TheCandyMan

"What's that Parrot doin?"

Good Luck Robbie.

1 minute ago, hepcat said:

He put the logo at midfield and painted the end zones black? That's about all I got. 

Well HEY!  That's true.  Too bad the offense doesn't get much use out of the endzones, haha.

Tepper's the one that's made me stop caring about this team.  Has he made a good decision since buying the team?  He's the reason Matt is here.

On 9/21/2022 at 11:12 AM, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

It really doesn't non stop I'm gonna mess your crap up daddy.

Mine likes to put everything is the dog water.

We enjoy the messes so much we added twins back in February to go with our 7 and 3 year old kids.  THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!

Welcome back Tripp!  Glad to see he’ll be back with Mike, Shane, and Hanna for the upcoming season. 
 

https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-bally-sports-south-announce-2022-23-broadcast-information/c-335505710?fbclid=IwAR0zr80LCUzEEWKzc1Fu-sK1dDN_6HP7_77pMq0UKACknXHy1w1Ajlgumew

Maybe I missed it, but didn’t see anyone mention Ryan is back in the organization. The team is usually good about announcing signings on Facebook. Anyway, found this on the hurricanes website. Does his contract mean he’s likely headed to Chicago?

https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-agree-to-terms-with-dzingel/c-335081244

IMHO, we peaked early this year.  This slide started at the end of the regular season.  We had 1st place in the metro comfortably in our hands and had to fight to keep it.  We had games with 30+ shots that we lost.  It also didn't help losing Freddie.

Rod has taken us to the playoffs the last 4 years and into the 2nd round in 3 of those.  Yes it sucks not get to the big dance, but we were bottom feeders the 9 years prior.  I want to see improvement.  The PP has got to get better, and we need to contend on the road, and our stars need to show up.  Big players make big plays when the pressure's on, and we couldn't even score a goal when the goalie was out of the crease.  BUT, I'd much rather have the last 4 seasons as opposed to the previous 9. 

If we can fix the power play, keep our level of play throughout the season, and have some things fall our way we'll get better.

Coaches always need to be on the hot seat to get better and to improve, but I'm not ready to pull the plug on Rod if he doesn't win the cup next year.  We could replace him with the Matt Rhule of hockey.  Just typing that made me cringe!

1 minute ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Kinda wonder what would have happened if Raanta didn’t get hurt.

I know you mean this game, but I thought the same for Anderson. Sucks he was on the shelf for this playoff run. 

Aho missing the open goal sums up this series for him, and the team really. 

Sorry I spoke it true guys. I said we had to win one on the road. Worst fear has come true. 

13 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Seriously. If you are allowed to run full speed, lower your shoulder and aim at someone's head, then do it. Literally start a bounty at the intermission on Fox, kreider, and Igor. The person who takes any of them out gets a bonus

It seems like I’ve heard something like this before….

Where’d Captain Positivity go?

Last night's game has given me a lot of confidence for tomorrow.  Even commentators after the game mentioned how much our 4 lines were going against 2 lines for NY.

I really hope we can put this thing away tomorrow night.

1 minute ago, Anybodyhome said:

I said they would need a defining win...

That was defining.

Yes it was. They played an excellent game tonight. 

Almost forgot. Watched this after work today. What a fun game this was. Refs screwed us out of a goal in this one too…

4 hours ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

I am also a realist. That is why I am saying the team will lose at home eventually and if they can’t solve there away game problems they won’t win the Cup. 
You are a homer. Nothing I have read has indicated any realist. 
No team have ever won the Cup and never won an away game. 
If they prove me wrong great. 

I’ll weigh in since no one asked me. I said we’re going to have to win on the road to advance, and it dang might be this series. Game 5 is a must-win now IMHO.
 

What’s been frustrating for me this series is we handled the rags all season, and to see the games be so tight or us playing from behind the whole series is just frustrating. I get the playoffs is a different animal, but to look like cup contenders we need to handle business in these rounds like Colorado and Tampa have done. 
 

Raanta has been great, but he’s not a single starter. I’m glad to say it took him longer than I thought, but we are going to need two goalies to win.   I would have like to seen the kid start games 1 or 2.

I’d really like to see us win 5 and 6 and have Freddie back for the Tampa round. Getting Martinook back tomorrow would be awesome too. 

49 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

I mean the kid did beat New York to clinch the division on the road so I’d give him a go.

I’m still not understanding why He was benched after a loss in Boston.  Maybe it’s the language barrier or I just still don’t understand hockey, but I thought the kid played great on the whole. 

4 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

The Temperature Is Rising: After an incident between Max Domi and Ryan Lindgren, plus some words being exchanged between Gerard Gallant and Tony DeAngelo at the final horn Sunday, the Rangers expressed their displeasure with Carolina. Forward Ryan Reaves said Monday at team media availability that he intends to "do his thing, run some people and get in their face." Safe to say #75 in blue will be a player to keep an eye on tonight.

I think Reaves needs to go watch game 2 from last series.  This ain't the Carolina of old. 

Is it 7PM yet? 

1 hour ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

FREDDIE back at full team practice today.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/luke-decock-hurricanes-goalie-frederik-andersen-s-postponed-postseason-continues-on-own-trajectory/ar-AAXDqCV
 

Looks like he got a little work at full team. If memory serves, he just worked out with his coach before their last practice. 

We are going to have to figure out how to score on the PP and on the road if we expect to advance. No way we go undefeated at home. Here’s hoping to games 4 and 5. 

Sure would be nice if we could get a goal off this power play to start the third. 

Haven’t been to a checkers game since the affiliation change, but I’m rooting for them to make it to the finals because they’d play Chicago if they both were to make it. Would be fun watching the current vs the former affiliate; rooting for our guys of course. 

3 minutes ago, t96 said:

fug Boston so happy to knock those fugers out and end their season. Let’s keep it rolling boys. I like our odds against PIT/NYR. Tampa/Toronto/Florida will be a real challenge though. If we get through that round I think we win it all regardless of who we would meet in the Finals.

Colorado is the only one out west that would scare me. Gotta get through the next one though. 

What’s the feeling Anderson will be back for round 2?