Thursday, November 13, 2008

 

Flames Game Night

Flames @ Sharks, 830PM MT, Flames PPV

In games 61 thru 80 last season -- call it the last quarter -- the San Jose Sharks went 18-0-2. Thus far this season they are well behind the pace with a 13-3-1 record; combined with the fact that the Leaves have been surprisingly frisky under Ron Wilson, you know there must be some Sharks fans wishing they had a time machine and Doug Wilson's ear. Or, maybe it's just that Dan Boyle is that much worse than Brian Campbell. Who knows.

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There's some fantastically interesting stuff going on at IOF and mc79hockey. [btw, even if you never read blog comments, you should be making a consistent exception at those two sites.]

For one, what we have is some really interesting stuff about the meaning of shots, and outshooting, and how the game is played, in the context of leading/trailing.

And for two, Vic has another nifty variation of the timeonice.com app; the results of a (any) particular trio of players when all on the ice at the same time. Ever thought to yourself in January or February, "Man -- whenever the coach reunites that line, they always seem to dominate!" Well, now there's a way to check.

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For several years, it's been real tough to win in San Jose. When the ice tilts for the Sharks, it tilts hard. As such, I'm not expecting a W for the Flames tonight, but I am expecting a feisty effort, a pleasant HD broadcast, some tasty beverages, and three sleeping kids so that Mrs. Matt and I can relax and enjoy. Some people complain about West Coast games, but with little people in the house, they're a godsend.

Calgary 2 (Moss, Bertuzzi)
San Jose 3 (Goc, Grier, and some variation of Thornoyle in OT)

Go Flames.

Comments:

Have you ever predicted a Flames loss before Matt?
 


little people?

you're Irish?

;)

enjoy
 


I sincerely hope that you have CI Matt.
 


PPVs get blacked out in the local market on CI. Don't have it. Spent the unfortunate $$ to catch this. Got the Leaves victory for free on Sportsnet.
 


Let's not get carried away here, guys. The Flames are only a converted touchdown from winning this thing.
 


Best of luck to the Calgary Flames this season.
 


I found this site at ZoomIt.ca while searching for some info on the Flames - Anyway I recently joined my first ever hockey pool and ended up with Kiprusoff and Langkow on my pool - go Flames GO!
 

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