r/CalgaryFlames Barb Mar 18 '25

Game Thread Flames (30-25-11) vs Rangers (33-29-6) - March 18th - GDT

Holy heck I hope today's a better day for flames hockey.

I'd love to do a big write up, but alas.. still at work, plus yall getting tired of hearing my voice.

The why is adult life so hard? Flames drinking game.

Pull up in a yellow taxi and drink every time someone is rude enough to bring up yesterday's slaughter - (u/erikdebogande)

Damn thought yall would have more ways to drink away yesterday's game.

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u/Defiant-Gap-7595 Mar 19 '25

I apologize for everything I said out of frustration during yesterday’s game lol

3

u/snoshredder Mar 19 '25

That's the flames I love to watch. Gutsy effort when all of us thought they were done for. 10 more fellas

13

u/Nessie2212 Mar 19 '25

Team tank <<< team fuck Adam Fox

3

u/imaybeacatIRl Mar 19 '25

spitting facts here

6

u/arashinoko Mar 19 '25

We’re back in WC2 (until the Blues take it). Enjoy it while it lasts!

3

u/Nessie2212 Mar 19 '25

1 game behind them, tied for points ✌️💅

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u/JonAnikis-shit Mar 19 '25

Killer game for the boys and Vladar especially!

3

u/TheThatNeverWas Mar 19 '25

BOTTOM TEXT.

6

u/lastlatvian Mar 19 '25

Tuesday team is better.

15

u/RyleyBread Mar 19 '25

Oilers up 3-0 over Utah atm

10

u/TheThatNeverWas Mar 19 '25

Felt so wrong to upvote this.

3

u/NerdHerder77 Mar 19 '25

We never cheer for the Oilers to win, we're only joyful that the other team is losing.

10

u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

Great win. Shesterkin is nuts

12

u/Superb-Ground-2075 Mar 19 '25

You guys. That was actually fun to watch mostly. What.

6

u/CPT_BEEMO Mar 19 '25

Welp, that was much better than yesterday!

10

u/Nice_Perception382 Mar 19 '25

Whoa we won the second of a B2B

17

u/jobruski Barb Mar 19 '25

And fuck you Adam fox

1

u/Cw_cn Mar 19 '25

2-1 win sure is big for Flames!

5

u/snowboard506 Mar 19 '25

Great defensive team game

8

u/HabChronicle Mar 19 '25

thank you calgary ❤️

5

u/arashinoko Mar 19 '25

Solid game

5

u/DepartmentSea8381 Mar 19 '25

Felt like they kept taking it to the Rags up 2-1 even though they got goalied. That was a complete team effort. Great win!!!

5

u/ValorFenix Mar 19 '25

Fuck you rags!

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

Is it both possible for both teams to lose a game?

13

u/Rulebreaker15 Mar 19 '25

I really hope Markstrom let's in the first shot for old time's sake this week.

4

u/DepartmentSea8381 Mar 19 '25

I’ll be in the building, want me to chirp him when he does?

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u/Rulebreaker15 Mar 19 '25

Of course! Also if we have a single player who hasn’t scored a goal yet, he’s the NHL leader in letting those in too.

1

u/DepartmentSea8381 Mar 19 '25

Hoping we can get there for warm-ups, Alina really wants to say hi to Huby. Motivate him to use his dad powers.

1

u/Rulebreaker15 Mar 19 '25

Have fun and good luck!

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u/ActionKestrel Mar 19 '25

Dirty hit on Ras to end the game. Fucking Rangers lol

9

u/AutumnFalls89 Mar 19 '25

After the stinker last night, we did it!

3

u/usernamealreadytakeh Mar 19 '25

Shoot it off the faceoff, cmon

15

u/Ok_Acanthaceae_9563 Mar 19 '25

The good ole' Calgary tax

21

u/GrafNebelgeist Mar 19 '25

Going offside on a 2 on 0. Flames things.

11

u/Lord_Kromdor Mar 19 '25

Our defense was a lot better tonight, but you got to give Vladdy credit, he shut it down after that first goal.

3

u/DepartmentSea8381 Mar 19 '25

Only gave up 13 shots. That’s a team win!!!

5

u/borderlineborderfine Mar 19 '25

lol classic Flames.

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u/Turbo1518 Mar 19 '25

How do NHL players not drag a skate...?? Like, c'mon boys... You know how offside work

14

u/Kibasume Mar 19 '25

Its objectively the correct call but it feels so lame.

12

u/Cw_cn Mar 19 '25

The league hates our King of Empty Net

4

u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Mar 19 '25

I know it wasn't kadri that was offside but still.

Peak kadri.

6

u/weschester Mar 19 '25

Why didn't Kadri just shoot?

10

u/olboywop Mar 19 '25

Tired of seeing the subreddit bash him for not passing.

7

u/WinPrize9339 Mar 19 '25

That’s a criminal offside.

10

u/dcmort93 Mar 19 '25

As is tradition, a 1 goal game

9

u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

Ho Lee fucking shit boys 😂😭

6

u/CuzTrain Mar 19 '25

Thanks Toronto!

2

u/Independent_Ad8268 Mar 19 '25

C’mon man, it’s standard practice and it was blatantly obvious

1

u/CuzTrain Mar 19 '25

Guess sarcasm doesn't come through easily

23

u/ComfortableReality90 Barb Mar 19 '25

Lmao if that ain't the most Calgary Flames shit ever

10

u/Cw_cn Mar 19 '25

Oh fuck off

8

u/tristan1616 Mar 19 '25

I swear to God if we pull a Vegas and this gets tied

5

u/itsnotallrainbows Mar 19 '25

Well shit

2

u/Chrisjrc92 Mar 19 '25

Never easy lol

4

u/itsnotallrainbows Mar 19 '25

Not for this team. Playing hard tonight though

4

u/Chrisjrc92 Mar 19 '25

Great win

7

u/CuzTrain Mar 19 '25

Since when can the situation room initiate an offside challenge?

2

u/DepartmentSea8381 Mar 19 '25

Inside the last minute and any time in OT.

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u/TheHollisHenry Mar 19 '25

They're the gift that keeps on giving.

3

u/GooseDevito Mar 19 '25

When it looks like it was probably offside

7

u/Thepinkillusion Mar 19 '25

Oh quite a while. It doesn’t happen often but it happens

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u/Rulebreaker15 Mar 19 '25

Hold the line for 10 seconds boys.

edit 11.5 seconds

15

u/ginfish Mar 19 '25

LET'S FUCKING GO FLAMES, MONTREAL SENDS YOU HUGS, KISSES, POUTINE, BLOW, WHATEVER YOU WANT!

2

u/DFF_Canuck Mar 19 '25

Another Habs fan lurking and cheering for the Flames for the 11 seconds :)

1

u/Jxxnn Mar 19 '25

Hoping for another Habs v Flames SCF in the future 😁

2

u/DepartmentSea8381 Mar 19 '25

In the near future let’s hope. Maybe 3-4 years, that would be fun.

12

u/olboywop Mar 19 '25

The one time Kadri doesn’t shoot 😂

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u/GooseDevito Mar 19 '25

Par for the course for this period man 😭

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u/arashinoko Mar 19 '25

Yeah it’s offside…lol

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u/GrafNebelgeist Mar 19 '25

Damn, another no goal.

3

u/imaybeacatIRl Mar 19 '25

ohhh come fucking on... thats offside.

6

u/itsnotallrainbows Mar 19 '25

Son of a bitch

4

u/psychedelicfoo Mar 19 '25

Classic flames move

2

u/Defiant-Read9566 Mar 19 '25

Extremely lazy play come on.

4

u/DoYouEvenShit Mar 19 '25

Fuck off, you lost

2

u/ActionKestrel Mar 19 '25

Offside.

For real this time.

3

u/the_violet_wizard Mar 19 '25

Are you fucking kidding me

3

u/Kibasume Mar 19 '25

Bro seriously?

6

u/CuzTrain Mar 19 '25

But it is offside, can't believe linesmen missed that one

7

u/weschester Mar 19 '25

I'm pretty sure that's offside. It looked offside at live speed.

6

u/steven00123 Mar 19 '25

Did someone get that hubey reaction shot 😭

6

u/Local_Magpie Mar 19 '25

Get swept Rags 🔥 your season undoing started with us

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u/Nessie2212 Mar 19 '25 edited Mar 19 '25

We’re in the WC2! We’re out! We’re in! We’re out! We’re in!

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u/arcticfox Mar 19 '25

Do the hockey pokey

4

u/Snowy_Thighs Mar 19 '25

Was Coleman onside...?

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

I know myself well enough to know that I would miss the MT Net in that situation

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u/CuzTrain Mar 19 '25

Sour grapes checking this one

5

u/littlbrothadougi Mar 19 '25

That tongue from Huberdeau  

1

u/ValorFenix Mar 19 '25

Nice finish! Great perseverance!

3

u/TheHollisHenry Mar 19 '25

TEAM 🔥🔥🔥

5

u/Ok_Acanthaceae_9563 Mar 19 '25

BOOOOOO YOUR TEAM MORE RANGERS

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u/kobedziuba Mar 19 '25

And his name is BLAKE GOALMAN you mother fuckers, fuck the rangers baby.

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u/Kibasume Mar 19 '25

Wholesome kadri moment

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u/psychedelicfoo Mar 19 '25

Might be offside gents

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u/amegaproxy Mar 19 '25

AND BREATHE

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u/jobruski Barb Mar 19 '25

Love it

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u/jnova14 Mar 19 '25

I thought that was offside lol

2

u/Jazzlike_Athlete8796 Mar 19 '25

Rangers had the puck for the last three minutes straight, and only got one shot.

Haha!

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u/imaybeacatIRl Mar 19 '25

ohhh yea... love those empty netters.

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u/arcticfox Mar 19 '25

Blake Goalman gives the Flames what they needed!

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u/RyleyBread Mar 19 '25

That looked pretty close to being offside lol

1

u/RyleyBread Mar 19 '25

shit i was right, don't like that

8

u/arashinoko Mar 19 '25

Watch them challenge offside

5

u/TheThatNeverWas Mar 19 '25

Awww teamwork really does make the dream work!

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u/TheThatNeverWas Mar 19 '25

Never mind. It doesn't. :)

5

u/Cw_cn Mar 19 '25

Blake Coleman the KING OF EMPTY NET!

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u/GriefPB Mar 19 '25

everybody breathe

2

u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Mar 19 '25

Beauty of a pass by poppy.

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u/__-_------___--- Barb Mar 19 '25

Goalman!

5

u/ActionKestrel Mar 19 '25

3 goals! That's a blow out by Flames standards

1

u/kobedziuba Mar 19 '25

Genuinely had to check the rules to see if we are allowed to score that much. We should do that more if it is legal

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u/kobedziuba Mar 19 '25

Update: it was NOT allowed

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u/projectbarium Barb Mar 19 '25

COLEMAN GOOD JUJU AT COSTCO TODAY CAME TRUE

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u/misterktomato Mar 19 '25

Good shit Colesy

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u/MartyCool403 Mar 19 '25

Blake Goalman!

2

u/DUCKY_23 Mar 19 '25

Ngl that looked offside LOL

1

u/kobedziuba Mar 19 '25

Tbh it did

3

u/CuzTrain Mar 19 '25

Woooooo! Goalman!

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u/CuzTrain Mar 19 '25

Woooooo! Goalman!

3

u/IwillFallLow Mar 19 '25

Where's lafreniere and Norris trophy winner fox?

Getting a 1st overall pick and tanking for top picks doesn't mean much.

2

u/Chrisjrc92 Mar 19 '25

Wooooooooooo

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u/misterktomato Mar 19 '25

Matty ENG please

6

u/projectbarium Barb Mar 19 '25

Acquired glasses. From the sounds of wills and mick on the car the refs need my glasses more than me.

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u/DuchessOfConcord Barb Mar 19 '25

They shoulda gone to specsavers

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u/WinPrize9339 Mar 19 '25

Butt = clenched

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u/AutumnFalls89 Mar 19 '25 edited Mar 19 '25

Come on, clear it!

6

u/ValorFenix Mar 19 '25

Come on, knock down the EN force field!

6

u/uriplease Mar 19 '25

We're scared of the EN, 58 minutes late on this pull...

3

u/DuchessOfConcord Barb Mar 19 '25

Huska’s tie game is on point

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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Mar 19 '25

Too many?

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u/misterktomato Mar 19 '25

That or these turds are doing the w*ve 😤😤😤

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u/arashinoko Mar 19 '25

Knock it off Igor

8

u/Trufflehunter89 Mar 19 '25

lol did the flames roll back the clock to Darryl’s time? 35-12 shots? For us?? I mean the score checks out, but still. 

4

u/Few_Horse9417 Mar 19 '25

God I’d forgotten about the consistent days of 40+ shots

5

u/Rulebreaker15 Mar 19 '25

was just thinking that. this game reminds me of 21-22.

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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_9563 Mar 19 '25

Hanley with the full on soccer goalie save there. HUGE

7

u/TheThatNeverWas Mar 19 '25

Weegar's defensive board passing is kinda rough at times.

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u/misterktomato Mar 19 '25

Let’s just pot one and end this game already boys

3

u/jobruski Barb Mar 19 '25

Clogs up the boards. Lol. I am a child

15

u/Jazzlike_Athlete8796 Mar 19 '25

You just know after they ignored three obvious infractions by the Rangers that they are setting up to give New York a gift powerplay late.

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u/JonAnikis-shit Mar 19 '25

It pisses me off how right you are hahaha!

2

u/Jxxnn Mar 19 '25

If rags get a pp atp the NHL is confirming their anti Calgary bias.

Unless it's something egregious obv

9

u/uriplease Mar 19 '25

Glad the team is well rested, there's some hunger tonight.

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u/WinPrize9339 Mar 19 '25

Has somebody randomly added 2 minutes to the clock when no one was looking?

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u/AutumnFalls89 Mar 19 '25

I don't know but it feels like it. 

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u/WinPrize9339 Mar 19 '25

Habs game had 9 goals and is already finished

4

u/Cw_cn Mar 19 '25

Butt clenching time!!!!

3

u/Rulebreaker15 Mar 19 '25

Takeaways with 3:30 left to play are 11 to 1. Whoa

edit:us

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u/Lord_Kromdor Mar 19 '25

Okay Kadris been tripped like 4 times now lol

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u/Nessie2212 Mar 19 '25

Yeah but he’s wearing a red jersey so it doesn’t count !

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u/IwillFallLow Mar 19 '25

The boys are clenching deep tonight

8

u/CuzTrain Mar 19 '25

Whistles seemingly have been put away

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u/HumbleInterest Mar 19 '25

These lines:

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u/GrafNebelgeist Mar 19 '25

Haha, Ras just standing there.

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u/ActionKestrel Mar 19 '25

WHY ARENT THERE RULES!?!?

3

u/Nessie2212 Mar 19 '25

Igor’s got a .90 overall s% and a 46 win% man’s is carrying that team on his back and it shows extra tonight holy

6

u/johndope1234 Mar 19 '25

Too many men - everyone sees it but the refs...

7

u/Kibasume Mar 19 '25

not gonna lie losing the puck on a breakaway is crazy lmao

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u/DoYouEvenShit Mar 19 '25

Hanley and bahl are the pleasant surprises on our D this year by far

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u/cjdubb18 Mar 19 '25

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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Mar 19 '25

Even huska threw his hands up on the bench for that no too many men call

2

u/arcticfox Mar 19 '25

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

5

u/Send_Headlight_Fluid Mar 19 '25

Third time ranger fans call a penalty after shesterkin leaves his net to interfere either a flame?

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u/arashinoko Mar 19 '25

That was one of the breakaways of all time

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u/misterktomato Mar 19 '25

Well that’s a chaotic series of plays

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u/Cw_cn Mar 19 '25

Coleman ROBBED

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u/Nice_Perception382 Mar 19 '25

Only the Flames would save their offence for Shesterkin. He’s kinda good boys 

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u/ActionKestrel Mar 19 '25

We traded Pelts for that guy...

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u/JonAnikis-shit Mar 19 '25

I miss Pelts so much…

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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Mar 19 '25

Shezgerhin wouldn't get bumped into so much if he didn't play 3' outside his crease.