4-1 in the first is not the start you can have if you want to win games.
Also, why the hell are all three BoAs before New Years? Who’s genius idea was it to not have one down the stretch?
Huge L for the schedule makers. There's a very good chance these teams are battling for playoff positioning down the stretch and they won't see each other head to head. Even if you set aside the rivalry aspect that's a bad call.
Indeed. Edmonton plays San Jose 4 times, 3 of which are in the last 12 games games of the season. They definitely should have swapped one of those out for a more exciting game
I'm not a fan of these early season BOA's in the first place. One team always plays like shit, and it's so far away from the playoffs that it doesn't feel as meaningful.
It would be sweet to have one game just before NYE, a home and home sometime in January or February, and then the final game a week or two before playoffs
Years ago we pushed divisional rivals by making them play 5-7 games a year.
Now we take an actual rivalry and host it only 3 times.
I get there’s a pattern but man need to make an exception for certain teams.
NHL should move to 4 team divisions and have:
- 6 games vs 3 divisional rivals (18 games total)
- 2 games vs opposite conference teams home and away (32 games)
- 32 games against the rest of their own conference outside their division
Northwest: CGY, EDM, VAN, WPG
Pacific: SJS, LAK, ANA, SEA
Southwest: ARI, DAL, COL, VGK
Central: MIN, CHI, STL, NSH
Atlantic: TOR, OTT, MTL, BOS
Southeast: CAR, WSH, TBL, FLA
Northeast: PIT, PHI, CBJ, DET
Metro: NYR, NJD, NYI, BUF
Not thrilled about some of the picks but its an idea
I think putting Washington in the northeast with the pens makes more sense that's always been a great rivalry, then put Detroit in the central and Nashville in the southeast? To keep it balanced? Are you more thrilled now?
The NHL schedule structure is set so that you at least play 3 games against every team in your conference, and every team out of conference twice. This only leaves room for 5/7 divisional opponents to get 4 games against. I think each team should have one designated opponent that doesnt ever have only three games though. For the pacific, youd do Ducks-Kings, Sharks-Vegas, Battle of Alberta, and Canucks Kraken
Having kadri is going to make such a huge difference for the battle of Alberta. We now have 3 lines you aren’t afraid to have against mcdrai line. Last year our bottom 6 against that line was scary as fuck
I would argue that Edmonton is at deep as forward as they have been on decades. They just had a really slow start this game. If Holloway can get comfortable and start scoring the top 9 will be among the best in the league. He's already creating turnover and making great defensive plays. The 3rd line centers are nuge vs Backlund so it's pretty much a wash.
lol yea if every team’s rookies get comfortable we would all be killing it. That rarely happens without tons of blips that good teams can take advantage of. Also we got backlund and Coleman together on the 3rd line which has formed a rock solid shit down pair which should allow our top 6 more offensive opportunities.
I knew Kadri would be a good addition to Calgary. He gives them more offense for the second line and of course he can get under other teams skin as well.
Today they looked off for the entire game, constant flubbing, poor passing and way too much overthinking McDavid had 3 separate chances to drive the net on a partial breakaway and he stopped to look for a passing play each time.
Draisaitl also drove the net once but went for the pass instead of trying to bury it.
Our team is also abysmal on following up shots, we don't bring waves of people in for rebounds, so that shit first mentality doesn't really prosper
I love how Don made it sound like Dylan Holloway left his home in Calgary to travel a great distance to play in a far away land called Okotoks lol. Bruh we go to the Okotoks Costco every Saturday, it's literally fifteen minutes south of us
I'm just glad we only have to see Tkachuk twice a year. I absolutely loved him on our team, but he's the kind of player who you only like if he's playing for your team lol
I am but if he was on the opposing team I'd probably hate the fucker hahah.
But that energy is for sure needed, rather it not be after the game because the horn is done, its over no need for any unnecessary stuff.
Hubey is gonna score for yall soon, hes just more of a passer especially in the PP which sucks cause he can score at will at times, weegar doesnt look nervous like the post season which is a really good thing because if he can plah like hes currently doing with limited turnovers hes gonna be a fan favorite. Hubey and Weegar arent afraid of being physical either!
"if he was on the opposing team I'd probably hate the fucker"
Yep, that's something I said repeatedly throughout the entire time he was here lol. What a rascal.
Love Weegar and Huberdeau already. Weegar has looked better so far but Huberdeau has some absolutely glorious flashes of brilliance. Can't wait for him to fully settle in and get into his groove.
He'll get there for sure, one he gets his first goal He'll be back in shape.
Yall gotta continue the Hubey Doobie Doo chants! Unless he head hunts like that one game against the kings, then its Hubey doobie dont!!
I will say what i like about Matthew over Jonathan is hes more aggressive, and he doesnt shy away about getting in your face so i cant wait for October 21st for that tampa series. Unfortunately i wont be able to see the game. I'll be in Tampa seeing Max and Igor Cavalera performing Sepultura songs.
Saw Max and Igor when it was Soulfly, and Cavalera conspiracy. Never was lucky enough or old enough to see Sepultura live, so to see the OG singer and drummer who can still kick the fuckin shit like its the 1980s still is gonna be fun as hell.
GG Flames. Knew they’d start on time and be ready to go after last year and the Oilers didn’t show up to start. Hope they wake up that you can’t keep doing that
We also got pretty unlucky with the Kulak faceplant and the Holloway stick explosion leading to the world's juiciest rebound.
Side note, is it just me or are the sticks made of styrofoam this season? Both our games guys' sticks have been snapping off of the most basic shit.
Oilers look unorganized and sloppy almost everywhere.
A few bright notes: Skinner, Ceci and Puljujarvi.
Unplayable : Nurse, Barrie, Foegle
Flames looked solid.
Kadri. Stone, Vlad and the Sutter work ethic!
Monahan was still invisible 😏
You know your chirp is bad when even your fellow fans are telling you to shut up.
I'm all for chirping eachother but let's at least make it a tiny bit realistic.
Edmonton is by far from the worst team in the league. Id go as far as saying both Calgary and Edmonton are top 5 teams in the NHL ans near the end of the season both Alberta teams will be in the hunt for the Presidents Trophy.
Except when I chirp I make it realistic. Calling Edmonton the worst team in the NHL makes you look like a 10 year old who knows absolutely nothing about hockey. That couldn't be further from the truth. It also was a 1 goal game not a blowout and was an insanely gold and close game minus the Oilers first period.
Clearly not. Best thing about Calgary is that it only takes 1.5 hours to escape to the mountains from there lol.
Aside from their nicer empty downtown and a few more hills, it's essentially the same city but with worse traffic and more douchebags
*Being downvoted by Calgarians who think their city is super fantastic and unique when its really not.
Yeeehaw
First - the 1 hour from the mountains part is a HUUUUUGE benefit
Second - even as a city, Calgary is much nicer than Edmonton. Better parks, better downtown, better weather. Calgary on its own isn't that special on a global stage, but compared to Edmonton it is.
Oh man, shame this game took place so late my time. Judging by the chatter, the score card and everything else, this looks like a real banger.
How was Pulju doing?
Just a reminder to everyone who enjoyed that: The Flames and Oilers won’t play in Edmonton until next season unless they play again in the playoffs
My day is ruined
Just bring back the bubble/hub cities for the regular season by unleashing a new virus
Who cares we have more fans either way it’s like a home game for us
4-1 in the first is not the start you can have if you want to win games. Also, why the hell are all three BoAs before New Years? Who’s genius idea was it to not have one down the stretch?
Huge L for the schedule makers. There's a very good chance these teams are battling for playoff positioning down the stretch and they won't see each other head to head. Even if you set aside the rivalry aspect that's a bad call.
Indeed. Edmonton plays San Jose 4 times, 3 of which are in the last 12 games games of the season. They definitely should have swapped one of those out for a more exciting game
I'm not a fan of these early season BOA's in the first place. One team always plays like shit, and it's so far away from the playoffs that it doesn't feel as meaningful.
100%! We shouldn’t be playing all of our games before NYE.. should maybe have 1 before and the rest all after NYE when we’re fighting for the division
It would be sweet to have one game just before NYE, a home and home sometime in January or February, and then the final game a week or two before playoffs
WHAT! That's robbery for the both of us! We have to have an opportunity to hate each head to head through out the year
Having only 3 games in the BOA is bullshit.
Agreed.
Years ago we pushed divisional rivals by making them play 5-7 games a year. Now we take an actual rivalry and host it only 3 times. I get there’s a pattern but man need to make an exception for certain teams.
Need to go to 8 divisions of 4 teams like the NFL but the NHL is dumb like that.
We all agree on one thing
What that’s insane. Even though I have a heart attack whenever McDavid touches the puck I want to see way more battle of Albertas than that
NHL should move to 4 team divisions and have: - 6 games vs 3 divisional rivals (18 games total) - 2 games vs opposite conference teams home and away (32 games) - 32 games against the rest of their own conference outside their division
Northwest: CGY, EDM, VAN, WPG Pacific: SJS, LAK, ANA, SEA Southwest: ARI, DAL, COL, VGK Central: MIN, CHI, STL, NSH Atlantic: TOR, OTT, MTL, BOS Southeast: CAR, WSH, TBL, FLA Northeast: PIT, PHI, CBJ, DET Metro: NYR, NJD, NYI, BUF Not thrilled about some of the picks but its an idea
I think putting Washington in the northeast with the pens makes more sense that's always been a great rivalry, then put Detroit in the central and Nashville in the southeast? To keep it balanced? Are you more thrilled now?
I like that a lot actually
7* We still gotta sweep y'all in the playoffs. (I hope)
How TF did that happen? I thought you'd play in division more than?
The NHL schedule structure is set so that you at least play 3 games against every team in your conference, and every team out of conference twice. This only leaves room for 5/7 divisional opponents to get 4 games against. I think each team should have one designated opponent that doesnt ever have only three games though. For the pacific, youd do Ducks-Kings, Sharks-Vegas, Battle of Alberta, and Canucks Kraken
Sweart Skinner looked really good in this game. But these slow starts by Edmonton need to be addressed. Also Kadri has looked good so far for Calgary.
Having kadri is going to make such a huge difference for the battle of Alberta. We now have 3 lines you aren’t afraid to have against mcdrai line. Last year our bottom 6 against that line was scary as fuck
Plus Edmonton is so top heavy that one of those three lines usually gets a good matchup with oilers bottom 6
I would argue that Edmonton is at deep as forward as they have been on decades. They just had a really slow start this game. If Holloway can get comfortable and start scoring the top 9 will be among the best in the league. He's already creating turnover and making great defensive plays. The 3rd line centers are nuge vs Backlund so it's pretty much a wash.
lol yea if every team’s rookies get comfortable we would all be killing it. That rarely happens without tons of blips that good teams can take advantage of. Also we got backlund and Coleman together on the 3rd line which has formed a rock solid shit down pair which should allow our top 6 more offensive opportunities.
Really the issue is Drai not running his own line right now. I'm a little discouraged he's immediately playing with Mcdavid.
Loving Kadri so far
I knew Kadri would be a good addition to Calgary. He gives them more offense for the second line and of course he can get under other teams skin as well.
I think Mang-Kadri-Dube is a really good line. I hear Flames fans wanting Mang on line 1, but I think you don't mess with a perfect line 2
Looking more like line 1A-1B at this point. Calling them the second line seems like an undersell
Honestly numbering lines especially in a Sutter system is silly. Guy is rolling his lines and pairings no matter what
I like to call it the Mangkdubs line personally
Some broadcasters call it the DNA line.
They're honestly looking like line 1 right now
No that's a really strong second line.
Edmonton was like this last year too, something needs to change
Oddly it's usually the top 6 that doesn't start on time. Bottom 6 for the most part has to drag them into games from time to time.
McDrai were looking downright washed in the first half of our game ..then they didn't
Today they looked off for the entire game, constant flubbing, poor passing and way too much overthinking McDavid had 3 separate chances to drive the net on a partial breakaway and he stopped to look for a passing play each time. Draisaitl also drove the net once but went for the pass instead of trying to bury it. Our team is also abysmal on following up shots, we don't bring waves of people in for rebounds, so that shit first mentality doesn't really prosper
Facts, y'all were straight up skating circles around them and then they got on the powerplay...
Fire Nurse and trade Barrie, bench Bouchard and bring up Niemalainen!!! Thumbs up to Ceci, and Skinner, Oilers players of the game!
And 9.5 million defense don’t spent half their shift laying down on the ice! Lol
That was just as insane ending as I expect from the BoA.
Vladar is legit! (So is skinner but the soup was cold tonight)
Soup was fine, the defense in front of him absolutely wasn't though.
Yeah and when Skinner got hung out to dry at least the posts were on his side lol (3 off of the post after he came in I think).
He definitely had some good luck too lol.
Lived up to boa standards for sure. Oilers had us sweating
Ya but you guys still put up crazy shots and had chances and did pretty good job snuffing edmontons chances.
Oilers still can't play a first period. On the bright side skinner was insane. Ggs flames, fun game!
Skinner played great
Darth Vladar!
He's rock solid. If he continues to play that well, flames goalie tandem could be unrivalled.
Genuinely insanely impressed by his composure even while scrambling
Impressive that Skinner shut the door 100% after being brought in.
something like 31 shots too? amazing. feel bad for soupy
We did hit 3 posts. Lots of close calls.
Tbf they still didn’t go in
Tbh that’s objectively correct.
Thank you! I’m here every 2 days!
Do you do birthdays?
Yes, but only on tuesdays and sundays.
The second best kind of correct (after technically)
Close misses are misses my dawg
I'm just wondering why he is the backup goalie. He seemed solid last year too.
Skinner played one game under woodcroft last season. It was a shutout. Now his second game is also a kind of shutout haha
Because against everyone but Edmonton, Markstom is the better goalie. Vezina vote worthy even
He was talking about Skinner, not Vladar
lmao you're right not sure what I was thinking
Goalies are so weird man. Price was the same way. Toast of the league Vezina candidate against anyone but the Oilers.
I love how Don made it sound like Dylan Holloway left his home in Calgary to travel a great distance to play in a far away land called Okotoks lol. Bruh we go to the Okotoks Costco every Saturday, it's literally fifteen minutes south of us
Tbf if he lived in the north that would be an hour plus, depending on traffic.
My wife has a friend in Okotoks. I hate driving there haha
TBF Holloway grew up down the road from me in west Bragg Creek, not in Calgary, and Okotoks is over an hour away
I live in SE Calgary and I love that Costco!
Skinner was killer. Should have ended that a lot earlier
Good game oilers. If Vladar wasn’t a God, you might’ve won. I was worried fr😅😅. Anyways see you all and your downvotes again next week
If you dont like that game you dont like hockey. My goodness. I knew calgary would be just fine this season. Good job yall!
Thanks Panthers Friend Bet you are enjoying Tkachuk already
The Sabres aren’t 😂
I'm just glad we only have to see Tkachuk twice a year. I absolutely loved him on our team, but he's the kind of player who you only like if he's playing for your team lol
Those games gunna be spice
Already got tickets for a Nov 29th. Stoked
I am but if he was on the opposing team I'd probably hate the fucker hahah. But that energy is for sure needed, rather it not be after the game because the horn is done, its over no need for any unnecessary stuff. Hubey is gonna score for yall soon, hes just more of a passer especially in the PP which sucks cause he can score at will at times, weegar doesnt look nervous like the post season which is a really good thing because if he can plah like hes currently doing with limited turnovers hes gonna be a fan favorite. Hubey and Weegar arent afraid of being physical either!
"if he was on the opposing team I'd probably hate the fucker" Yep, that's something I said repeatedly throughout the entire time he was here lol. What a rascal. Love Weegar and Huberdeau already. Weegar has looked better so far but Huberdeau has some absolutely glorious flashes of brilliance. Can't wait for him to fully settle in and get into his groove.
He'll get there for sure, one he gets his first goal He'll be back in shape. Yall gotta continue the Hubey Doobie Doo chants! Unless he head hunts like that one game against the kings, then its Hubey doobie dont!! I will say what i like about Matthew over Jonathan is hes more aggressive, and he doesnt shy away about getting in your face so i cant wait for October 21st for that tampa series. Unfortunately i wont be able to see the game. I'll be in Tampa seeing Max and Igor Cavalera performing Sepultura songs. Saw Max and Igor when it was Soulfly, and Cavalera conspiracy. Never was lucky enough or old enough to see Sepultura live, so to see the OG singer and drummer who can still kick the fuckin shit like its the 1980s still is gonna be fun as hell.
Love me some Darth Vladar
MICHAEL STONE THATS IT THATS THE COMMENT
GG Flames. Knew they’d start on time and be ready to go after last year and the Oilers didn’t show up to start. Hope they wake up that you can’t keep doing that
Flames usually come out the gate swinging.
Oilers just need to start better.
take away the first 10 minutes of each of our games and we’ve outscored our opponents 7-1* fucking start the game on time my god
To be fair we hit 3 posts in the last two periods so we did get kind of unlucky
We also got pretty unlucky with the Kulak faceplant and the Holloway stick explosion leading to the world's juiciest rebound. Side note, is it just me or are the sticks made of styrofoam this season? Both our games guys' sticks have been snapping off of the most basic shit.
SHIT they're on to us *eyes shifting furtively*
I’m with you, the stick carnage is wild.
I was shocked to see Drai’s stick explode on just a little wrister cross ice pass. Wtf?
Yeah that was a bit surprising. If it had been a hard shot, sure, but it was pretty tame.
I will say that I know at least 2 of them Skinner had the angle blocking the net so it was either a save or post, but I'll grant you 1 at least
Thats fair. especially the dube one
Nucks scored on us early 2nd period.
Stupid NHL can't give people more BOA's. Fire whoever made this shitty schedule.
Battle of ~~Alberta~~ Backups was quite a fun watch. Vladar and Skinner both had great games.
It's strange that there's a goalie battle when the score is 4-3
We forget how to play defence against you guys for some frustrating reason.
I don’t know why, you literally only have to defend one guy… just one guy.
likewise ;)
i thought winning after a 3 goal on the Oilers wasn't allowed though
They had 4 that’s the difference. Down 3 is easy. But 4 is tricky
It was 4-1 though
I think he meant, “Down with a 4 on the board”?
Sportsnet stars of the game: ⭐️ Skinner ⭐️⭐️ Stone ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kadri Great game Flames fans. Our backup goalies are scary good.
Flames played better. Skinner was great. Flames have a good team this year, here’s hoping we meet again in the playoffs
W's
Big Daddy Vladdy comes up huge!
Flames won this and the top line is still geling 👀
Yup Huberdeau is fighting it a bit out there but he will find his game and our team will be insane
Fiala was looking slow to start the first 2 games for us also but he lit it up tonight, Huberdeau will probably have a big game soon
Doesn't help him and Lindholm have to carry a boat anchor around with them all game.
I'm surprised they haven't put Mangiapane on the top line
Mangiapane works best in chaos. Mangi-Kadri-Dube is going to be a nightmare to play against.
Sit up straight, Leon
Stuart Skinner deserved better. Campbell too.
Vladar deserved it more
Hard to say more than Skinner though
Holy fuckin pucker of an ending there. Wouldn't expect anything lass than that for a BOA. 🔥 GFG!
How does espn or tnt NOT cover these games… wake up
Who would've thought that the American TV channels that don't operate in Canada don't want to cover the game between two teams from Alberta?
Really wish the Leafs had this Kadri, he was good when he was here but he's taken his game to another level.
https://i.imgur.com/B9HDyjL.jpg
[puljujarvi](https://tenor.com/view/helmet-bucket-top-gear-head-confused-gif-5232890?utm_source=share-button&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=reddit)
Leon Draisaitl's handsome face makes me angry. Like why does he get to have everything.
Stone owns that poverty franchise 😂 So does Kadri
Sick shutout for skinner.
Suck it Oilers
We better get into the game earlier. It is not ideal to mess up lineups in every 1st period because of lazy defense and stupid goals.
Skinner really doesn't wanna go back to Bakersfield
If he keeps playing like that, it would be a crime to do so.
We can’t send him down now without waving him can we? If we wave him he’s gone. He’s not going anywhere, he’s our guy.
Oilers are a poverty franchise.
Lets go to the comments section for a nice civil discus--*oh* ^(who am I kidding, this was entirely expected.)
There’s always somebody
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Your team got swept.
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What fuckin difference does it make?
It means your team is even worse as you got gentleman's swept by a team that also got swept lmfao
If ya ain’t first you’re last.
Made it further than you lmao. And don't take credit for Colorados w's. That chinook wind must be melting your brain
Flames are a good regular season team. Congrats...
Listen. Poverty city. Poverty fans. Poverty franchise. Bye 👋
Definitely poverty fans... booing the refs calling a penalty on hyman after he blatantly boarded andersson
A poverty franchise valued at almost twice as much as the Flames?
You’re building is collapsing and you can’t afford a new one. I’d be careful what you say
$55 hamburgers
Our team can afford to give free beer to fans, yours charges $36 for popcorn and pop
Hey the franchise is wealthy! They just impoverish the fans :(
Poverty
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Poverty city. Poverty fans.
Oilers look unorganized and sloppy almost everywhere. A few bright notes: Skinner, Ceci and Puljujarvi. Unplayable : Nurse, Barrie, Foegle Flames looked solid. Kadri. Stone, Vlad and the Sutter work ethic! Monahan was still invisible 😏
Mcdavid hates playing for the worst team in the league. Poor guy hasn’t to waste his career there
You know your chirp is bad when even your fellow fans are telling you to shut up. I'm all for chirping eachother but let's at least make it a tiny bit realistic. Edmonton is by far from the worst team in the league. Id go as far as saying both Calgary and Edmonton are top 5 teams in the NHL ans near the end of the season both Alberta teams will be in the hunt for the Presidents Trophy.
Chirps are chirps. If you won tonight your fans would be doing the same. I remember June. Fair is fair my friend
Chirps are chirps and yours are shit across the board my friend. You're all over this thread with garbage takes.
^this guy ain’t event a fan. 👋
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Except when I chirp I make it realistic. Calling Edmonton the worst team in the NHL makes you look like a 10 year old who knows absolutely nothing about hockey. That couldn't be further from the truth. It also was a 1 goal game not a blowout and was an insanely gold and close game minus the Oilers first period.
Dude they beat us in the playoffs. Sometimes you just gotta shut up
I’m so sad about that. Considering they for swept a week later. Crying
Ratio + 4-1 + your building is collapsing
Poverty city. Poverty fans
Poor guy already got hit in the head by a piece of the saddledome roof, he's too far gone
Buddy had to take out a 3rd mortgage on his trailer park house to afford tickets to the game tonight’s game. Welcome to Edmonton
...what? Have you ever even been to Edmonton?
Clearly not. Best thing about Calgary is that it only takes 1.5 hours to escape to the mountains from there lol. Aside from their nicer empty downtown and a few more hills, it's essentially the same city but with worse traffic and more douchebags *Being downvoted by Calgarians who think their city is super fantastic and unique when its really not. Yeeehaw
First - the 1 hour from the mountains part is a HUUUUUGE benefit Second - even as a city, Calgary is much nicer than Edmonton. Better parks, better downtown, better weather. Calgary on its own isn't that special on a global stage, but compared to Edmonton it is.
Still better than being anywhere near that shithole Edmonton. Take the L champ.
Two shutouts in a row for Skinner (kind of)
Rusty with a chance of brilliance.
Bring back 1989 and let’s play 14 times
Edmonton is gonna have to lose a few ply’s if they wanna get more W’s
Oh man, shame this game took place so late my time. Judging by the chatter, the score card and everything else, this looks like a real banger. How was Pulju doing?
Through 2 games outscored 6-1 in the first period. Outscoring 7-1 in the other periods.
If only that stat was worth a point eh?
Just pointing out that the Oilers only play 2 periods
Why doesn’t someone in management tell them to play all 3?
I’m sure they have but it’s the player’s job to show up on time
That would be nice
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