Flames, 'Nucks Post-Game - Glad to Be Wrong

I predicted doom and gloom yesterday, especially if Iginla was reunited with Olli Jokinen on the top line. I figured AV would target that trio with the Sedins and, based on the season thus far, it would be slaughter in favor of the glimmer twins. Especially with Calgary breezing in on the second night of a B2B.

Fortunately, I was wrong. Iggy awoke and had one of his best games of the season, carrying the top line with the kind of aplomb that would have been normal nightly a couple of years ago. With Langkow and Bourque continuing to be quality on the second unit, the Flames outshot and outchanced an excellent opponent by a large amount on home ice. Had they brought that kind of game against the Blue Jackets just a night earlier, they would have run the bad guys right out of the Dome.

The third unit wasn't all that hot again, although their scoring chance differential was superior to their corsi rates. The PP continues to look completely flaccid and Regehr is skating like Rhett Warrener, but those are minor complaints after such an impressive all around performance. One wonders where that sort of fire has been hiding the last few games.

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Will be interesting to see if they can bring this play to Colorado as well as solve Anderson tomorrow.

-Colin

by Colin S on Jan 10, 2010 12:44 PM PST reply actions

Yeah no kidding…IF they play like this against the Avs there’s no reason they shouldn’t be able to win. But it’s a very big IF.

by Icedragon on Jan 10, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions

yep. if there’s one team they haven’t shown up for this year, it’s the Avs. hopefully tonight things change.

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by KingJafi on Jan 11, 2010 8:04 AM PST up reply actions

i had no idea that the flames knew the meaning of “dig deep” and i’m hoping they know how to do that every night (but i think we all know that’s a longshot)…. i gotta say that prusty makes mcgrattan totally expendable with a show like that….

by walkinvisible on Jan 10, 2010 1:22 PM PST reply actions

Tell me about it. Rypien is not an easy opponent and Prusty held his own. McG did actually make a few decent plays in the little ice time he had yesterday though.

-Colin

by Colin S on Jan 10, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions

agreed. mcG looked better last night than olli did for the first 25 games this year.

by walkinvisible on Jan 10, 2010 2:24 PM PST up reply actions

1. There is just so much joy in that face.
2. Seeing the 3rd line struggle as they are shows me how important CC actually is to the team-even if his common stats don’t show it.
3. I’m pretty sure we would have 35-40 wins if we played like that the first 44 games of the season.

by Justin Azevedo on Jan 10, 2010 1:55 PM PST reply actions

Joker < Bert

I just have to say that my level of frustration with Jokinen’s “skill-set” during non-shootout times goes up almost every one of his shifts.

by rich snake on Jan 10, 2010 6:18 PM PST reply actions

yeah, that’s totally not accurate

Bert isn’t anywhere close to Jokinen despite how badly he’s been playing

by Adi C on Jan 10, 2010 7:38 PM PST up reply actions

i totally think that the wildcard has picked up his defensive game significantly since october and neither of them (bert/joker) ever really contributed much offensively. so i’d suggest the opposite: sexpanther > sparklepants.

by walkinvisible on Jan 10, 2010 7:45 PM PST up reply actions

Ironic that statistically they’ve been the Flames best shootout players.

And I think you replied to Adi C just so you could put sexpanther and sparklepants into one sentence.

by maimster on Jan 10, 2010 8:05 PM PST up reply actions

It’s really tough to compare the two players. Mainly because Bert got absolute cherry minutes while he was here while Jokinen’s ice time has been a lot tougher.

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by Kent Wilson on Jan 10, 2010 8:16 PM PST up reply actions

uh, yeah but…. bootuzzi was AWFUL. joker’s just NOT GOOD…. although, i remember now that one sexpanther costs the same as two+ sparklepants…. so we’re back to square one.

by walkinvisible on Jan 10, 2010 8:42 PM PST up reply actions

Are we talking absolute badness or relative to salary? Cause Joker gets paid what, 2.5x what Bertuzzi got?

by SmellOfVictory on Jan 11, 2010 12:10 PM PST up reply actions

that’s exactly what i said in the comment directly above, except i said it in code.

by walkinvisible on Jan 11, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions

Weird, I totally didn’t see your comment. Observational skills: awesome.

by SmellOfVictory on Jan 11, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions

is that a problem ?
i intend to do it as often as possible, moving forward.

by walkinvisible on Jan 10, 2010 8:40 PM PST up reply actions

Lundmark leads the skaters in Corsi.

The accolades just keep piling in!!

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by KingJafi on Jan 11, 2010 8:04 AM PST reply actions

Fowl Play

Hey guys…I think the gang at Puck Daddy may have found the laser pointer wielding suspect. Check this.

Could it be that Vancouver is a safe harbour for a certain No.87 on the Flightless Fowl?

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"Clarence, no!" - Bobby

by Christoph J on Jan 11, 2010 3:05 PM PST reply actions

Van City Licks

Bringin it in 09-10, wait and see.

by raptor4Life on Jan 11, 2010 4:13 PM PST reply actions

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