DavidEng

Rod and assistants need to draw up some actual scoring plays that others have used recently against the Devils. Real strategy vs slinging the puck to the net from the left corner or blue line and hoping it sneaks in. There, I said it. Coaching. And good solid consistent goalie play.

Yep, need a big man like Cam. Wait… we had him 3 times. Nevermind. Im ok with Young.

Is there any chance Jalen Chatfield is back off injury? I believe his defense is a big factor in the Canes game.

A must win tomorrow to erase this debacle and stay up on Joisey.

You called it as well. No one wants to here it here In sure, but the sling it to the net with a crowd in front from far out and hope it finds its way in style is on Rod to fix.

Who played it better, Freddie or the empty net? lol

Yep, you called it.

Well this game shows we didn’t pick up the trade we needed to get to the next level in scoring. Only hope is that as Ghost and Puljujarvi start to blend in better with the team and the whole team turns it around.

I know it was. 3 on 1 but Anderson looked terrible leaving the five hole and his left leg way off the ice.

Agree the sling it against the net and hove for the best won’t work here. or about to concede yet though- got a whole period left and Canes come alive in the third when they have to.

Not a good second period. Still have hope for the third because… Canes.

canes playing winning hockey, I think it’s gonna take a rocket slap shot or a pass to the open side close in to score on Quick.

Now for a real test, should be quite a battle!

Sorry wrong link. Below is the correct link.

As said in the Josh McCown video, Brice Young can read the whole field, something I didn’t see evidence of in Stroud. He’s also better under pressure as shown in the below video. I just don’t think you can coach the ability to quickly process, that’s why I think Young will fair better in the NFL. Time will tell, but at this point I hope the Panthers select Young. https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=bryce+young+worst+plays+

This was an AHL trade, the AHL trade deadline was today march 10 at 3pm.

Teams can trade after the deadline but the trade isn’t eligible or the playoffs (so I’ve read).

Rod says Bison King will play sometime this weekend. He’s getting ice time in practice with Jesper Fast having a maintenance day. https://twitter.com/WaltRuff/status/1634242556958588928?s=20

This spreadsheet on MoneyPuck is interesting to explore. I read up on how they come up with “expected goals” using historical data and other voodoo (lol) and as an engineer wasn’t overly impressed. So I changed it from expected to “Goals” (actual) to see the real data for this season. Also looked at Offensive and Defensive lines separately, regular season and playoffs for various seasons, and played around with the Maximum Ice Time slider. You can sort on each header field. https://moneypuck.com/lines.htm

Oops, my bad. Canes beat Flyers 1-0. It was the previous game with Montreal where Montreal was up 2-0 before losing to the Canes on the shootout. Don’t get old kids lol.

Flyers fire General Manager Chuck Fletcher I guess the loss to the Canes after being up 2 was the final straw on a history of poor performance. https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/flyers-fire-general-manger-chuck-fletcher-20230310.html

Gotcha. So if we converted better on those chances we could move ahead of the Bruins in Actual Goals scored.

Really Vegas and NJD are a good test of whether the Canes can rise to the occasion this time of the year against good teams. If they beat the Devils on a back to back game then it’s a good sign. I wonder if Puljujarvi plays and if he helps. Plus Fgost will have had more time with the team. I’m optimistic but don’t have money on it

Ah, I see what’s wrong with that Moneypuck chart now, it’s just for 5 on 5. Xanes can’t stay out of the box so doesn’t count lol. And no, we aren’t beating the Bruins in Goals per game or in Lowest goals against. See my post above.

Looking at that chart you would think we should be at the top of the heap in scoring. For some reason it doesn’t tell the full story. Canes are #7 in G/GP, and #2 in lowest Goals against average. https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/team-stats Bruins are #2 in G/GP and #1 in lowest GAA.