entire team’s performance. The sub par play, being outshot, lacking the offensive thrust and Kipper’s downplays are some of the signals directed towards someone to take the initiative… Obviously, all these “little things” are exacerbating into major pitfalls that are difficult for the fans to absorb, but take heart. After their performance last night, I am sure Sutter will look into the essence of this and perk up his team because I am not sure if this is the Flames team we were hoping would bring Lord Stanley to Calgary.
Well, I’m not able to read minds, but what I see on the ice during the last 6 or 7 games is a professional hockey team pretending to play like junior B’s.
If they don’t play any better tonight, I’m going to stop watching due to bitter pain and keep track of them once a day on the NHL website.
Besides, my wife tells me I have to stop cursing so much after a game, and I’m told I can’t use the word “dumbfxxks” any more.
I can read your frustrations clearly, Del and I realize that the Flames have not performed very well for sometime now. But, as I have said before, there performance is just a non verbal plea that is demanding some initiative. I am not sure what their expectations are, but from the entire team’s performance, you can tell that the Flames are expecting something to be done. I just hope that Sutter can read these signals and work accordingly. Please don’t lose heart, Del the Flames will pick up the pieces soon. Trust your wife…. those words are not fit for them