Flames vs. Maple Leafs - Mar. 17th, 7:30pm - Prime, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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Calgary Flames 30-24-11, 71 pts​	@​	Toronto Maple Leafs 39-24-3, 81 pts​

Projected Line-ups​

Huberdeau-Kadri-Coronato Farabee-Sharangovich-Coleman Pospisil-Frost-Klapka Lomberg-Rooney-Hunt Hanley-Weegar Bahl-Andersson Bean-Miromanov Wolf​

Knies-Matthews-Domi McMann-Tavares-Marner Jarnkrok-Laughton-Nylander Lorentz-Holmberg-Robertson Rielly-Carlo McCabe-Tanev Benoit-OEL Woll​

Scratches​

Brayden Pachal​

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David Kampf Philippe Myers​

Injuries​

Mikael Backlund - Upper Body - Injured Reserve Anthony Mantha - Knee - Injured Reserve Justin Kirkland - Knee - Injured Reserve Connor Zary - Suspension​

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Max Pacioretty - Undisclosed - Injured Reserve Jani Hakanpaa - Knee - Injured Reserve​

Game Notes​

CGY -Dustin Wolf (22-13-5, 2.54 GAA, .914 Sv%) will likely start for the Flames -Calgary is currently 2 points behind Vancouver for the final wild card spot in the West, and that's with them having 2 games in hand on the Canucks

TOR -Joseph Woll (22-12-0, 2.78 GAA, .905 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs -It's probably anyones guess what lines Berube goes with for this one after shuffling things both before and during the Ottawa game

Streams​

Streameast Sportsurge OnHockey NHL66​

 

[Kaberle15]

I wish they could fix the PK before playoffs. This is the major flaw going on post season.

 

[L K]

We are at the point where I'm looking for process over results.

Florida just dropped back to back games to Montreal and the Islanders so the gap is still 4 points with 2 games in hand (but Florida has the tie breaker right now) but I care more about how the team is playing over results.

The PK needs to sort itself out. Starting on time needs to sort itself out. Blowing leads needs to sort itself out.

 

[Ozzie]

I wish they could fix the PK before playoffs. This is the major flaw going on post season.

To fix the PK would require ownership/management to make a decision to fix the problem: Replace Savard, Trade one or two players on PP1, Give many other players a chance on PP1, and even bench some PP1 players.

Not this franchise. It's all about 'hoping' things will change without doing anything substanial to fix the problem. Maybe they are not even aware there is a problem (bc cash keeps flowing). Who knows. It's getting boring to me.

 

[bustaheims]

To fix the PK would require ownership/management to make a decision to fix the problem: Replace Savard, Trade one or two players on PP1, Give many other players a chance on PP1, and even bench some PP1 players.

None of this has anything to do with fixing the PK.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

We are at the point where I'm looking for process over results.

Florida just dropped back to back games to Montreal and the Islanders so the gap is still 4 points with 2 games in hand (but Florida has the tie breaker right now) but I care more about how the team is playing over results.

The PK needs to sort itself out. Starting on time needs to sort itself out. Blowing leads needs to sort itself out.

Florida definitely did us some big favours recently. Like you said 4 points back but with 2 games in hand. We also still play Florida twice more this season. Division is absolutely still up for grabs, but obviously we gotta earn it.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1901644321025110317

... yikes.

 

[herman]

a) why is Kampf in the doghouse (or is it vet clinic because he's busted?)
b) zero patience at all for the spread lineup (because Marner can't hard carry Tavares?)
c) really curious to know why it looked like Matthews and Marner weren't trying until they were plopped back together

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I'm really blown away by these lines. Is it really impossible for Matthews and Marner to go even 1 game not on a line together? Do we really need to keep seeing Domi play centre? Does Holmberg really need to keep playing in the top 6? Did we really give up a 1st for a 4th line centre? Does taking Kampf out of the line-up entirely really make a struggling PK better?

With that said I'm fully expecting a dominating Leafs win tonight because hockey.

 

[Arn]

Lines and lineup decisions are crap.

But I love the shirts

 

[cabber24]

a) why is Kampf in the doghouse (or is it vet clinic because he's busted?)
b) zero patience at all for the spread lineup (because Marner can't hard carry Tavares?)
c) really curious to know why it looked like Matthews and Marner weren't trying until they were plopped back together

It's unbelievable how little runway any stray from the above lines has been given. A first-round pick in the toilet again. Come on Berube? WTF?

 

[L K]

I mean this is the way the organization has run. Matthews and Marner get attached at the hip (and in fairness for the most part its led to them being on track to be 1-2 in franchise scoring if Marner returns)

But its frustrating how there is never an appetite to make a consistent change. Good opportunity for Woll to put up a solid game and try and reclaim the lead in the playoff goaltender hunt. Stolarz is speed wobbling.