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Another win for Buzz City… 5-1 since the trade deadline. Nice game from Bridges, Miller, Martin, and Micic; and a massive game from big dick Nick.

Eric Collins is wild… Hornets up 42-28 on Portland… Eric Collins, “Hornets with a nice bulge right now.”

I’m fine with not winning the division this year because second is likely to get Philly and one the division winners will get Tampa.

Come deadline day this team needs a shakeup. We’ll have a good amount of deadline cap space so there’s no reason to not acquire some new faces. Some of our current players need to feel the pressure of not playing well right now.

Team gave it all against Florida and has struggled since. Don’t like where we are right now.

I’d penalize Buffalo for embellishment there, don’t think Aho even made contact.

Martin deserves a win here. Need someone to step up and get us the extra point.

What is Aho doing there… and Jarvis is out to lunch as well.

Fug you Buffalo. Nice rip by Necas and nice net front from Stef. Also props to Rod for going with the second unit as they haven’t gotten a ton of time the last few games.

Finally a PP.

Svech’s stick obviously held… no call.

We get screwed out of a goal and we don’t get PP’s. #ExperienceCanesHockey

Need to have a good hardworking, forechecking shift. Too much transition right now.

It’s the Spencer Martin show tonight.

Aho

Think there’s a specific time and place for Bender to see the field. It’s when we are down by a goal or in a scoreless game with 20 or so minutes to go. He doesn’t have the pace, physicality, or stamina to go 90 and his goal scoring ability is greatly diminished when he starts because he’s not playing against a tired opponent. I could not stand Lattanzio but his use of Bender was spot on last year.

Injured but apparently Dean really likes him so he’ll get some run this year. I believe Agyemang, Bronico, Bender, and Cambridge are all nursing injuries and Diani is having visa issues.

Problem with Fast on one is when Svech isn’t going those two (Fast and Svech) are redundant outside of Svech’s physical presence. When Svech goes through lulls he really goes through them. So while he’s trying to snap out of it we need another scoring option and Fast is more of a glue guy than a scoring threat. I’d like to load up the top six and give both lines three guys that can score. The bottom two lines can be the forechecking lines that wear down the opposing team and pot the occasional goal every couple of games. Originally I wanted to spread out the offense but I don’t think it’s working. We simply need more skill up top. Not to mention, our offensive-defensemen should be able to help the bottom two lines generate some offense as well.

More of just trying to load up the top six. You could always put Jarvis there and Necas on the wing but I’m just trying to get as much skill as possible in the top six. In reality: Martinook, Staal, Fast, Kotkaniemi, Drury, and Noesen are all third line players so rearrange them however you want but I do think having Drury and Fast on the first and second lines is hurting some of our offensive production. If you replace those two with more skilled players then I think the offense will perform a little better.

I know it’ll never happen but I’d like to see Necas at center so we can truly ice what I believe would be our best group. Svechnikov - Aho - Teravainen Bunting - Necas - Jarvis Martinook - Staal - Fast Kotkaniemi - Drury - Noesen

Possession wasn’t where it needed to be but the counter attack looked good and the defense was superb. I do have my doubts about Copetti and I think we could use impact players at both wing positions as well as striker. The midfield is good enough that if we had impact players up top then we’d be in real good shape. I’d never say no to an impact CAM though.

Malanda, Urso, and for the most part, Uronen, were studs last night. Even when Bronico is healthy, I’d have a hard time sitting Urso. I doubt Urso can go 90 on a regular basis so Bronico might be best served coming off the bench in place of Urso.

What a way to start! Dean Smith has the boys ready!

Being able to use Arfield and Nimfa off the bench is nice. Also think Diop and Petkovic could surprise this year.

Starting XI GK: Kristijan Kahlina RB: Nathan Byrne RCB: Adilson Malanda LCB: Andrew Privett LB: Jere Uronen LCM: Júnior Urso CM: Ashley Westwood RM: Brecht Dejaegere LW: Iúri Teixeira Tavares ST: Enzo Copetti RW: Kerwin Vargas SUBS: David Bingham, Jaylin Lindsey, Hamady Diop, JahLane Forbes, João Pedro Reginaldo, Scott Arfield, Nikola Petkovic, Nicholas Scardina, Nimfasha Berchimas