Stumpy

I think we'll be seeing a lot of Kuccci as the season winds down. Maintaining 1st in the Metro is huge, but we also have to think about what happens when we get in. Raanta is working his way back from injury and we need him as healthy as possible. Freddie is like 50% glass and should be treated as such. That being said, we will probably need the youngbuck in the playoffs at some point. To be able to be relied upon when it matters most, Pyotr has to fix his 5hole problem. The only way to do that is in live action. It could cost us some points in the standings. However, when our Goalies are on, we can beat any team in the league. TLDR... our Goalies will do more to decide how deep our playoff run will go than our initial seeding/match up will.

Need Aho and Necas out for this...

Since we've got all these Finns on the squad, I've been trying to learn to read/write Finnish. Its a tough one to get down; lots of F's and K's, J's and V's, all those weird consonants we barely use in English. These Rangers games have really been heing me with my pronunciations...

Come on Poolie.... gotta bury that!

Rangers, every single game...

Can't remember a PP being killed so absolutely since I walked in on my grandma changing!

I will never understand kids who delay becoming a professional as long as possible. The guys playing in their own country, I get. If you don't think you are ready to make the jump, that is literally what the minor leagues are for. Hope Morrow comes from money, because if not he is a moron!

This makes my heart smile!!!

I give Freddie a lot of poo, but he came up big tonight! That series of saves 6v5 at the end was a goaltending clinic.

Fug yeah boys!!!

Turbo Burn!!!

Smdh... barely got to celebrate daddy's goal!

MoneyPuck loves them some Canes... We've been their Cup favorites since New Years. Recent weeks have seen the Devils and Bruins closing the gap on us. But, we have extended our lead again, by their metrics. I'm not sure if they take into account personnel changes (Svech to IR) or not. Maybe the improved PP is the catalyst for our most recent rise in their ratings, idk. Regardless, as our own fanbase has given up on the season and called for heads to roll, MoneyPuck has seen something in us to make them believe that we are the overwhelming favorites in the East.

TuneIn Radio carries 99.9 The Fan, which airs the team broadcast to every game. It's been a while, but I've synced up the audio/video manually with TuneIn. It takes a little bit of work. I wasn't able to watch the game yesterday bc I was at work. So, I was listening, and yes, Mike & Tripp's calls at the end were spectacular!

The music sets it off...

A bonnet counts as a hat right?

Rod choppin' up the lines again...?

Kucci's definitely squarely in the midst of his sophomore slump. Top flight goalies rarely come into the league fully formed. If you go through the top 10 netminders this season, their average age is 27.5. And, almost to the man, each had their worst statistical season their 2nd year in the NHL. He might not be ready for a playoff run, but don't give up on him yet.

A tropical cyclone vs a leaf...?!? No contest!