Why does Florida have two NHL teams? I digress.
Calgary stunk out the joint again against a team that’s won one game in the past 9 (or maybe it’s seven but it doesn’t really matter). We can only hope the Lightning don’t make the playoffs so the 1-3-1 system can die, but the Flames play at 75% of their system and won’t be in the playoffs either.
Calgary can only mount attacks in spurts separated by full periods. At times the offence is stymied and their lines are lost, at other times they’re dominant. Why they insist on turning ‘it’ on and off is anybody’s guess. There are spurts of solid play, but 65% of a 60 minute hockey game means you lose more than you win. Calgary lost tonight because they got out hit, out worked, out scored, everything, for most of the game. Sure they tied it up, but too little too late.
Give the Flames some credit they did play hard for spurts which gave them one point. But their game was missing pieces–the mistake for this club that needs points against average teams. The PP may have clicked but to repeat the same point over and over again, Calgary needs everyone on board for 60 minutes, 45 minutes won’t do or you’ll get the outcome we saw tonight, last game, the game before that, the game before that……
Too bad, because the team was playing well in the last 8 games but they quickly forgot and just like that the team sits at the bottom of the league. Another loss coming down the pipe in Florida tomorrow. Call me a pessimist I guess.
Ouch, that hurt but a point is better than no points. Having said this, the Calgary Flames do need to put a better performance on all accounts i.e. defensively, offensively and net minding; and this is something that they have been missing – Three games in and two games out is not going to earn them success.
On an optimistic note, it was good that they were able to capitalize on the man advantage….but the killer instinct is still missing.
They just seem incapable of playing 60 minutes hard.
While I agree the amount of shots getting to the net was an absolute failure between offence and defence…. but last nights loss can be hung more directly on the shoulders of Chris Butler. Seriously… this is the best we could get from Buffalo? The guy gets two goals bounced off his body and then when his team rally’s behind and gets them back in the game he rewards them with shotty defence during overtime. Pick up your man… you plug. I wonder if Anders Eriksson will come back and play if we ask him real nice.
Eriksson?! Say you’re joking! Butler was on for the goals yea, and set up two as well. Not the best game for sure.
I agree. Since the start of the Season Butler has been more of a liability than a benefit for the team. Hannan, Smith and Brodie are working their asses off to fill in the Gio gap and Butler is coasting on the first line riding Bowmeester’s coat tails. Furthermore, I think Koda123 was being sarcastic on Eriksson. If not… boo-urns.
He’s no Sarich though…… I watched Butler a bit more closely tonight and he was a bit of place make slow decisions.