Monday, 1 January 2018

Unhappy New Year: Flames 4, Hawks 3

It was one of the most evenly contested games I've seen in awhile but, frustratingly, The Hawks probably could have buried The Flames had they bothered to show up in the first period.  It's the same refrain: they just cannot muster up a full 60-minute effort.  Ever.
It's late, I'm tired and I'm disappointed, so this will be short.
* Jeff Glass was alright, probably better overall than on Friday.  A couple of the goals were honest enough and Giordino's shot for the winner was darn-near perfect, but had David "Baby Huey" Kampf bothered to do something about Matthew Tkachuk's stick we'd be looking at a win, here.  Sharp is sitting out to make room for this buffoon?
* Speaking of M. Tkachuk...I don't like that guy.  That permanent, punchable smirk makes him hockey's Martin Shkreli.  
* Still liking that 2PP unit, for some reason.  Maybe the fact that they only sorta know what they're doing affords them an element of surprise - if they have little idea what they'll do next imagine how little their opponents know!
* Keith was not good yet played 28+ minutes, not at all a recipe for success.
* Wingels has to stop it with the bullshit penalties.  He's gotten the gate three times in the last five games and The Hawks were scored on each time.
* Kempny and Franson both played alright but, with the loss, you know one or both of them will be scratched on Wednesday, right?
* Richard Panik will never score again.  Ever.

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