Darius Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Last year was an aberration for them. I suspect that they caught many teams by surprise because they have been an absolute non factor in the NHL for almost a decade . Who gets up to play the Calgary Flames? Up till last year who were their playoff rivals? They caught many teams off guard.The stars aligned when guys like Hudler, Bouma and Giordano had career years, and nobody had the book on their rookies yet. Giordano is a good player, but I find it hard to believe that he all the sudden looked like a Norris candidate in his early 30s. where has he been for a decade before?The best part is they mortgaged the farm to get Dougie Hamilton. He looks like a bigger version of Justin Schultz! I will never feel sorry for that team - i hope they continue in their putrid trend of mediocrity. They have only made it past the first round two times in twenty six years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinker Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Off season moves definitely paying off for the lames, LOLwhere's all the ppl that were praising the Hamilton trade?Maybe bruins gm not as stupid as we thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 We all know that the Flames will eventually snap out of this and play some good hockey...I just think Canuck fans are enjoying the Flames fans marinating in their misery.... After they dispatched the Canucks,and the off season signings,a bit of smugness and self entitlement crept in (not just the fans,but the players as well)....The Flames are no longer the 'underdog'...so the 'Comeback Kids ' bit won't fly...Teams are prepared for them now.Their goaltending isn't winning them any games either,..It's still a revolving door. Yes, that much is enjoyable - any other Canadian club getting smug is pretty annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Off season moves definitely paying off for the lames, LOLwhere's all the ppl that were praising the Hamilton trade?Maybe bruins gm not as stupid as we thought no, Hamilton is going to be an excellent player. I wish we had him. I do hate the Flames though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinker Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I still don't understand why benning made this move when he did, what was the rush? guy was either gonna get waived by them this season or head back to Europe. I guess it just shows how little faith he had in our own prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 huh? formatting thing - that's not something I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Beautiful.By the start of next year after the 2016 draft (the one Benning's been raving about) we might even be able to be on par with them in the rebuilding/retooling process. I think they'll end the year on a high note but this is definitely an expected regression on their part. The kids are being scouted and they're going to have to learn to adjust. They don't hold the underdog label anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Last year was an aberration for them. I suspect that they caught many teams by surprise because they have been an absolute non factor in the NHL for almost a decade . Who gets up to play the Calgary Flames? Up till last year who were their playoff rivals? They caught many teams off guard.The stars aligned when guys like Hudler, Bouma and Giordano had career years, and nobody had the book on their rookies yet. Giordano is a good player, but I find it hard to believe that he all the sudden looked like a Norris candidate in his early 30s. where has he been for a decade before?The best part is they mortgaged the farm to get Dougie Hamilton. He looks like a bigger version of Justin Schultz! I will never feel sorry for that team - i hope they continue in their putrid trend of mediocrity. They have only made it past the second round two times in twenty six years. the canucks have only made it past the second round two times in 33 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senpai Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 no, Hamilton is going to be an excellent player. I wish we had him. I do hate the Flames though.He is, but he simply does not fit onto their roster. Hamilton needs a partner to cover his mistakes.. The only guys he can be paired with is like Russell and Giordano (Gio will 100% be with Brodie when he's back though). He looks terrible out there because Hamilton wants to join rushes and skate up the ice, but that's Gio's game as well so it looks terrible and causes so many odd-man rushes since both of them are always jumping up. It would be the exact same problem with Russell though...Who is he gonna play with? Engelland ? LOL! Smid is better, I guess, but still not very good. He needs a Hamhuis-type partner or like a Tanev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 yup. I'm thinking that guy was at most worth a fourth. Now he's a bust, and we gave up a good prospect for him.In hindsight looking at a 2nd round pick some may question it, but can't really call him a bust yet. This is his first opportunity to play top six / top nine minutes regularly and he is still learning consistancy as well as the importance of NOT being a perimeter player.We'll see by the end of the season how he did, getting him for a 2nd was a plus at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 the canucks have only made it past the second round two times in 33 years. I meant say the flames have made it past the first round 2 times in 26 years....Canucks have made it past the first round 9 times in that span and have qualified for the playoffs 17 times. Of course they have that 89 cup, but since then they have been sub mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 He is, but he simply does not fit onto their roster. Hamilton needs a partner to cover his mistakes.. The only guys he can be paired with is like Russell and Giordano (Gio will 100% be with Brodie when he's back though). He looks terrible out there because Hamilton wants to join rushes and skate up the ice, but that's Gio's game as well so it looks terrible and causes so many odd-man rushes since both of them are always jumping up. It would be the exact same problem with Russell though...Who is he gonna play with? Engelland ? LOL! Smid is better, I guess, but still not very good. He needs a Hamhuis-type partner or like a Tanev. that's why we should get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 D Ham is a combination of J Bo and Cam Barker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLuciano Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 D Ham is a combination of J Bo and Cam BarkerJBO+CAMBARKERxPYLON=DHAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 JBO+CAMBARKERxPYLON=DHAMfirst Wideman took his spot on the top pairing...now it looks like Engelland took his spot on the 2nd pairing we'll find out soon, Sens/Flames @4pm on Sportsnet One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 so it turns out Brodie wasnt the hero that was going to end their slump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robongo Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 so it turns out Brodie wasnt the hero that was going to end their slump. They still got a point that they didn't deserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 They still got a point that they didn't deserveikr! gift from the refs. im listening to their post game show and their radio guy is saying the Lames were way better than the Sens and that they deserved this win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Supposedly the best defence in the league and they are in 27th place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 He is, but he simply does not fit onto their roster. Hamilton needs a partner to cover his mistakes.. The only guys he can be paired with is like Russell and Giordano (Gio will 100% be with Brodie when he's back though). He looks terrible out there because Hamilton wants to join rushes and skate up the ice, but that's Gio's game as well so it looks terrible and causes so many odd-man rushes since both of them are always jumping up. It would be the exact same problem with Russell though...Who is he gonna play with? Engelland ? LOL! Smid is better, I guess, but still not very good. He needs a Hamhuis-type partner or like a Tanev. So far, the Hamilton-Russell pairing has also been very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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