Sunday, April 23, 2006
Flames Playoff Game Night
Game 2 of Flames vs. Ducks goes tonight at the Dome, 7PM MDT. Still no word on who will be starting in goal for the Ducks. Here's J-S Giguere in the LAT:
Way to give it away, buddy. The Ducks had your injury categorized perfectly blandly as a "lower body" thing, and then you just blurt out that it's about your leg. What if the Flames weren't sure, and were going to try to go after his toes - or his nads?
Related, here's a little anatomical diagram I cooked up to help the uninitiated identify playoff injuries:
The sense seems to be that Giguere has some ham soreness, though I suspect a lack of bacon has something to do with it (or maybe he's just screwed in the headcheese).
Does it matter? Who knows. McCarty had a lot of net to shoot at on his OT winner, but I don't know that this means Bryzgalov was either slow or out of position.
The game should be interesting. I guess I couldn't scoff at anyone who though the Ducks carried the play for long stretches on Friday, but I still think they were only dangerous for a total of about 3 minutes (the beginning of OT), plus their 5-on-3 time obviously. Other than that, I didn't think they had many chances to score on Kipper, the two italicized words being an important distinction.
I dunno. I'll give the Ducks one PP goal tonight, but I'm guessing they'll be hapless otherwise, in about a 4-1 Final (goals by Iginla, Donovan, Langkow, and Hamrlik). Go Flames.
"My whole game is about my lower body," he said. "If any part of my leg is not good, it can be troublesome. You can't afford to be 95% in the type of game I want to play. You have to be 100%."
Way to give it away, buddy. The Ducks had your injury categorized perfectly blandly as a "lower body" thing, and then you just blurt out that it's about your leg. What if the Flames weren't sure, and were going to try to go after his toes - or his nads?
Related, here's a little anatomical diagram I cooked up to help the uninitiated identify playoff injuries:
The sense seems to be that Giguere has some ham soreness, though I suspect a lack of bacon has something to do with it (or maybe he's just screwed in the headcheese).
Does it matter? Who knows. McCarty had a lot of net to shoot at on his OT winner, but I don't know that this means Bryzgalov was either slow or out of position.
The game should be interesting. I guess I couldn't scoff at anyone who though the Ducks carried the play for long stretches on Friday, but I still think they were only dangerous for a total of about 3 minutes (the beginning of OT), plus their 5-on-3 time obviously. Other than that, I didn't think they had many chances to score on Kipper, the two italicized words being an important distinction.
I dunno. I'll give the Ducks one PP goal tonight, but I'm guessing they'll be hapless otherwise, in about a 4-1 Final (goals by Iginla, Donovan, Langkow, and Hamrlik). Go Flames.
# posted by Matt @ 9:42 am 
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I'm expecting the usual 'Game 2 Flames' to show up tonight. This is the team which normally loses the first game at home and then plays like freaking world beaters and absolutely pounds their opponent.
Something like 4-1 or 5-1 tonight.
NOTE: I do NOT expect/hope/want to see the usual "Game 3 Flames" to show up in Anaheim on Tuesday. That's the team that usually loses about 12-2, then gets shutout in game 4 before delivering a headscratchingly gritty performance in Game 5. Hopefully that team is stayed behind in the 90's
But I always liked 'Game 2 Flames'. Thise guys are pretty good.
Go Flames.
You know, before this blog came along I never would have cheered for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, even in my wildest dreams.
It's a tribute to the senseless gloating and entitlement of Flames fans that I'll practically be wearing a hideous teal jersey tonight when watching the game.
I will say this: the Flames fans may blow during the regular season, but that Sea of Red is pretty cool.
Yea, Sacamano but a sea of red in Calgary? Isn't red a little too much of a commy colour for any team in this province?
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I'm expecting the usual 'Game 2 Flames' to show up tonight. This is the team which normally loses the first game at home and then plays like freaking world beaters and absolutely pounds their opponent.
Something like 4-1 or 5-1 tonight.
NOTE: I do NOT expect/hope/want to see the usual "Game 3 Flames" to show up in Anaheim on Tuesday. That's the team that usually loses about 12-2, then gets shutout in game 4 before delivering a headscratchingly gritty performance in Game 5. Hopefully that team is stayed behind in the 90's
But I always liked 'Game 2 Flames'. Thise guys are pretty good.
Go Flames.
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: April 23, 2006 2:43 pm
: April 23, 2006 2:43 pm You know, before this blog came along I never would have cheered for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, even in my wildest dreams.
It's a tribute to the senseless gloating and entitlement of Flames fans that I'll practically be wearing a hideous teal jersey tonight when watching the game.
I will say this: the Flames fans may blow during the regular season, but that Sea of Red is pretty cool.
Yea, Sacamano but a sea of red in Calgary? Isn't red a little too much of a commy colour for any team in this province?
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