Thursday, January 11, 2007

 

Flames Game Day

The 2nd half of the Flames' season starts tonight at the Pepsi Center against the Avs (7PM MT, RSN West). They've only played each other once so far this season, which means 7 CGY-COL games in the second half, including the makeup game from the Snow Day, which appears to be scheduled for the last day of the season. In fact, after tonight they don't play again until February 15, meaning 6 of the Flames' final 25 games are vs. the Avs.

Since the beginning of last season, this has been a real homer's series. In the 5 games at the Dome, Calgary has 10 points to Colorado's zero, and has outscored them 22-11. In the 4 games in Denver, Colorado has 7 points to Calgary's 2, outscoring them 19-9; the only road blood drawn was one Flames shootout win behind the heroics of M. Phillippe Sauve.

A Tale of Three Halves, Flames Edition:
Room for Improvement: special teams, obviously, presently ranked 27th and 24th. If they were average (~17.5%/82.5%), that +21GD would be about +32. The PP has improved in the last 20 games, although it won't likely continue to improve with Iginla out. The PK has been uniformly poor, although their 9 SH goals boosts them up to a nearly-average goal differential in that situation. Also, if they could start winning roughly half their OT/SO games, that would be a nice bonus...

Besides J-M Liles, former Flame Jordan Leopold is out with the groin injury he suffered a mere 5 games after a longer-than-expected convalescence from hernia surgery. I'm looking for Tanguay to rub it in tonight in a 3-1 Win (Tanguay x2, Huselius). Go Flames.

# posted by Matt @ 12:37 pm
Comments:

Go Flames!

Hahaha. Just kidding.

I hate your stupid team.

(There aren't nearly enough taunts on this blog anymore).
# posted by Blogger mike w : January 11, 2007 1:32 pm
 


This is probably true. I'll get to work on that.
# posted by Blogger Matt : January 11, 2007 1:49 pm
 


3-1 Wild.

Flames suck.
# posted by Blogger kinger : January 11, 2007 3:54 pm
 


I hope the Wild win 3-1 tonight over the Canucks.

And that the Omaha Knights continue their winning ways and clobber the Avalanche (weather permitting)

Go Knights. Go Flames.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : January 11, 2007 3:56 pm
 


I got the two garbage, sleep inducing Northwest Canadian teams mixed up; the Canucks are facing the Wild this evening, not the Flames. So in that case...

3-1 Avs

Flames suck.
# posted by Blogger kinger : January 11, 2007 3:59 pm
 


Granted, if seeing lots of scoring and prize winning fights puts you to sleep, the Flames are probably not the kind of team you like.

Low scoring teams, .500 teams like the Vaunt on the other hand ....

Go Flames.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : January 11, 2007 4:57 pm
 


(There aren't nearly enough taunts on this blog anymore).

That's actually true. Thanks for straightening us out.

And speaking of, where the hell are Cosh and Tyler? We were like the Justice League of Taunts. With Cosh as Wonder Woman, of course.
# posted by Blogger andy grabia : January 11, 2007 7:01 pm
 


Cosh as Wonder Woman is easily the most scarring image that this website has given me. Good work Andy!
# posted by Blogger PPP : January 11, 2007 7:33 pm
 


Jesus Christ, what the fuck is wrong with the Avalanche? The one time I want them to win, and they shit themselves at every opportunity?

At least it won't go into OT. /sigh
# posted by Blogger Doogie2K : January 11, 2007 8:31 pm
 


Cosh is no Wonder Woman, more like her sidekick, Etta Candy :

"a spirited, rotund girl who leads a sorority at fictional Holiday College and who frequently aids Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in her adventures. She is known for her moxie, her love for candy, and for her trademark call "Woo! Woo!"

Speaking of "Woo Woo", no need to tune into Roger Millions tonight, Mr tothebank, the high scoring Flames have 5 goals through a period and a half and have chased Colorado's good goalie. Etta Candy is singing.

With the Canucks trailing the Wild, this could be a great night all around!

Go Flames!!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : January 11, 2007 8:34 pm
 


I hate you, Peter.

I don't, really.

But I do.
# posted by Blogger andy grabia : January 11, 2007 8:54 pm
 


woo woo!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : January 11, 2007 9:50 pm
 


Huge game on Saturday. H-U-G-E.
# posted by Blogger andy grabia : January 11, 2007 10:56 pm
 


No doubt. The Oil will be coming off another tough loss at home to the Wild, and will be desperate to turn it around; the Flames will want to step on their necks at home before a tough week.
# posted by Blogger Matt : January 11, 2007 11:12 pm
 


The Oil will be coming off another tough loss at home to the Wild, and will be desperate to turn it around; the Flames will want to step on their necks at home before a tough week.

The Oil will be pushing for four in a row, after man-handling the Girls Gone Wild. The Flames will begin the slide that is a six game losing streak.
# posted by Blogger andy grabia : January 11, 2007 11:35 pm
 


Isn't the Flames scoring 7 goals like a sign of the apocalypse or something?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : January 12, 2007 12:28 am
 


When does the Flames' offence get a cutesy nickname?
# posted by Blogger PPP : January 12, 2007 7:02 am
 


7 goals for the Flames certainly looks like the end of the world to me - I took a look at overall trends, and it's not like Calgary's loading up with lots of great scoring opportunities:

http://forechecker.blogspot.com/2007/01/deeper-into-northwest.html
# posted by Blogger Dirk Hoag : January 12, 2007 9:31 am
 


When does the Flames' offence get a cutesy nickname?

It's called the Jeff Freezin'.
# posted by Blogger andy grabia : January 12, 2007 10:15 am
 

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