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2 minutes ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

Man BURNS is happy to be a Hurricane!

Well Im happy he is a Hurricane..lol

The "i'm surprised he played that well" player is Chatfield for me.

I think Burns is using a 7 foot stick.

I feel like the first period the Canes were just screwing around then said ok.. let's get after it.

2 minutes ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

Marty looking like he's over that slump 

If he becomes a serious scoring threat that would be huge for the Canes.

4 minutes ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

Definitely not the greatest with a sport that makes you follow a small black puck moving 80+ MPH....m

I'm not one to complain alot ..just with the puck moving, camera following it, players moving then you have the advertisements moving sometimes in the opposite direction.

1 minute ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

No I'm hating the Leauge did it.

It is extremely distracting. 

Just now, zacka77ack said:

Its an upvote.

ok..thanks

Am I the only one that finds the advertisements constantly changing on the boards annoying as heck? 

I'm fairly new here so what is the deal with the pie thingy?

If I was going to the mall to buy a defense men.. just using the eye test Burns would be the choice.. tall dude, no teeth, beard.. just looks the part anyway... I have a feeling he will have a good year.

Just now, Anybodyhome said:

Simply a numbers game. The roster is stacked and there just isn't room on the roster. He's protected, and if Bear is dealt, he will be on the roster.

Thanks.. I know last year it seems he played well when with the team.. I expected him to be on the 4th line this year.

So for those that know hockey, what is the deal with Jack Drury? Why is he not on the team?

1 minute ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Welcome by the way. See you just join like an hour ago ha!  This is A very good group of dedicated hockey fans on this message board.  Lots of good knowledge about the game   Minus a couple turds here and there I really like these folks. 

Thanks.. I have been to a couple of games over the years. Saw the Canes beat Washington I think maybe 10 years ago. I have told folks it is the biggest difference in being in person vs the TV of any sports event I have been to.

1 minute ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

I love hockey but honestly I invested a ton of energy and money into the team going to all home games and playoffs minus a couple games. I prob won’t watch too much more playoff hockey because I just need an emotional break before I start the season ticket journey up again in the fall. 

I can understand that. It seems after the Stanley Cup Finals they take 2 weeks off and open training camp. I realize it's longer but it seems almost year round to me for some reason.

1 minute ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

I’m not sure about that. Before the All-Star break we were scoring 456+ goals every other night while having stellar goaltending. It wasn’t till after the All-Star break when we fell off a cliff. This team legit looked like a worldbeater before that for the All-Star break.  Our power play was cooking and our penalty kill was great as well. After the All-Star break or power-play got worse but P kill got better which is honestly what saved us in most games.   

Sorry I didnt mean to sound like they couldnt score but 2.. was saying they were built around great goaltending and great defense rather than wide open hockey. Maybe Im wrong on that.

Avs have scored 6 with 13 minutes to go in the second.

Just now, Harbingers said:

Yes. He sounds like a pretty neutral guy. 

ok. I feel like the Canes are built to score 2 and win 2-0 or 2-1 so great goaltender and solid defense is the key.  I watch other teams it seems they clearly have a top line and really good 2nd line. Canes seem to have solid 4 lines but not one really good one. Is that fair to say?

1 minute ago, Harbingers said:

For a season run, ya. But we need Kochetkov as backup to really find his stride. Throwing him in regular season he was damn good. Post season I think he might have taken game six IF he was prepped as the starter. Remember this dude barely even speaks English right now. 
 

This will be the last time I say it. But playing Raanta in game six was the dumbest move of the playoffs. When he was pulled it killed him, he was not happy(with himself). Where as if they had just told him he’s resting a game. He would have taken it differently. We had a gimme road game, who knows Freddie or Kochetkov could have pulled a freak win or we go home with a four day rested Raanta. 
 

Now Raanta has got to hit the road one way or the other and I’m not knocking the guy. I like him, but we have to find a long term sustainable goalie. Both him and Freddie aren’t it. 

Before Anderson got hurt I was like wow this guy is really good and feel like the Canes would have made the finals with him in net. One thing I noticed, few months ago he was named the first star and was interviewed after the game, crowd was chanting his name and all but he looked uninterested. Is that just his demeanor? 

Just now, Harbingers said:

It is for Andersen. He’s a pretty fragile player all in all. Not someone I’d pick to make a playoff run. Especially when we could have gotten Grubauer for the same price. 

Ok.. just seemed odd to me. I would think you would want to be out there in the playoffs if at all possible. Is he someone you can trust mentally for next year?

2 minutes ago, Rocky Davis said:

We welcome all new Caniacs to the board for discussion.  Ask anything and all of us other non-experts will chirp in and try to help you out.

Thanks.  Tough ending to the season. Hoping they could hold on till Anderson returned but just wasnt meant to be. What I read he was cleared but didnt feel ready to play.. is that normal for most players?

Long time Cane fan but not real hockey smart if that makes sense. Read the site for a while, decided to join after the season was over since there was not much I could add to the conversation. Hope I don't look too stupid in asking some questions regarding the Canes and hockey in general.