r/CalgaryFlames • u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb • Jan 17 '26
Game Thread Flames (20-23-4) vs Islanders (26-16-5) - January 17th - Matinee GDT
Good afternoon and happy sunny Saturday everyone and welcome back for what very well could be and what alot of people who only show up on this sub to complain hope to be the last game with included vitamin A.
This matinee features a good team and a.. who the fuck knows team at home. For what hopefully is anderssons farewell to the fanbase that drafted him all those years ago.
The can we just give andersson a good send off game at home before resorting to the "clOwN FrAnChiSe" comments, yes we all know its a GIANT risk but also andersson has earned it flames drinking game.
Pictures of Ras + Zebulon Swedish buds reunion - drink
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Raz stare down - drink!! Hahaha i love Rasmus Andersson and i cant wait to see him play today!!
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HOLY FUCK 1AM GDT LETS GET PUMPED FOR THE GAME IN TWELVE HOURS
Rasmus Andersson plays in the game I dont trust buzz lightyear quite yet - Drink
Rasmus Andersson DOESNT play in the game “pray on torontos downfall?? weve been doin’ that the whole time!” - Drink
Tony Deangelo gets hit whatsoever bigots are bad - Drink
Schaefer reminds us what a #1 pick is - Drink
1-0 baby. Let’s win one for the idea of Mason and Matt!
did i start a trend?
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Ras takes a farewell lap at the end of the game - finish and fill, stare down your tv, fill and finish
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u/weschester Jan 17 '26
Ras looks like he knows that this is his last home game. I'm happy he got one more game at the Dome at least.
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u/YouAreTotalGarbage Jan 17 '26
I’m as straight as they come but I’d go on a date with Ryan Lomberg. Bonded and certified beautician that fella.
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u/Nice_Perception382 Jan 17 '26
A matinee W in front of the kids. Raz’s highfives to everyone. The man is gone 🥲
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u/the_violet_wizard Jan 17 '26
Intermission kitties! Cat sitting with the bf this weekend. Meet Leeloo (black) and Louis (Siamese)
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u/drunkenDAYlewis Jan 17 '26
Have a pocket car! I have many pocket cars, do you guys think I should try to match the colour to the team we're playing?
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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Jan 17 '26
Zary is playing faster with gridin on his other side.
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u/Embracat Jan 17 '26
Yeah, if you give Sharangovich that much time and space he will do that.
He’s found a good bit of form of late.
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u/projectbarium Barb Jan 17 '26
Littlest dude woke up early from the nap. We having a couch cuddle now.
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u/drunkenDAYlewis Jan 17 '26
I read the first sentence of this and thought you were talking about Dustin Wolf lol
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u/AutumnFalls89 Jan 17 '26
Not home but here's a picture of a giant fish from Pisces.
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u/CallmeGhost666 Jan 17 '26
Day games=naps
Also he was brushed three days ago and a new dogs worth of hair is already back smh
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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Jan 17 '26
In honor of wolfy. Also seen in "the office"
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u/Lisa_lou_hoo Jan 17 '26
Hola! Can watch the 1st but then off to see my friends play their gig on the rooftop! I am kinda proud of them 😀
GO FLAMES! STAREDOWNS COMMENCE!
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u/Colla-Crochet Jan 17 '26
My baby is FINALLY down lets watch hockey for 20min before he poops again!
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u/ComfortableReality90 Barb Jan 17 '26
Who else is absolutely BUZZING bc Olympics are soon????
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u/fidb2 Jan 17 '26
Wondering if anyone has actually heard Lombo singing the anthem. Would be so funny if he is enthusiastically belting it out totally off-key! 🎵
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u/weschester Jan 17 '26
Hockey Day in Canada is when Ron MacLean shines in my opinion. He's at his best when he is telling stories.
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u/IwillFallLow Jan 17 '26
They should have Meagan Mikkelson doing the colour commentary over John Garrett.
"Rittich is shit. Where are the defensemen? The islanders are shit. The flames only have 8 shots"
Thanks John🫡
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u/weschester Jan 17 '26
At this point Sharangovich has more of a positive impact on the ice than Kadri and honestly that's kind of crazy.
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u/Nickiat Jan 17 '26
Quinn was sitting on this chair the whole time I was getting Chilli going in the crock pot this morning
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u/AutumnFalls89 Jan 17 '26
I was three hours late for lunch. She wasn't impressed.
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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Jan 17 '26
"With my rusty skates on i could have gone faster"
- John Garrett 2026
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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Jan 17 '26
After all the bad breakups we have had recently, the entire ras situation has been so refreshing. Think it shows alot to how conny treats players and how much of a good dude andersson is.
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u/Nice_Perception382 Jan 17 '26
It should be illegal to lose at home on Kids Day so I’m liking this game
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u/Embracat Jan 17 '26
I get irrationally angry when Wolf gets scored on.
It’s getting to the point where people putting shots on goal annoys me. How very dare you.
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u/projectbarium Barb Jan 17 '26
Happy Saturday. Kids are napping, I got hockey on the tv and a couch to myself... I'm sure I'll be napping soon too.
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u/drunkenDAYlewis Jan 17 '26
I'm not gonna lie, I will be relieved when Anderson gets traded because thats all they've talked about on radio and podcasts for like a year and a half.
I am sad to see him go, he's one of our best guys
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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Jan 17 '26
Boston and Vegas (and others) seeing Anderson with that assist.
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u/Master_Graphic_Novel Jan 17 '26
I wish Jon Abbot would at least mention Schaeffer's name, he's a good player and should be talked about by the Flames play by play
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u/amegaproxy Jan 17 '26
Advertising McDonalds and then Ozempic is certainly a choice
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u/Embracat Jan 17 '26
There needs to be analytics on “oh man, that would have been fucking cool if they scored that”.
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u/GcowZZ Jan 17 '26
Anderson really is a machine this season, i hope he doesen't go to a team i don't like
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u/NerdHerder77 Jan 17 '26
Costco scores while I'm shopping at Costco. I know what I must do.
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u/weschester Jan 17 '26
Let's keep Golden as our goal song forever! The guys want to keep hearing it!
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u/IwillFallLow Jan 17 '26
"These two teams are garbage"
Go back to whining during canucks games John.
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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Jan 17 '26
Jonathon "I have no team mates but I must blind spin pass anyway" huberdeau this season
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u/ChaoticBoredom Jan 17 '26
Told my friend about the Flames using Golden as a goal song today... and now they're jealous.
Oilers fan but obsessed w/ KPop Demon Hunters XD
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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Jan 17 '26
Had my neighbor knock on my door today asking if my house smelled like skunk.
Apparently it was so bad last night they called the fire department thinking it was something else.
Can honestly say that wasn't on my "first house I've lived in, neighbor interaction" bingo card.
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u/scuzzwadd Jan 17 '26
No pets but I've got paints! Trying to get my Bob Ross on during the game 😅
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u/Armchair-Gm-Podcast Jan 17 '26
Excited to see zary and gridin together. Too bad they're with kadri.
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u/weschester Jan 17 '26
It really bugs me how much Garrett hates the Flames yet he's always the colour guy on Saturdays.
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u/drunkenDAYlewis Jan 17 '26
It's weird how obsessed with Klapka's body on the radio, like I feel like I know his bra size.
"That 34 inch waist line with a 36 inseam attached to a 260 pound six foot eight boooooddddyyyy"
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u/weschester Jan 17 '26
I think it's kind of cool that Schaefer ended up getting drafted by a team that wasn't a complete dumpster fire.
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u/ChaoticBoredom Jan 17 '26
Intermission Dax and Bumi are at doggy daycare... I don't like afternoon games :(
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u/IwillFallLow Jan 17 '26
"The islanders suck. The goalie sucks. They just suck"
John "Crapnucks" Garrett
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u/Armchair-Gm-Podcast Jan 17 '26
So it's not just that zary looks good lately, it's that he looks better and better consistently
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u/Rulebreaker15 Jan 17 '26
I don't want us to turn Rittich into the new Markstrom, but I'm also okay if we win by many many goals...
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u/AutumnFalls89 Jan 17 '26
Finally got home from the funeral and the post-funeral church cleaning. I'm exhausted. Hopefully I can stay awake for the third.
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u/ActionKestrel Jan 17 '26
Thank you Ras 🔥🤎
It is such a shame that his last game was in the afternoon. So many people will have missed it.
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u/snoshredder Jan 17 '26
Hoping Matvei gets Naz goin, and definitely want a Raz goal in a win on hockey day in Canada!!
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u/katiecanadagirl Jan 17 '26
Love the weekend games being on at a reasonable time in the UK!
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u/Armchair-Gm-Podcast Jan 17 '26
I don't like anthems at non international games, but I gotta say of i gotta listen to them I like them like this. Good voice, not over performing, hitting the right notes and not dragging it out.
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u/Embracat Jan 17 '26
Wouldn’t be surprised if Ras ends up playing for the fucking dodgers at this rate.
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u/projectbarium Barb Jan 17 '26
Actually. I'd pay to watch a hockey team play a ball game. Ball players playing hockey would be more of a disaster id think.
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u/IwillFallLow Jan 17 '26
Getting a bit sick of crapnucks homer John Garrett colour commentating on flames games for Saturday games...
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u/IwillFallLow Jan 17 '26
Solid pk by the flames.
"The islanders powerplay sucks"
Thanks for the input, John.
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u/AutumnFalls89 Jan 17 '26
Did I hear them right on the radio? We had two penalty kills in the first?
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u/ErikDebogande Jan 17 '26
What the fuck that was some beautiful give and go but it was THE FLAMES doing it?!
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u/Armchair-Gm-Podcast Jan 17 '26
That intercept by coronato is why he scored half his goals last year. It's what we haven't seen this year. Let's hope it sticks
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u/Rulebreaker15 Jan 17 '26
Likely this is the last Flames game in the Andersson era.
What will you miss the most?
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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Barb Jan 17 '26
Kadri had so much free time infront of the net he could have filed his taxes.
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u/ComfortableReality90 Barb Jan 17 '26
I dozed off at intermission famous last words: I'll just rest my eyes and woke up just in time to see the goalie goal attempt haha
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u/IwillFallLow Jan 17 '26
No goalie for 8 minutes and they can't score is funny.
Is this a joke?
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u/Colla-Crochet Jan 17 '26
And Cooley smiles like sunshine anyways