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I'm wondering if Craig Conroy always announces his trades in the evenings because that's when Murray Edwards would be asleep in Switzerland.
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Making $83.3K USD tonight to open the gate for the Bakersfield Condors.
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The Edmonton Oilers have relieved team chef Gaston Smithson.
He has been replaced with Connor McDavid’s mom because she can make the grilled cheeses just the way he wants.
Oilers are really pulling out of all of the stops to keep the NHL’s 106th best scorer happy.
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“The Calgary Flames have decided to fold the franchise after learning that Todd Smith in Section 207, Row 21, Seat 6 has decided not to renew his season tickets following the Flames decision to only allow vaccinated fans.”
- What these people think will happen
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What if Gaudreau’s agent is trying to phone the Flames to accept the contract but they use Rogers???
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Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett are Stanley Cup champions. Not with us, but they stopped our biggest rival from winning it all.
Thank you boys, enjoy the celebrations.
Forever a Flame candidates for sure.
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After spending five minutes searching for Nick Ritchie on the bench, Canada had to settle for putting out Tyler Toffoli with the game on the line in the shootout.
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BREAKING: Matt Duchene’s helmet has just landed after the hit from Milan Lucic.
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Now I'm really worried that Matthew Tkachuk is going to want to go closer to home too and sign with the San Jose Sharks.
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McDavid tonight, Ovechkin tomorrow night.
Must be pretty cool for both of them to get to share the ice with a superstar like Johnny Gaudreau.
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If the Senators were cool they’d loan Brady Tkachuk to the
#Flames
just for the series so they can terrorize Edmonton together as nature intended.
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A lot of people dumbfounded about how Calgary got $330M of provincial money while Edmonton got $0.
It was another stipulation in the Milan Lucic trade.
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Milan Lucic: “Man the weather is nice in Calgary lately.”
Flames fans: ...
Oilers fans: “ARE YOU SAYING THE WEATHER WAS NEVER NICE IN EDMONTON!? HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT? ARE YOU BLAMING MCDAVID FOR THE WEATHER? YOU ARE A LOCKER ROOM CANCER AND WE’RE GLAD YOU ARE GONE.”
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If this it for Johnny Gaudreau, thank you
Thank you for giving this city a chance out of college, thank you for becoming a superstar for the team. Thank you for bringing your wonderful family into the
#Flames
community, and thank you for the countless memories
Please come back.
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We’re supposed to hate all things Oilers, but man this video and all of last night in Edmonton was really special.
Look at this amazing welcome that the
@EdmontonOilers
gave Ben when he walked into their dressing room. This organization is a class act from top to bottom. Thank you so much to everyone that made this special night happen
@ashifmawji
@brian_d_porter
@scotiabank
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Sam Bennett now has more career playoff goals than Leon Draisaitl
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#Flames
: “Alright Kipper, we need you to come back to Calgary so we can retire your number this year.”
MK: “Nah I’m good here”
CF: “Please?”
MK: “Nah.”
CF: “You can go ice fishing with Glenny all week on our dime including beers.”
MK: “You son of a bitch I’m in.”
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GIVE HIM ANY MONEY HE WANTS AND THE CAPTAIN AND THE CALGARY TOWER AND ANYTHING ELSE HE WANTS!
JOHNNY GAUDREAU IS OUR BOY FOREVER AND EVER!
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Not 1st in the West:
LA Kings
Vancouver Canucks
Arizona Coyotes
Edmonton Oilers
Vegas Knights
Anaheim Ducks
SanJose Sharks
Nashville Predators
MinnesotaWild
ChicagoBlackhawks
WinnipegJets
St.LouisBlues
DallasStars
ColoradoAvalanche
Teams that are 1st in the West:
Calgary Flames
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Florida has saved the collect sanity of
#Flames
fans around the world.
Thank you. Thank you.
Seriously, thank you.
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Mikael Backlund's Summer Journey
"I don't think I want to extend in Calgary."
*Flames beat Vancouver 10-0*
"You son of a bitch I'm in."
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I like how Darnell Nurse signed a 8yr/9.25M AAV deal in the middle of the pandemic and threatened to set a precedent of huge contracts for very good but not elite defencemen, and the rest of the NHL was like "lol no".
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PSA: Before we go and laugh at the Oilers again for being terrible and wasting yet another year of McDavid, it is important that we remember all of their die-hard fans who have suffered through a lot of bad hockey.
We need to remember to laugh at them too.
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Dustin Wolf’s last five games:
5-0-0
.976 SV%
4 goals allowed on 164 shots
3 shutouts
Too bad he’s too short right
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The NHL should really throw the book at Huberdeau for that hit.
7.5 year suspension and complete voiding of his contract is probably appropriate punishment.
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Guys, I don’t think we’re in Oettinger country anymore.
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Who is this team and what have you done with my Calgary Flames?
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Well, these playoffs did more than enough to confidently give Mikael Backlund the captaincy going forward in my opinion.
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I think the key to extending Huberdeau and Weegar is making them sign the contracts before they are given a tour of the Saddledome.
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Presenting the NHL’s leader in goals by a defenseman since January 26. We live in a crazy timeline.
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Man, Craig Conroy turning down a Tanev for Ceci/1st deal just might have prevented a Stanley Cup going to Edmonton.
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I feel like there hasn’t been enough hype about Tkachuk’s goal tonight.
To deflect that puck behind him in mid-air right into the corner is absolutely insane. If McDavid did it then it would be plastered all over our feeds.
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Sending Mike Smith to sabotage the Oilers from the inside was a truly brilliant move by Brad Treliving.
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You know, I can live with Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk leaving but if Michael Stone signs with another team, that might be it for me.
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He’s a 10, but he’s an American hockey player in Canada
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Brad Treliving was dealt a 7-2 off suit hand this summer, called two raises, got two pair on the flop, and pulled the last 7 on the river.
Summer of Brad!
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Players who have less goals than Milan Lucic in December:
- Filip Forsberg
- Logan Couture
- Evgeny Kuznetsov
- Artemi Panarin
- David Pastrnak
- Claude Giroux
- Patrik Laine
- Mitch Marner
- James Neal
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Thank you to Sean Monahan for all he did during the franchise, especially as the key turning point to start the rebuild in 2013.
9th all time in games played and 8th in goals. Gave the team his all through injuries on a number of occasions. All the best in Montreal.
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The City of Edmonton is saving millions of dollars on their annual winter budget. Oilers fans producing more than enough salt to clear all their roads and sell the extra to surrounding towns.
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Bedard has played 29 games, Zary has played 21.
If Zary kept his same pace for 29 games, he’d have 22 points (only two less than Bedard).
This is despite 4+ mins less ice time per game and Bedard having 65 more PP mins total (PP1 too).
Zary is right there with Bedard!
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Milan Lucic has six points in the last two games. James Neal has six points since December 18.
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Matthew Tkachuk scored the ninth and final goal of Game 1 to complete his hat trick.
Keith Tkachuk insisted on not throwing his hat.
The Flames went on to collapse in that series and everything else has collapsed since.
Moral: Throw your damn hat.
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Connor McDavid is a generational superstar and will probably end up as the greatest to ever play.
It’s a shame that he plays on the biggest rival of our
#Flames
and I hate rooting against a goat, but we have to do it.
I do hope he wins the Cup one day, just not with Edmonton.
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You gotta trade Tkachuk now and start fresh. No way around it.
Otherwise we’re gonna see this same script play out in <12 months.
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I’m no math guy, but I gotta think it’s good when Gaudreau hits the 500 and 600 career point plateaus in the same season.
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No matter who wins the Cup, it’ll produce a really cool storyline.
VGK - Wins in expansion year
WSH - Ovechkin finally gets it
WPG - The Cup returns to 🇨🇦
TB - Wins 1st Legit Stanley Cup (The Puck went In in 2004)
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The trade is basically now:
- Jonathan Huberdeau
- Mackenzie Weegar
- Cole Schwindt
- Nazem Kadri
For
- Matthew Tkachuk
- Sean Monahan’s contract
- 2025 4th
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If Gaudreau leaves for family reasons, so be it.
If Gaudreau leaves because the Flames didn’t offer the best contract, I’ll be pissed.
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#Flames
Fact of the Day: Erik Gudbranson has more points than Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner combined so far this year.
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Darryl Sutter called out Johnny Gaudreau’s energy level before his 500th game back in March 2021.
Since then, Gaudreau has 91 points in 73 games (102 point pace).
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Another year of Edmonton wasting the career of the best two players on the planet!
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Random Thought: Flames are playing in EDM on Dec 9th. I wonder how much it would cost to get a billboard next to Rogers Place with a picture of Matthew Tkachuk smiling on it right next to the 2016 draft order. I wonder if it would cause the city to implode, just like the team did
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I think Mike Smith has unfinished business and should definitely come back next year for the Oilers.
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Imagine making $9.25M per year and deciding you have to fight twice against an AHL guy in a preseason game in September.
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Sean Monahan is 100% scoring for Montreal tonight isn't he?
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Dustin Wolf NHL Stats
1-0-0
.958 SV%
1.01 GAA
304 to go to catch Kipper. Let’s ride!
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The
#Flames
need a new:
- coach
- starting goalie
- general manager
- arena
- owner
- captain
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Congrats
#Flames
on building such a directionless team and avoiding a rebuild at all costs. You’ve made the fanbase apathetic.
We can support a bad team that has a plan but as tonight’s attendance shows, it’s hard to support one that’s always spinning it’s wheels.
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It’s important to move on, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t congratulate a
#Flames
legend on his first point with Columbus.
Congratulations to Erik Gudbranson for his first point with the Blue Jackets tonight!
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I am not emotionally ready for Mark Giordano to not be a Calgary Flame.
I thought I was, but I am not.
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148 goals, 209 assists, 357 points in 418 games for Lindholm with the
#Flames
Tremendous work on his acquisition and extension by Treliving back in 2018.
A lot of great memories and it does kinda suck to see him go.
I hope he crushes it in Vancouver and eliminates Edmonton.
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Sounds like there will be 2 AHL teams at the Dome this year.
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#Flames
are doing a good job of silencing the “Matthew Phillips is the top scorer in the AHL” narrative by not letting him play in the NHL or AHL.
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Any
#Flames
fans heading to the BOA tomorrow in Edmonton? Are you eating somewhere before the game or have you financed a loan to eat at Rogers Place?
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Jesus that Sutter quote on Pelletier is disgusting and so unnecessary.
Get me BBQ Bruce in here.
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The
#Flames
had basically nothing to play for last night while the Preds had everything to play for yet Calgary matched the physicality and energy all night long and fought back from three different deficits.
This team is so different than 18–19.
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If Milan Lucic doesn’t go out on the Red Mile with a cowboy hat and no shirt after every win, then what’s even the point of making a long playoff run.
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Mikael Backlund is the Flames MVP by far in these playoffs
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The Heritage Classic is gonna feel a lot like the 2010-2013 Battle of Alberta games.
“We suck!”
“No we suck!”
“WE BOTH SUCK!”
“At least we don’t live in Red Deer.”
“True.”
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James Neal’s first goal since Nov 1. We may be hard on you, but at the end of the day, we still love you.
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Anyone that doesn't think a rebuild is the right path must really love 10th place finishes or just squeaking in and wasting eight days versus Colorado.
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If we have to live in a timeline where Tkachuk or McDavid win the Cup, all I’m asking is that we get to see Matthew Tkachuk hoist the Stanley Cup right on the Oilers logo at Rogers Place after sweeping them.
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“15 seconds to go. Smith stops the puck behind the net.”
“He finds Russell at the red line with a long pass, Russell drops to Lucic as they cross the blue line.”
“Lucic finds McDavid blazing into the zone, he dekes, he scores with 0.4 seconds left!!”
Final: Flames 7, Oilers 1
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Lindholm - G
Ryan - 1G, 1A
Hanifin - G
Peters - A damn good coach
Thanks Carolina
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Seriously, what a night for the
#Flames
Another major piece traded but they found a way to win even if it was an ugly first 50 mins.
This team isn’t going to quit even if their talent is being depleted. A lot of respect to the guys in the room.
Seattle on Monday, make it six.
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If Calgary wins tonight, and Edmonton sweeps Montreal, and then Calgary sweeps Montreal, and the moon crosses the sun at the right angle, and every grocery store sells out of tomatoes, and Nenshi gets a blasty tattoo on his face, then the Flames playoff chances jump to 14%.
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Next season:
McDavid + Draisaitl = $21M
Gaudreau + Monahan + Ferland + Backlund = $20.225M
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Has anyone else spent the day refreshing Twitter at work or is it just me?
Tomorrow is going to be a mess.
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Tkachuk-Lindholm-Toffoli
Mangiapane-Ruzicka-Coleman
Pelletier-Backlund-Dube
That’s still a solid top nine imo.
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I would gladly spend money to see games like tonight even if the team is in a “rebuild”.
Games where it’s high paced with younger players and competitive/entertaining even if they lose.
I feel like I’m not alone with this.
Bummer that they lost, but honestly a high entertaining one goal loss with your new rookie looking really good isn’t the worst thing in the world?
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Should we start complaining that Dumba didn’t fight Lomberg and call him a turtle?
No, because we aren’t stupid like Oiler fans.
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How to neutralize Connor McDavid:
Step 1: Pretend it’s gonna be a physical game all night with a rough first period
Step 2: Wait for Lucic to be put on his line to “protect” him
Step 3: Profit
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THE OILERS LOST TO THE SAN JOSE SHARKS HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAJAJAJAJAJAJAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAJAJAJAJAJAJAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH (1/2)
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You gotta get Stone in again for Game 5 hey?
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Players in the Stanley Cup Playoffs:
- Cam Talbot
- Milan Lucic
- Tobias Rieder
Players not in the Stanley Cup Playoffs:
- Mike Smith
- James Neal
- Alex Chiasson
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