NHL hockey is back, and the Flames finally have a win!
Those Oilers, they're building something special up there.
Where are you, Riverologist?
Did you see Bouwmeester tonight? Finally free from the Sutter shackles, he is earning his salary. I like this team with Hartley as the new bench boss. Loving the new talent on the team as well. Hudler and Cervenka looked great together tonight, Backlund continues to progress into a legit top 6 forward, Baertschi is going to be a helluva player once he gets used to the NHL level of play, and Wideman has injected a lot of much needed offense from the back end. If Kipper can just keep being Kipper, and Iginla can get his goal scoring going, the Flames may indeed have a shot at making the playoffs.
The only sore spots I can see are Cammalleri needing to find his game again, and Giordano looking a little shaky early on this season. Even Stajan is doing well. This could be the year where the Flames shock everyone. I think they're vastly underrated this year, but of course, only time will tell. I'm feeling optimistic.
Those Oilers, they're building something special up there.
Where are you, Riverologist?
Did you see Bouwmeester tonight? Finally free from the Sutter shackles, he is earning his salary. I like this team with Hartley as the new bench boss. Loving the new talent on the team as well. Hudler and Cervenka looked great together tonight, Backlund continues to progress into a legit top 6 forward, Baertschi is going to be a helluva player once he gets used to the NHL level of play, and Wideman has injected a lot of much needed offense from the back end. If Kipper can just keep being Kipper, and Iginla can get his goal scoring going, the Flames may indeed have a shot at making the playoffs.
The only sore spots I can see are Cammalleri needing to find his game again, and Giordano looking a little shaky early on this season. Even Stajan is doing well. This could be the year where the Flames shock everyone. I think they're vastly underrated this year, but of course, only time will tell. I'm feeling optimistic.