A goal with 1 minute left with FOUR Flames players standing around doing nothing. The game tonight was the reverse of last night’s tussle loss against Vancouver. Tonight Calgary showed up in the first period but shut it down for the other two. They were outworked, outclassed, couldn’t capitalise on chances (league’s worst powerplay right here folks–probably ten years in a row), and they couldn’t care less.
It’s lame when the coaches and fans want to slam doors and smash sticks in a show of passion. Nobody on the ice seems to care. The Calgary Flames will eek out a playoff spot only if Nashville loses tons of games. Right now, 77 games into an 82 game season, they couldn’t care LESS about playing CONSISTENT hockey.
EVERYONE on the team is a massive disappointment less two: Giordano and Kiprusoff. Everyone else is now expendable and clearly doesn’t care to play for a job (including new fat contracts in Matt Stajan and Rene Bourque who only contribute every third game).
Tonight the game turned on Calgary’s inability to score on a 4 minute powerplay and a penalty shot. Detroit on the other hand battled hard to get their two screened goals. The top line yet again stunk out the join going -1. So many questions are finally answered after this crucial game: the Calgary Flames are a bunch of misfits that have zero scoring, suffer from poor management, and don’t bother to show up for 60 minute games.
Seriously, when was the last time you said, “man they showed up for 60 minutes tonite….”? Not this season.
And think about this, if the Flames somehow make it to the playoffs, their dismal hockey effort will have them embarrassed in the first series 0-4.
Let heads role, this one was lost month’s ago.
Ok, admittedly it COULD be worse. We could be Edmonton. But I’d like to think that Calgary’s monster payroll and expectations would lead to AT LEAST a playoff spot. But when busts like Bouwmeesters 7+ million for 22 points (even Visnovsky has more points); Iginla’s on pace for a barely 70 points, Langkow MIA, etc., etc., (nobody else scores do they?) And you get the idea of why everybody is a disappointment.
Sad, really sad. Iggy worked his ass off last night, but it was like he was playing all by himself. His two line-mates were hardly to be seen. I am really disappointed in Bourke. He gave up on hits and scoring chances all night.
Now we need a miracle run to get in the playoffs or someone else to severly tank it.
This is a sad year for Flames fans. Watching our team get a complete makeover by the desperate Sutters making desperate trades, and trading away our future for complete busts. Signing defensemen to huge contracts only to see them become a complete bust… Man this is just to hard to take anymore, worst I have felt about this team in years….
You are right Barry, the Flames only played for 1.5 periods last night and it was a pathetic performance they put up. It was a game that they should have won particularly after the four minute man advantage and the penalty shot that Glencross missed. Only these two factors should have helped them gain momentum.
However, there are two issues that I will complain about: The blocbustre trade happened at a very critical period. Adjusting to just one player would have been okay…. But just after the players were getting used to the BB deal, Boyd and Pardy were also replaced.. What can we expect from a team that has lost the majority of its players and/or teammates? Secondly, the mistake Brent Sutter made was to put Kiprusoff in goalie in Vancouver and then again last night. Kiprusoff is undoubtedly a great goaltender but when he gets recognition in one game, he cannot maintain that profile consistently.
It is a pity that the fans expectations will not be met this season because the Flames do not have the defensive capacity.
I just reviewed that last minute goal by Detroit.
Bowmuiester (6 mil.)not only did not move the Detroit blanket from in front of Kipper, but he actually ducked away from the shot that scored the winning goal. Where was his block shot mentally? That could easily have saved it for us. Boo on you Bowmiester!
Firstly, it was White in front not Bouwmeester. Secondly, if this was game 14 and not game 77 and the Flames lost it would have been a good game. But because so much is on the line we cry foul. They were in it, and perhaps they just aren’t that good. In fact, we know they aren’t, look at the points, we’re a joke.
I played back the recording in slomo and it definitly was Number 4 who ducked!
The game winning goal? I’m pretty sure it was #3. Check for creepy moustache.
Didn’t see any mustache, but did see big no 4 on his shoulder.
I erased my recording, so maybe I have it wrong. Couda been 1st Detroit goal, in any case who-ever it was should be ashamed of himself…
Well as a Flames fan this is becoming a huge joke of a team. As a fan over the years i really liked when Mike Keenan was coaching. LET’s remember Mike had this team scoring AND HAD “90” SOME POINTS. It was GM SUtter who screwed the team playing with what 13 players on the bench because of Calgarys salary cap. Yes injuries were a problem . Then in the summer he hires his brother TO COACH. I don’t know how people feel about that. But as i see it, they were a better team in all areas except GAA . kIPPER IS TRULY A GREAT GOALTENDER. If the team can’t score your screwed. They had a great PP AND could score. Today GAA IS ONE OF THE BEST but they can’t score on a 4 min PP AND on a penalty shot when needed. The best teams always scores when the opportunity presents it self. Are you happy with coach Sutter. I was happy Keenan for 2 years and i think he’s smiling today. He’s still getting paid by Calgary. He’s not a stupid man!
Bouwmeester is very disappointing. In Florida he had 15 goals today he has 3. Could this be COACH Sutter’s boring style has really screwed this team. In my option the team don’t like his style of play.
Your reelly think they were better when keenan was coaching? That is a sad reflecton of our hockey team.
“kIPPER IS TRULY A GREAT GOALTENDER”: Truth. Except when he demands to be a starter and then let’s in the worst goals I have ever seen. That is questionable character.
Our beloved Big D’s coudln’t even make team Canada. Time to blow it up and start over. Like we do every year.