he won't let you down this year fly have some confidence.

Just managed to score some tickets to game 4 here in Calgary. Shitty nosebleed seats but I'm in the building. woooohooo!!!

Dome's gonna be rocking!!!

Go Flames Go!!!

I know what you mean. I just got tickets to game 2 of the Red Wings/Preds, and not only are they nose bleeds, I think I've got a damn pole in my way :)

Oh well, it will be well worth the hassle to be part of the playoff atmosphere.

You guys are so lucky and I am so jealous, I would love to be at either game enjoy guys.

Is anyone else watching this game 1? man... this officiating is laughable

hopefully the canucks can hold on in the 3rd

Man the officiating always goes to hell in the playoffs, I mean is obstruction still a penalty or do they only call borderline penalties and let the blatant ones go? They should publish this other rule book that they seem to use in the palyoffs so the rest of us can know what is and is not a penalty.

Gotta agree with the officiating. Terrible.

Gotta give it to Cloutier so far he seems strong. Here's hoping he chokes. ;)

C'mon Flames!! Gotta stop taking all these penelties, they're killing us.

Go Flames!!!

It's so hard for me to cheer for a team when it's 2 Canadian teams playing each other, unless it's the Sens versus anyone.

Well, the canucks sure made short work of those flames

here's to hoping we can cruise on to greener pastures - the second round

it's just game 1 and it was a game the canucks had to win more than the flames. The flames can come back and win game 2 and they'll be in great position. The penalties just killed them tonight.

Every team has to win just as much as the next team, there is not one team who had to win a game more than the other. Now that being said I personally feel that the visiting team has always had more pressure to take the first game in the other teams barn to at least ensure the all crucial split.

Ughhh.. the reffing was pathetic in that game.

15 penalties?
It was almost half the game on special teams. Pathetic..

We need Stephane Yelle back really badly..

Gotta agree if the reffing is like this all playoffs it could be disgusting to watch, yea more clutching and grabbing.

the first game is ours..............the reffing absolutely sucked......and that little prick cloutier actually had a good game.

go nucks..........

Stop bitching about the reffing. Both teams admitted that they came out to agressive, and tomorrow are going to play more disaplined hockey. Each team had penalties called against them, it wasn't one sided, and each team had goals on there powerplay. The refs were obviously trying to make a statement, and expect less penalties on friday. GO NUCKS

A team in the playoffs can come out too aggressive in the first game, are you serious, and because the refs spread around the shitty penalties that makes it okay? The refs are trying to make a statement from the first 4 games that I watched,and that statement is that they have their hads shoved up their asses rather far. Maybe you meant undisciplined instead of aggressive, because aggression is part of this lovely game.

Christ! The only statment the refs made is they don't know what the hell they are doing.
Fuck me that was bad!

oh yea...GO CANUCKS!

I don't see anybody bitching that the reffing was one-sided.. just that it was.. BAD. Bad calls at bad times, taking away any flow from the game.

exactly

Yep, you nailed it..

just like the canucks are gonna nail the flames tonight ......again....

WORD to that. I'm starting my countdown 8 more hours to go until the towel power whiteout at the garage. GO CANUCKS.

man... the atmosphere at the garage is purely electric... everybody is going nuts! i swear to god the entire city is into it as well... you cant go two blocks without seeing multiple cars with canucks flags in the windows

Great game tonight. Refs were iffy again, esspecially on that nucks goal (flame away) But all in all it was a great game.

Bring on the home ice. Go Flames Go!!

From the Calgary Sun: "Chants of "Calgary sucks" started moments after the opening faceoff but those were muted by a pair of quick Flames goals."
The refs definitely weren't good again, though i still don't think it was one-sided.
The Flames are in great position now. They got the split and now should feel great going back home to take control of this thing.

Tee hee!

quiet you... :p

Kiprusoff, like any goalie would, dove on that play in which Jovo bumped him - he played it along alot. Simon[s?] ran Cloutiers stick out of the net on the other goal, so you really have nothing to whine about.

GO LEAFS GO WooooooooooHooooooooooooooo

Wow Leafs lose and it's everywhere, everyone's happy, my Leafs win and this place is as deserted as the OK Coral, Sens looked shaky, the Leafs are getting into their heads again. So I listen to this shitty local station to get the games sometimes, and they are saying CBC is all for Toronto (which they are), and these guys are so obvlivious to their own biased as well that they actually think they call a fair game, they are so hockey stupid it isn't funny, the Domi hit on Hossa last night was dirty, but according to them the Alfredson hit on Tucker a couple of years ago was one of the best ever, just terrible announcers. Refs are still terrible for BOTH sides, I mean come on let's get some flow to these games, and for christ sake can the refs learn what obstruction is and stick to that definition instead of calling what they think is obstruction, 2 refs make it better my ass.

This is why i love best of seven in hockey

the series can change so rapidly over the course of three games

I don't buy that as a goalie he dove out of the net with the puck out in front. I'm sure that afterwards he didn't do anything to play it down that's for sure but diving? don't think so.

Simon was pushed into the crease and took out Cloutier's stick with his foot. Granted he didn't go out of his way to lift his foot out of the way but he didn't purposly go into Cloutier.

Anyways, I'm not whining, when it comes down to it, it's the refs call and that's what stands. Games over bring on number 3.

The dome'll be rockin tonight, can't wait. :thumbsup:


Go FLAMES GO!!!

Well, I just figure maybe the CBC and the Toronto Sports Network provide enough cheerleading already. ;)

Most local broadcasts root for the home team don't they? I know they do around here. The CBC is a national station that roots for the Leafs. Most people I know have a problem with that...

Canucks just won game three 2-1...woohoo!

Yeah that was an intense game...could of easily gone either way. My hands were certainly sweaty during the last 10 minutes. ;)

GO CANUCKS!

Man vancouver is gonna be rockin when they come back

I think Calgary takin it to them tomorrow night might take a little wind outta their sails. ;)

I think that this series might go the distance. It's been a great one so far. I think Calgary should just start declining powerplays though and stay at 5 on 5. Not much there on our powerplays so far.

They'll come out hitting hard tomorrow though and be a little more relaxed after last nights game. I'll be there in the C of red cheering them on. :thumbsup:

GO FLAMES GO!!!

How long has the CBC been showing a Leafs game on Saturday nights, a long time I just hate biased announcers who happen to be idiots about the game as well, at least if you are going to be biased learn about the game first.

good game for Van City last night, hope Cloutier can come back but Hedberg is alright, should be interesting, Hope Domi rips that piece of shit Varada's head off that'll learn him for going after Mats, Darcy will be in fine form tonight driving the Sens crazy, maybe the worst fighter in the NHL will do something about it ah wait Neil is a pussy he can't hit can't fight maybe they are looking for cheerleaders.

Hedberg played great after Cloutier went out. The Flames had some chances but just couldn't get it done. Their powerplay was indeed horrible, especially in comparison to Vancouver's. Vancouver's got the edge now and the Flames need the next one to stay in it.

it looks like Cloutier's done for the playoffs... i dont really know how to take this

is Hedberg up for the challenge?