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Keep in mind it was the #3 D pair, who are a #2 pair anywhere else in the league, who scored that goal and it was pretty much Orlov himself who scored it, without a lot of help from the forwards. Your point is taken, though. Time for the playoff teams to start gearing up and it looks like Carolina is encountering those who want to challenge them to even gain entry to the zone- that's not even a given anymore.

RBA needs to find 2 new line combinations because 2 & 4 are useless at this point. Re: Svech. The go ahead goal came off him being tripped with no call. Tripp said it best last night that Svech will not get a call or benefit of doubt as long as he let's his emotions get in the way of playing smart hockey.

The mark of a top tier team is winning the games you're supposed to win. Beat the teams who are not as good as you.

Gotta take a blue-liner.... nobody else is scoring right now.

Canes not playing poorly, but this doesn't look good. This is what playing every other day with 3 b-2-b's in a month will do to even the best conditioned teams.

Another scoring drought from the forwards. Pittsburgh is old and slow, yet here we are.

Orlov with the bullet. No winners tonite.

BREAKING: Refs are bad yet again.

Standings remain as they were. Going with Necas tonight, although I suspect the top line will be working to get Guentzel involved against his former team.

Martin is the permanent backup. Whomever starts gets a healthy scratch the next game and Martin is on the bench. RBA has already stated that's how the rotation is going to work.

You could put Svech in a limo with half a dozen ladies and a gold card and he probably couldn't get laid right now.

That's not a trip. Nylander was losing the edge. 2 bad calls putting Burns in the box tonite.

Gonna take an ENG to put this away.

Canes have played a lot of hockey this month and, this late in the season, it's beginning to show.

Kuz was out on the last PP. Is he on the 2nd unit now?

Toronto forsaking defense in favor of putting bodies net front, leaving the Canes with uncontested shots.

That's not a hold.

Just thinking the same thing.

6 for 11 on the PP against Toronto this year.

Guentzel again.....

Thought the penalty shot was kinda weak.

Dewar skating toward the blue line with the puck in his glove. Gets 2 strides in before dropping it. That's a hand pass, I thought.

I picked Turbo earlier, bottom of pg 44. No winners tonite with Skjei scoring from the point.

In basketball back in the day, those were called "player control" fouls. Svech could have made a clean hit or applied pressure if he'd be patient.

Brady Skjei in 1 minute, 2 seconds.