Calgary Flames Official Thread

[Beltline_B]

Talk about a Jekyll and Hyde team! I still can’t decide whether I want them to finish up the bottom or be competitive.

 

[Mountain Man]

Man, they cannot score goals right now! We still need them to finish bottom 10, so this is a good thing in the end I guess...

 

[CalgaryTiger]

That road trip was something else... In the front of your mind they played some hard to watch hockey but in the back of your mind you know that's what's best.

What isn't good is the veterans signed to long-term deals are already hard to watch. Kadri looks like he attended the Huberdeau school of turnovers in the summer.

 

[Mountain Man]

I'm kinda hoping they decide to move Kadri, he would still net a decent return.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

He just could never be "the guy", which is fine. Get him lower down your lineup in sheltered minutes and he can still be player. I think you need to move on though, like you said, hoping you can get a return but it is doubtful.

 

[Mountain Man]

Flames had Guy Gaudreau on the ice for practice this morning, classy move by them.

 

[Mountain Man]

Wonder if the game tonight will be fight filled like it was Friday. The Gaudreaus are in the house and it will be an emotional night...

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Wonder if the game tonight will be fight filled like it was Friday. The Gaudreaus are in the house and it will be an emotional night...

It was more of a fight to stay awake. This cannot be it for the Johnny Gaudreau legacy, I wish we heard a commitment from the flames that this is just the beginning. They tied a bow on this phase, announcing the initiatives coming out of the memorial, but I hope there's more.

As a hockey player John deserves more, a jersey retirement. As a person John deserves more, the community arena in the new event centre to be named after him and his brother. I sense there will be a time and place for that and this was a time for something else.

 

[Roaring Flames]

A memorial game each season against the Blue Jackets would be good. They can have a MADD booth on the concourse and have the team's half of the 50/50 go to MADD.

 

[Mountain Man]

Sadly I think that was it for the Gaudreau stuff.

 

[Unknown User]

I'm holding out hope for a jersey retirement and renaming of 13th Avenue (within Stampede Park) on opening day of the new arena.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

This is gross to think but is there anyway someone with power (not naming names) still doesn't like how he left the organization and stopped anything further at this point?

 

[Mountain Man]

If they were going to retire the jersey, it would have happened last night.

I think there are zero hard feelings around Johnny leaving, the Flames flying his entire extended family in and paying for their trip is proof positive of that. I heard there were like 50 of them at the game last night!

 

[Mountain Man]

Looks like the wheels may have finally come off, flames are looking like the team they were expected to be.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

For the first time this season, that I can remember, the flames are out of a playoff spot. And in reality are only four points out of 23rd place in the league standings. The tank is on!

I'd also say the playoff teams in the west are set. Maybe Utah makes a trade and gets in there but I don't see anyone else in the west getting close.