MillionDollarCam

Keep shooting Brandon, it can only go up from here.

Wtf is Bouknight doing…

It’s sad when the announcers pick up on the issue. Greenberg on the Hornets - They don’t make a lot of plays for each other.

Nnaji working hard right now.

I’ve never seen a more selfish group of players. Iso, iso, and more iso.

Greenberg hit the nail on the head with Bouknight… decision making. And Bouknight’s is horrible.

Let’s see what Brandon Miller has in store for us today.

That’s what I was thinking lol. How hard is it to send out a tweet that says we’ve acquired TDA.

So is this happening or not lol. Don too busy throwing back mimosas today?

Where’s TDA at, times a tickin.

I still remember the Tlusty - E. Staal - Semin line like it was yesterday.

Good finishes there by Swiderski, let’s see if Lattanzio parks the bus in the second.

Arfield gets his first start tonight. He’ll play next to Westwood with Bronico in support.

Seeing reports that the trade will go through tomorrow. Speculation is that the Canes will receive TDA @ 50% for Massimo Rizzo. I actually really liked Rizzo as a prospect so I’m kinda on the fence about this.

Probably won’t be ready until December. Got hurt in the World Championships.

Right but almost all of injuries have been season ending injuries. If he misses a couple games no big deal but if he suffers a season ending injury then LTIR him and make a deal at the trade deadline.

I’m gonna highlight this post again because it’s just a good reminder of why you shouldn’t buy NHL sweaters unless the guy has inked a seven year deal. Take it from someone like me who has an Alex Semin sweater hanging in his closet. Life comes at you fast.

I initially had this concern but then I thought back to the whole Gardiner situation. If he gets hurt you LTIR him then move on.

Yep, I give Waddell poo but I think an NHL GM’s job is the toughest in sports and he’s done remarkably well. You are given penny’s in cap space to work with to fill out a 23 man roster and every 45 point player wants an AAV of $5M or more. The system is broken and it hurts good teams who develop well. Being that it’s a hard cap, it’s not like there’s a luxury tax you can go into to keep your own talent like the NBA. If we can’t afford a guy then we simply can’t afford him. While I’d love to keep Pesce the smart thing to do is move him for assets and then hopefully Morrow and Nikishin are developed property and you have three years of those guys. In the NHL you keep your elite talent and cycle through everyone else.

I get it sucks to lose Pesce but this is the downside of being a very good team and very good at development. You can’t afford to keep everyone. Just look at Tampa… Palat, Gourde, Coleman, Goodrow, Killorn… all gone now. It’s just the downside of being successful. I think Canes fans in general are going to have to become accustomed to this.

If you guys trust in Rod as much as you say you do then give him the benefit of the doubt when it comes to EK. He had TDA at +30 cause he knows how to manipulate matchups and who he can and can not pair guys with.

The issue isn’t the money, it’s the term. With the way Pesce plays the Canes don’t feel comfortable giving him a seven or eight year deal which is what another team is going to give. It also doesn’t matter when Aho gets done in regards to cap space. No matter when he extends it won’t affect the cap until next year. There’s also no way we were keeping everyone with Aho, Necas, Jarvis, Pesce, and Skjei all needing new contracts and all getting raises. There’s just not enough money.

It is going to be weird not seeing Brett in a Canes sweater. He deserves a full minute standing O upon his return to Raleigh, he’s been a real one.

Don’t think it has anything to do with people being down on Pesce. From the Canes point of view it’s moving a player that you’d only get one more year out of and flipping the assets you get for him for a player that you get four more years out of.

Not sure this is what the NBA had in mind for the 1 vs. 2 matchup.