Harbingers

Cancel that reports are he is on the ice, Rod playing 4D chess there.

Sadly I did not see Slavin on the ice during the first shot they showed of warmups though. NVM chip said he’s on the ice. But so is Gardiner and Bean. Confusing.

Gardiner and Bean Skating in the opening shot. Looks like no Slavin. Ugh.

Game thread in the main board.

Since there has been playoff threads for the Canes the past few years up here and football news is on a lull... Central Division Champion Carolina Hurricanes playing fourth seed but red hot Nashville Predators. Canes could be down their top true defense but are otherwise most healthy. Expect a physical and chippy game from Nashville to start the series. Canes will most likely be starting our rookie goaltender, Alex Nedeljkovic, you may know from the Checkers. Both teams have had a week off due to COVID-19 scheduling and will be fresh. More info can be found in the articles linked in the thread below. Suffice to say the Canes are the strongest team they've been since they won the Cup 15 years ago. With the addition of nearly triple the usual fans this season up to nearly 65% capacity tonight should be a rocking game and series. Puck drop in about an hour(CNBC or Bally Sports South on cable). Take Warning. Lets go get the Cup Canes!

Loki Vibes...

Practice depth I assume?

Of course Cooper is on the horn today.

Bennett gets a game for boarding but McDonagh doesn't that's dumb.

If every seat with a towel on it is full... Holy poo.

I’m just hoping he’s been practicing passing all week. His defense and physicality has been superb, his passing and puck possession have been lacking even at his peak this past month. I know he wants to shoot and get goals but right now I want to see him up his possession in the offensive zone game. Too many times we’ve tried to set up the Aho line in the offensive zone with the 4th line and because a bad pass we end up having the one line on defense for the whole shift. McGinn and Martinook should help that a lot too though.

https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/game-1-projected-lineup-nashville-predators-carolina-hurricanes/c-324766100 "Playoff hockey is back in Raleigh, and the Carolina Hurricanes, the top seed in the Central Division, host the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of the First Round. After a weeklong layoff, the Canes are healthy again - for the most part. Brock McGinn will draw back in after missing the last 19 games of the season with an upper-body injury. Meanwhile, Jaccob Slavin participated in the morning skate but remains a game-time decision, according to head coach Rod Brind'Amour Here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes. Forwards Niederreiter-Aho-Teravainen Foegele-Trocheck-Necas Svechnikov-Staal-Fast Martinook-Lorentz-McGinn Defensemen Skjei-Hamilton Bean-Pesce Gardiner-Hakanpaa Goalies Nedeljkovic Mrazek Injuries: Paquette (lower body), Slavin (lower body) Scratches: Geekie, McCormick, McKeown, Ryan, Shore" Smokescreen perhaps? Really don't know which way this is gonna go.

Ok that's pretty good.

Paquette is a scratch. Lorentz getting the start.

Sounds like Slavin is a big if.

More Hype!