GDT: Game 36 -- Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames ~ 12/18/06 ~ 7:05 P.M. PT

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Leading Scorers (Anaheim)

#8 Teemu Selanne -- 43 Points (19 Goals, 24 Assists)
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#25 Chris Pronger -- 35 Points (6 Goals, 29 Assists)
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#19 Andy McDonald -- 31 Points (10 Goals, 21 Assists)
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Leading Scorers (Calgary)

#12 Jarome Iginla -- 41 Points (20 Goals, 21 Assists)
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#22 Daymond Langkow -- 31 Points (10 Goals, 21 Assists)
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#40 Alex Tanguay -- 29 Points (8 Goals, 21 Assists)
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Starting Goalies

Anaheim
#35 Jean-Sebastien Giguere -- 21-3-5-4, 2.20 GAA, .922 SV%
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Calgary
#34 Miikka Kiprusoff -- 16-10-2-0, 2.11 GAA, .927 SV%
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Why Hate the Flames?

- Jarome Iginla has been on fire... literally.

- They have two solid brothers on defence since Richie Regehr, Robyn's brother, was called up from the AHL's Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights.

- Dion Phaneuf has been putting up points on a consistent basis.


Things to Look Out For

- This game will be a battle of the goaltenders. Jean-Sebastien Giguere has played in all but six of the Ducks' games this season while Miikka Kiprusoff has played in all but two of the Flames' contests.

- Hopefully, Anaheim's day of rest from their long road trip helped. Fatigue could have played a huge factor in their 4-3 loss to San Jose on Sunday.

- Teemu Selanne should get at least two points tonight. It will be great compensation for being held off of the scoresheet against the Sharks.


It should be a great game!

Enjoy!
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Go Ducks Go!

Thornton-McCarty is the most probable fight.

I'm not sure if this is regularly posted in either flavour of Game Day Threads, but a speck of information I wouldn't mind seeing is either a "last game" or "streak" for both teams. So something along the lines of the Ducks are unbeaten in their last 10 games, or the Flames are coming off a dominating 6-2 win over the Panthers.

Also maybe a note about the season series to date.

I'm not sure if this is regularly posted in either flavour of Game Day Threads, but a speck of information I wouldn't mind seeing is either a "last game" or "streak" for both teams. So something along the lines of the Ducks are unbeaten in their last 10 games, or the Flames are coming off a dominating 6-2 win over the Panthers.

Also maybe a note about the season series to date.

Give an inch and they ask for a mile. :p:

Wall should start. He's undefeated against Calgary.

Give an inch and they ask for a mile. :p:

I just like useful information over "Reasons to Hate them'. Hell, even the fact that the Ducks were shut out by the Flames would be a good reason to 'Hate them'. Or maybe the fact that the Ducks beat them with their fourth-stringer Mike Wall, that's a good reason to feel confident about the game.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess, but just a suggestion.

Wall should start. He's undefeated against Calgary.

One flukey game.

One flukey game.

Sorry, guess I forgot the winking smilie. It was a joke.

I'm not sure if this is regularly posted in either flavour of Game Day Threads, but a speck of information I wouldn't mind seeing is either a "last game" or "streak" for both teams. So something along the lines of the Ducks are unbeaten in their last 10 games, or the Flames are coming off a dominating 6-2 win over the Panthers.

Also maybe a note about the season series to date.


I think you mean 6-3 over the Coyotes, but here's some "useful" (?) nonsense:

Calgary has the second-biggest differential between their home record (12-3-0, .800) and their road record (4-8-3, .367); only Minnesota is a bigger "homer" (.781 at home, .281 on the road).

Tonight's game will feature the two highest scorers in the western conference, Selanne and Iginla.

Last fun note: the Flames have yet to score a goal this year against J.S. Giguere, while the Ducks have yet to score a goal this year against Miikka Kiprusoff.

GO DUCKS GO!!
Selanne with 1,000 pts

Great pregame interview with David McNab. My favorite part is he says there is one undrafted college player he thinks is "fabulous". Of course he wouldn't reveal the name.

Last fun note: the Flames have yet to score a goal this year against J.S. Giguere, while the Ducks have yet to score a goal this year against Miikka Kiprusoff.

So we're looking at a 0-0 tie?

LOL @ Pronger and Nieds reviewing Christmas movies. FYI:

Two Sticks Up
- Christmas Vacation
- Home Alone

Two Sticks Down
- Jingle All the Way

LOL @ Pronger and Nieds reviewing Christmas movies. FYI:

Two Sticks Up
- Christmas Vacation
- Home Alone

Two Sticks Down
- Jingle All the Way

I like Jingle all the Way. :(

Dang it McNabb...who is that player! Did he say if he wanted to sign him or not?

I like Jingle all the Way. :(

Dang it McNabb...who is that player! Did he say if he wanted to sign him or not?

No, but his secrecy pretty much implied he wanted to grab him. He basically said there are several NHL quality undrafted college players, but one guy in particular is "fabulous". He also said that they have a lot more credibility with college players right now because they regularly start 4 undrafted collegiates (Penner, Kunitz, McDonald, Shannon) basically telling them, "If we sign you, you will play some day".

No, but his secrecy pretty much implied he wanted to grab him. He basically said there are several NHL quality undrafted college players, but one guy in particular is "fabulous". He also said that they have a lot more credibility with college players right now because they regularly start 4 undrafted collegiates (Penner, Kunitz, McDonald, Shannon) basically telling them, "If we sign you, you will play some day".

Hmm, that is a good point. That makes a lot of sense.

Go McNabb! :)

I was thinking tonight would be a 2-1 snoozefest, but the Flames are missing 3 of their defensemen (Hamrlik, Warrener and Zyuzin). So, maybe the Ducks can light up Kipper.

That first goal was...pretty terrible.

Ouch, quick one for Calgary.

That was a legitimate goaltender interference call, but they do need to look at that rule this offseason to limit how far in front of the crease the goalie can be for it to be interference.

We take way too many penalties. Lame.

Uh oh, they said that Bryz is probably going to be out awhile, but they didn't give a whole lot of details beyond that.

Wow, lucky whistle there. Don't know why they blew it so quick.

Wow.

This is poo. Where did our forecheck go?

Yay 4 penalties.

Nifty passing on that goal. Actually, it looked like Kunitz stole the puck from Selanne. Yup, he pretty much did. LOL.

Woot!

Mac.

1-1 after 1. I'll take it. Too many penalties that period though.

Anyone else have the Flames feed? Wow, everyone talks about how Hazy is a huge homer, but these guys are no better. For the most part, all they've done is ***** about the ice and things that have gone against the Flames. In fact, they won't shut up about the ice. Every freaking minute they mention how the ice is so bad and now it's only worse because it's been skated on more.

If you haven't found it yet, the game tonight is shown on HD.

Anyone else have the Flames feed? Wow, everyone talks about how Hazy is a huge homer, but these guys are no better. For the most part, all they've done is ***** about the ice and things that have gone against the Flames. In fact, they won't shut up about the ice. Every freaking minute they mention how the ice is so bad and now it's only worse because it's been skated on more.

The ice IS bad. It looks like they decided to play with a Superball tonight instead of a puck.

Get the hell over it though.

If you haven't found it yet, the game tonight is shown on HD.

Sweet, thanks for the heads up. InHD2 for anyone that gets it.

LOL. Wouldn't that have been a ***** if Calgary had scored on a play where the puck went into the zone off the refs skate?

Get the hell over it though.

I used to mute Millions and turn on the Fan 960, where an infinitely-better play-by-play man - and a Hall-of-Famer - calls the game. Perhaps you should do the same, lest your brain be irreparably damaged by Dinguses 1 and 2 on Sportsnet.

Get the hell over it though.

People from "traditional markets" generally complain about: boring style of play, bad ice, poor attendance. He can't complain about boring play because the Flames do that, so he just works his way down the list.

LMAO. The Zero Line. A freaking NHL line with no goals among them? That is sad this late in the season.

LMAO. The Zero Line. A freaking NHL line with no goals among them? That is sad this late in the season.

We call it the "Please, For The Love Of All That Is Holy, Get The Heck Off The Ice Line." It hasn't caught on with the PBP guys, mainly because their shift is done by the time the announcer is done saying it.

Get the hell over it though.

Yeah no kidding - the ice is slushy? Well if it is then it favors the team with the least amount of skill and speed which is the Flames.

Lame announcers, make Canadians seem like dumb homers..:(

in regards to the ice... please keep in mind that these announcers are used to arena's where hockey is the primary event... especially saddledome ice as Calgary also has a junior hockey team sharing their arena

LOL, no HD camera in the penalty box.

O'Donnell = two minutes for nudging, Flames powerplay.

Yeah we're 4 for 4 on the PK, but we can't keep giving them chances.

Could we get a PP please? Just one before the end of the 2nd.

No but apparently the Flames can.

Oh ****, Selanne gets an unsportsmanlike for *****ing to refs about the PP being 4-0 in favor of Calgary after that no-call.

lol. Now the ref is getting in the way of shots too.

lol. Now the ref is getting in the way of shots too.

The refs hate us tonight...wait maybe not, nice! PP #1. And that's the way it should be. Call the diving ONLY.

In fairness the ice looks freaking brutal. however. that might be saving the flames tonight. It's up to the ice and kipper cause it pretty ugly right now for the flames.

Good looking power play, now that we got to see it.

And yes, our ice is atrocious. Something really needs to be done about it.

Why are the Ducks directing the puck towards the goal when on the powerplay? I'm a Flames fan, and am thus unfamiliar with this course of action.

And yes, our ice is atrocious. Something really needs to be done about it.

Yep, lets play all of our home games in the Saddledome. The ice there is perfect which is why the Flames have put together such a highly skilled squad..:sarcasm:

Why are the Ducks directing the puck towards the goal when on the powerplay? I'm a Flames fan, and am thus unfamiliar with this course of action.

i know i thought you were supposed to pound the puck into the defenders shin pads or 5 feet wide Phaneuf style.

alright guys lets move on from the ice quality topic...

Good looking power play, now that we got to see it.

Yeah, that PP looked great. I think the next one (if it comes) is a goal.

alright guys lets move on from the ice quality topic...

Yep, lets discuss why Parros is playing alongside Getzlaf and Perry tonite.

Yep, lets discuss why Parros is playing alongside Getzlaf and Perry tonite.

Because Shannon is too small for Calgary and Green left his skates at home in the closet.

Yep, lets discuss why Parros is playing alongside Getzlaf and Perry tonite.

Yeah, we already have Beauchemin playing in case we need him to whoop some more Calgary ***.

The ice IS bad. It looks like they decided to play with a Superball tonight instead of a puck.

Oh, I know it's bad. But Millions mentions it every freaking minute. I was surprised he didn't blame the Ducks' goal soley on the ice.

I do like the radio guys, though. But, yeah, these guys suck.

Because Shannon is too small for Calgary and Green left his skates at home in the closet.

You forgot to mention THE ICE - its would affect Shannon more than Parros.

Green could just use his snowshoes!:handclap:

Crap, second fire alarm in a week in my complex. Hopefully this one doesn't take long.

i know i thought you were supposed to pound the puck into the defenders shin pads or 5 feet wide Phaneuf style.

That made me laugh.

And yes, our ice is atrocious. Something really needs to be done about it.

There's only so much that can be done. We live in a warm, relatively humid environment in an area (arena) that has a lot of events going on in it.

So Lombardi demos Giguere...no call.

Flames have 10 guys on the ice...no call.

What gives?

Sammi!!!

PIMPTACULAR!!!

Yep, lets discuss why Parros is playing alongside Getzlaf and Perry tonite.

Shannon plays against soft teams.

Parros plays against physical teams.

Thats Carlyle's plan for the time being.

Sammi!!!

PIMPTACULAR!!!

The man has a good shot - wished he used it more often.

PP!


And Kipper does 2 hours of stretching a day? He's the most hardcore stretcher in the world!

thats not boarding thats charging ref.

Kipper needs to check for holes in his jersey. Pennnnnnner!

Giguere assisted on the goal.

Did I hear Giguere assist? That gives him more points than Parros on the year.

Kipper needs to check for holes in his jersey. Pennnnnnner!

No sophmore jinx for Penner or Getz!:yo:

No sophmore jinx for Penner or Getz!:yo:

Technically, Penner is still a rookie, but yeah.

Technically, Penner is still a rookie, but yeah.

LOL, I forgot!

LMAO Ahlers, "Now it looks like an NBA game down there!" Classic.

Beauchemin must be telling Iginla: "If you want me to kick your *** again I will."

Beauchemin must be telling Iginla: "If you want me to kick your *** again I will."

Jarome was probably glad the ref was in between them!

Beauchemin must be telling Iginla: "If you want me to kick your *** again I will."

At least Iginla is a good player.

At least Iginla is a good player.

No, he is a great player!

Great zinger by Ahlers. He was waiting to use that.

Is it me or has Beauch looked pretty good tonight? Better than he's played most of the year, I think.

At least Iginla is a good player.

At least we have a great team. And Beauchemin is better than you give him credit.

At least we have a great team.

Yeah, it's a great feeling when your favorite team win the cup, isn't it?

Great zinger by Ahlers. He was waiting to use that.

Is it me or has Beauch looked pretty good tonight? Better than he's played most of the year, I think.

No, I've been noticing him for the good reasons tonight.

Parros vs. Regehr. This is a fair exchange.

Parros and Regher. Good fight!

Parros vs. Regehr. Great fight there! Draw I think though, even though Parros gets the takedown.

:eek: Parros vs. Regehr. Great fight there! Draw I think though, even though Parros gets the takedown.


We break even on the fight, but the Flames lose a quality dman for the night.

Now I know why Parros was dressed...

Yeah, it's a great feeling when your favorite team win the cup, isn't it?

I'm sorry. Did it hurt that bad losing last year in the playoffs and having your captains *** handed to him by Beauchemin?

:eek:


We break even on the fight, but the Flames lose a quality dman for the night.

Now I know why Parros was dressed...

Yep, now the Flames only have 2 of their regular defensemen playing...

I'm sorry. Did it hurt that bad losing last year in the playoffs and having your captains *** handed to him by Beauchemin?

No one's going to remember it. The Ducks didn't even get to the finals.

P.S. Did Anaheim sell out any home games in the playoffs last year?

No one's going to remember it. The Ducks didn't even get to the finals.

P.S. Did Anaheim sell out any home games in the playoffs last year?

I love when people make fun of the 13 year old team that hasn't won a Cup yet. Huge failures.

The hairy eyeball?

No one's going to remember it. The Ducks didn't even get to the finals.

P.S. Did Anaheim sell out any home games in the playoffs last year?

1. They got a lot closer than the "built for the playoffs" Flames.
2. Yes Anaheim did.
3. It doesn't really matter, because unlike in Calgary there's things to do in SoCal other than hockey.

Ha Ha. Perry scores on the empty net. 4-1 suckas.

Perry with a sweeeeeet empty netter. I thought there was no way in hell he could get that in.

Ducks win. Now watch the flames trolls disappear.

Pure ownage in this game. The difference in the PP's in the first two periods was the only thing keeping it close for awhile.

Pure ownage in this game. The difference in the PP's in the first two periods was the only thing keeping it close for awhile.

for the second period anyways, the flames had a pretty good first regardless of penaltys. good game ducks.

for the second period anyways, the flames had a pretty good first regardless of penaltys. good game ducks.

Yeah, first was the Flames best period, but overall it was pretty even. After that, the Ducks took over.

I'm not gonna lose any sleep over this one. The Ducks are the best team in the league, and might just be considered one of the best single-season teams of all time once it's all said and done. I've never seen a team that had absolutely no weaknesses until now.

Good game.

The Flames played very bad for most of the game, but I guess that can be expected with only 3 regular defensemen in the lineup. After the Regehr fight, they played exactly like they did in the 2004 playoffs, which was nice to see. Also nice to see the cockiness of the Ducks fans, as it may come back to bite them in the *** sometime.

The Flames played very bad for most of the game, but I guess that can be expected with only 3 regular defensemen in the lineup. After the Regehr fight, they played exactly like they did in the 2004 playoffs, which was nice to see. Also nice to see the cockiness of the Ducks fans, as it may come back to bite them in the *** sometime.

You might not want to blame any other team's fans for being cocky or I'm starting to copy & paste posts from Flames fans before the play-offs last season.

Damn, I was hoping for a Beauchemin vs. Iginla part deux all night long. Almost happened. Sweet empty netter by Perry. Yay for fighting! Yay for points!

Brian Burke on In His Own Words...at 10 pm tonight.

Who was that Flames d-man going after the puck in Perry's empty-netter? What a rookie play.

Damn, I was hoping for a Beauchemin vs. Iginla part deux all night long. Almost happened. Sweet empty netter by Perry. Yay for fighting! Yay for points!

Strange how the Parros fight seemed to get the Flames going afterwards. Good thing it didnt happen earlier.:dunno:

The Flames played very bad for most of the game, but I guess that can be expected with only 3 regular defensemen in the lineup. After the Regehr fight, they played exactly like they did in the 2004 playoffs, which was nice to see. Also nice to see the cockiness of the Ducks fans, as it may come back to bite them in the *** sometime.


When your team is winning 72% of their games and getting points in 89%, it's hard not to be cocky about your team's chances every night.

You might not want to blame any other team's fans for being cocky or I'm starting to copy & paste posts from Flames fans before the play-offs last season.

Exactly my point, and look how that series turned out.

Who was that Flames d-man going after the puck in Perry's empty-netter? What a rookie play.

Mark Giordano, I think. He's the Flames 7th defenseman.

Exactly my point, and look how that series turned out.

Yeah, except we're not the 2005-06 Flames.

all i know is when i got home to watch the game i had to remind myself that we were playing at home..
i turned the tv and saw that Flames on their 5th PP, so i was thinking we must have at least 3... but a las, i was actually able to see our first PP towards the end of the second..

I thought Beauchemin had his strongest game of the year tonight. GOD also had a good game.

Good win. :)

Well... the last time we saw a team dominate the league like this was in 1995-96, when the Wings iced one of the best regular-season teams ever. That team let its work ethic slip in the playoffs, and struggled through two series against teams they should've ran over before running into a hot goalie in the Conference Finals.

The Ducks need to make sure that they keep their heads straight throughout the season, just as any powerhouse does. Their greatest opponent may be themselves.

I think some people are confusing cockiness with confidence.

I think some people are confusing cockiness with confidence.

There's not much separating the two. All the Ducks need to do is make sure that they don't cross the line, and they're the Cup champions.

I loved how Iginla was treated throughout the game. He was on his *** at least 5 times, and 4 or so were directly from Beauchemin, who played strong. The gameplan was obviously to be very physical on Iginla and it worked well. I could tell he was frustrated when he was jawing at Beauch at the end of the game.

Out hit, out shoot, out work, out score.

Ducks hockey in a jar.

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Great game to go to. Thanks goes to the top line for getting things going. Calgary with any type of lead is dangerous...

That was outstanding!!!! When I saw that Calgary had that early 1-0 lead, I was so angry. Then it was tied 1-1, and I yelled... "Hey Ducks, get three unanswered goals!!!" And they did!! :snide:

Can you believe that Anaheim remains the only team in the NHL to not have a shorthanded goal scored against them? OMG!!! We rock!!!

I love this team!!!
Next contest: tomorrow against the Dallas Stars!
A pair of 1988 first-round NHL Entry Draft picks square off.
first overall, Mike Modano -- tenth overall, Teemu Selanne.

Can you believe that Anaheim remains the only team in the NHL to not have a shorthanded goal scored against them? OMG!!!

They should have given up at least one to SJ.

Have you guys noticed the roll the Ducks are on right now?

13-2-1 for 27 out of 32 points.

As a comparison, the Duck's unbeaten in regulation streak to start the season was:

12-0-4 for 28 out of 32 points.

Sweet.

Oh, and for the time being the Ducks officially have the most goals in the league (although in 4 more games than Buffalo).

Did I hear Giguere assist? That gives him more points than Parros on the year.

quickly catching Shannon as well.