Calgary Flames
Figure it out, Bob: Flames @ Vancouver Canucks preview (2/82)
Opening night didn't go too well for your protagonists, so it's up to the coach to fix the problems.
Calgary Flames @ Vancouver Canucks – 8PM MT
TV: CBC (Hockey Night In Canada)
Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan
Well, that didn't exactly go to plan. The first few minutes aside, nothing worked. It's up to the Jack Adams-winning coach of the year to figure it out.
(Video is NSFW, the song is clean though so you'll be alright to listen to it.)
ICYMI
Vancouver Canucks 5-1 Calgary Flames
Two fights in the first period, somewhat unnecessary – especially Micheal Ferland’s 0:02 tilt. I don’t have a problem with fights in the heat of the moment, but both fights – the Ferland one in particular – was just pointless. What purpose did it serve? The same can be said for Bollig vs Prust – two guys with nothing much going for them than fists. There was no real reason for it. Passion, yes. Momentum? Well after Bollig’s fight the Canucks scored five times, so that clearly worked…
The fights weren't the reason the Flames lost though. They were just second best all over the ice, barring a good first few minutes where the Flames drove play and looked threatening. After that, the back end looked fragile, the forwards devoid of ideas, and Karri Ramo lost at sea.
In summary, not the start you'd want, but it's also important to remember it was game one of 82. There's still plenty of time left for things to go right.
Season leaders | |||||
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Calgary Flames | Vancouver Canucks | ||||
Record | |||||
0-1-0 | Overall | 1-0-0 | |||
146-119-33 | Overall Vs | 119-146-33 | |||
0-1-0 | Season Vs | 1-0-0 | |||
-4 | Season Goal Difference | +4 | |||
Time On Ice/Game | |||||
Kris Russell (24:53) | Defence | Alexander Edler (22:57) | |||
Johnny Gaudreau (18:34) | Offence | Brandon Sutter (20:47) | |||
Points | |||||
Jiri Hudler (1) | Goals | Daniel Sedin (1) Alexandre Burrows (1) Jannik Hansen (1) Brandon Sutter (1) Henrik Sedin (1) |
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Sean Monahan (1) Johnny Gaudreau (1) |
Assists | Daniel Sedin (2) | |||
Jiri Hudler (1) Sean Monahan (1) Johnny Gaudreau (1) |
Points | Daniel Sedin (3) | |||
Special Teams | |||||
0 | Powerplay% | 0 | |||
0 | Powerplay Goals For | 0 | |||
PPG Leader | |||||
100 | Penalty Kill % | 100 | |||
0 | PK Goals Conceded | 0 | |||
0 | Shorthanded Goals For | 0 | |||
Shots | |||||
Mikael Backlund (4) Michael Frolik (4) |
Shots On Goal | Daniel Sedin (7) | |||
Jiri Hudler (33) | Shot % | Alexandre Burrows (33) Jannik Hansen (33) Brandon Sutter (33) |
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Faceoff Leaders | |||||
Matt Stajan (55) | FO% | Brandon Sutter (55.6) | |||
Josh Jooris (88.89) | ZSO% | Sven Baertschi (71.43) | |||
#GRITCHART | |||||
Brandon Bollig (15) | PIM | Derek Dorsett (15) Brandon Prust (15) |
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Micheal Ferland (6) | Hits | Derek Dorsett (4) | |||
Deryk Engelland (4) | Blocked Shots | Alexander Edler (3) Christopher Tanev (3) |
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5v5 Corsi/Fenwick (min. 10mins per game played) |
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Brett Kulak (63.33) | Corsi For % | Bo Horvat (72.22) | |||
Lance Bouma (61.90) | Fenwick For % | Bo Horvat (68.75) | |||
Save percentage | |||||
Karri Ramo (88.6) | All Situations % | Ryan Miller (96.7) | |||
Karri Ramo (85.7) | Even Strength 5 on 5 % |
Ryan Miller (96.4) |
Projected lines
- Karri Ramo’s audition for the starter’s spot didn’t go well, so it’s Jonas Hiller’s turn to make a case. The goalies are currently one bad game away from being left out, which I suppose is the upside of having three netties on the roster.
- Mason Raymond survived waivers, and jumps back into the lineup as if nothing ever happened.
Calgary Flames | |||||
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Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | |||
Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Jiri Hudler | |||
Mason Raymond | Sam Bennett | Michael Frolik | |||
Lance Bouma | Mikael Backlund | Brandon Bollig | |||
Micheal Ferland | Matt Stajan | David Jones | |||
Left Defence | Right Defence | ||||
Mark Giordano | Dougie Hamilton | ||||
Kris Russell | Dennis Wideman | ||||
Brett Kulak | Deryk Engelland | ||||
Goalies | |||||
Jonas Hiller (s) | Karri Ramo |
Vancouver Canucks | |||||
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Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | |||
Daniel Sedin | Henrik Sedin | Brandon Sutter | |||
Sven Baertschi | Bo Horvat | Radim Vrbata | |||
Alexandre Burrows | Jared McCann | Jannik Hansen | |||
Brandon Prust | Adam Cracknell | Derek Dorsett | |||
Left Defence | Right Defence | ||||
Alexander Edler | Christopher Tanev | ||||
Dan Hamhuis | Matt Bartkowski | ||||
Ben Hutton | Luca Sbisa | ||||
Goalies | |||||
Ryan Miller (s) | Jacob Markstrom |
Join us in the gamethread, where we'll be hoping lessons have been learned.
by Liam McCausland