Harbingers

Not to mention trading CMC will actually cost us 5 Million in cap space... Combine his dead money in and we don't have enough cap to pay that let alone Watson and the rest of the players we need to pay.

Statistically speaking he isn't even in the top 10 as of last year.

Ya, Breaking the home streak though is Q_Q.

I will say Florida ain't gonna be no joke this season. Gonna be interesting to see how the top 3-4 dynamic starts working out.

Fug we got too greedy there. Gardiner with a rare mistake right there.

@KillerKat That was a really good example there. We had our power play unit on but we liked the match up of Trocheck there so both Staal and Aho were on the outside of the circle that time.

Ya, I didn't see anything. He wasn't in Ned's lane.

Ya his judgement on playable pucks needs a little work. Luckily it appears he drew a penalty there.

Ya Svech made a poor choice there on the pass. We’re real lucky Ned got his head up there.

On paper it'd look like that but add in the opponents and everything changes. On Paper: From Wiki the first line is usually composed of the best offensive players on the team. Teams rely heavily on this line, which generates the bulk of the team's scoring. These players often see the highest number of minutes among forwards in a game and are usually part of the team's starting lineup. The second line is generally composed of second-tier offensive players, and helps by adding supplementary offense to that generated by the first line while contributing more two-way play than the offensively-focused scoring line. Higher end (typically first line) players may be put on the second line to spread scoring across the lineup, making a team more difficult for opponents to defend against. This frequently happens when a team has two high-end players who play the same position. The third line is often called the checking line, and is generally made up of more defensively oriented forwards and grinders. This line is often played against an opponent's first or second lines in an effort to reduce their scoring, and physically wear them down. The third line adds less offense than the first or second lines, but generally more than the fourth. The fourth line is often called the "energy line," both because their shifts give other players a chance to rest, and because their physically oriented play is said to give their teammates an emotional boost. Traditionally it was composed of journeymen with limited scoring potential, but strong physical play and, as often as possible, strong skating abilities. With the smallest amount of ice time, they tend to play in short bursts rather than pace themselves. Pests and enforcers usually play the fourth line, as do centers whose primary skill is winning faceoffs. The fourth line can be a checking line. With the rise of analytics the traditional fourth line of enforcers is being replaced by more skilled players.[1]t Hurricanes Translation: First Line: Is Aho line. Best scoring center with whoever is hot. Second Line: Trochecks Line. So in most hockey line's this is where Svech would be but not here. Third Line: Staals line. Svech is here because of our amazing amount of depth in the first two lines. In a straight scoring line you'd see Svech with Aho + One. Staal is not really our checking line. Its really just another 1st/2nd line in reality. Fourth Line: With the recent addition Paquettes we now have an actual enforcer so this is our bully line now. So we really do have a depth of scorers and that's why you see Svech on Line 3. It makes it harder to game plan against. kinda like playing a man vs. zone corner. So we'll send out 3 to start, keep Aho's line fresh to mount an offensive when they get an opportune match up. We could go 3-2-4-1 or go 3(for the faceoff and immediately send out 1). It all depends on how the opposing lines match up. We kind of break the norms with 2 first lines and a 3rd pretty heavy scoring line as well. Short Awnser: Aho is basically Cam/Luke where as Staal is Davis. So Aho centers the one line while Staal does the third. The other Lines you got to think about is Penalty Kill and Power Play lines too but thats a whole nother thing.

I really have been meaning to @ you about your thoughts on staal this season. And yes, he's on fire right now.

Don’t forget about the upcoming expansion draft either. Ugh.

Aho with the redirect!

How about that Staal. Holy poo. Perfect fugging aim right there.

Staal is the best face off player on our team and one of the best in the league. So we start on our third line with him over having Aho take the opener. Aho and the first line then can be matched up better on home games like this versus a weak opponent line after the drop. As home teams get the last call on line changes. Even with away games its better to open up strong with Staal try to win the face off and set the tone. I'm sure someone else on here has a more concise explanation but its really to do with Staals FO ability.

Their goalie likes to cover. We need to work on our face off scores.

Ya I don't know what is up with this ice. Both teams are having issues with passes and shots. sometimes they look like they are hitting a wall of sludge.

A little but that PP was def not a tripping. That guy had the same issue as bean. That ice over there is slick I bet.

For the football crossover fans.

Ya, I was eyeing that when you posted this earlier. Brock keeps this up he isn't gonna be cheap + Svech. I almost feel like Martinook is gonna be a cap casualty next year. Really hope i'm wrong. He's the fire of the team.

Holy poo almost forgot we were playing the early game. For the first time this season, the Carolina Hurricanes will square off with the Florida Panthers, a match-up of two teams each with 20 points in 13 games. The Match-Up Florida Panthers (9-2-2, 20 points) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (10-3-0, 20 points) Wednesday, Feb. 17, 5 p.m. Watch: FOX Sports Carolinas, FOX Sports GO Listen: 99.9 FM The Fan, Hurricanes.com/Listen, Hurricanes app https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/gameday-preview-florida-panthers-carolina-hurricanes/c-321484490 https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/projected-lineup-florida-panthers-carolina-hurricanes/c-321492682 It's been nearly a year since Vincent Trocheck was acquired by the Carolina Hurricanes, and for the first time, he's now set to face off against his former team. Head coach Rod Brind'Amour said the Canes will not make any changes to their group of 18, while Alex Nedeljkovic is the likely starter in net. GAME PREVIEW Here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes. Forwards McGinn-Aho-Teravainen Niederreiter-Trocheck-Necas Svechnikov-Staal-Foegele Martinook-Paquette-Fast Defensemen Slavin-Hamilton Gardiner-Pesce Skjei-Bean Goalies Nedeljkovic Reimer Scratch: Fleury Fleury still scratched. Doesn't seem like any changes besides Ned starting. Lets see how we do a 5 o' clock start. Hopefully we don't take 15-25:00 to get the engine going today.

FIFY. We do not have any semblance of a roster right now.

40M and this roster? Another losing season incoming.

Does it rhyme with Marty Hurney?