Massive Loss: 7-2 v. Canucks
Ok, so we know the economy for the past few years in Calgary has been better than anywhere else in the country. For that we get endless fans from other cities. Tonight, Vancouver Canucks fans came out of the woodworks, and Calgary fans has zero answer. Honestly, don’t go to hockey games if you can’t cheer. Having said that, i would be among the lame fans tonight as the home team gave nothing to cheer about.
It’s disheartening to watch your team confirm all negative assessments. As a whole, the Flames are a bunch of under achieving and overpaid hockey players who are stuck in a system/regime that’s lost in 2004.
Other teams have rebuilt in the new NHL. Not Calgary. Just look what happens when we play the likes of Vancouver, Pittsburgh, etc. It’s not pretty, and it won’t get better.
Can you remember a team that’s been worse? Is this the ‘Young Guns’ era all over again?
The bad news is Calgary is exceeding their cap, meaning teams are better, have better players, perhaps more talent, and they are paying LESS.
Tonight Calgary had no answer for the flying Canucks. As a whole the Flames can’t keep up, you can blame it partially on talent, some on system, some on desire.
What’s your take? What’s gone South for Calgary? No goals from Jokinen, Stajan, and Moss? That’d help. The ‘one a game’ stupid penalty from Glencross? What needs to be done to save this team?
I honestly don’t think there is anything that can save our beloved Flames at this point. We have been backed into a corner by the Sutters. I once thought that the Sutters were the second coming of Christ but have since changed my toon. The Sutters are the downfall of our great team, shame on them.
Sutter was the second coming when it was 2004 and clutch and grab defense first hockey was rewarded. MUCH has changed in seven years, unfortunately, the system has NOT.
Something needs to be changed. Cannot understand why the Flames can perform well in one and flunk in others….. the performance is the only profile that has remained consistent for as along as one can remember….
Obviously the team had perfomed steadily in the first two periods and showed some signs of life even though they were down by a goal. However, their performance in the third period had been devastating with the exception of killing a five minute major to Glencross. That in itself should have provided them with more momentum but instead it empowered the Canucks to score a short handed goal and more goals. This was unlike the Flames, who had performed so well against the Wild. So what happened? Changes are optimal for sure….and should happen immediately. By the way why was Karlsson not netminding? – a question that keeps on nagging me …..
I meant ‘change my tune’ in first post. So mad I can’t even use right words.
Injuries have hurt this team obviously, they started the season with their 2nd line RW, their 2nd line C, their third line C, etc.etc. They are doing what we expected…..