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Raanta just scare the crap outta me when the puck is behind him and the net. He always seems to be looking over the wrong shoulder.

I don't think Anderson will start until Game 3, if he's ready. I'm not sure you test him on home ice when you already have the advantage. No sense in experimenting and giving NY any chance to steal a road game.

It's 2022, and not everyone has a PC.

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Peter King hasn't been relevant for years...

To be fair, Steve Smith is one of the highest paid WRs of all time, with respect to career earnings.

We could take this thread and literally just plug in names of players who didn't live up to their draft hype, contract or scouting, trade or FA expectations. It's kinda like asking the question, "Is North Korea any better off now than it was 30 years ago?" Who gives a fug? It's still North Motherfugging Korea!!!

We'll be there Wednesday night. Canes handled the Rangers during the regular season 3-1 with a 14-10 scoring advantage. But the playoffs are a difference animal and the Rangers came back from a 3-1 deficit to win that series, coming from behind in 3 games, with 1 in OT.

Here ya go

I'm not done with the McAvoy issue, though. 2 extremely blatant penalties not called by the officials- high stick on DeAngelo where the blade of his stick cut TDA's mouth and the leg drag/sweep/slew foot on Skjei. Fug the Bruins, their season is over, but their legacy of scumbag players, cheap shots and dirty play lives on.

That's it. The Canes brought what they needed, took what they deserved and left nothing to doubt. Fug Boston- Fug McAvoy for slew-footing Skjei, cutting Tony D with a high stick. But hey, they're gone now, fug 'em. Another home ice advantage series coming. Well done, boys!

Carolina is favored. Fug everything else- it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is bringing it, taking it and leaving nothing behind. Period. That's all from me until game time.

I like the offensive zone time and the blue liners getting shots.

Boston is favored tonight.

Lindholm is back after missing a couple games and a lot of skating time- he'll be weak after 30 minutes. Scrambling their top lines is also advantage Canes as far as I'm concerned. I have a good feeling and it'll be nice to see the Bruins lining up to shake hands on their ice.

Talking heads on TV serve no better purpose than fantasy football does. Both have turned fans and the game into nothing but an analytics exercise. Ever been at a Panther game and some idiot behind you in his Luke jersey starts cheering for someone on the opposing team while shouting, "I got him on my fantasy team!" Or some guy scores on a 50+ yard run, but the fan next to you is pointing out what a fine 3-technique the right tackle has... How many concerts have you attended where the majority of the audience has their fugging phones in front of them watching the band perform on a screen rather than see and experience what's right in front of them? For me, if the kickoff is 1:07PM, that's when I'll turn the TV on. The game is the game; it's entertainment and the clowns putting it on are making a ton of money trying to entertain you, you may as well enjoy it.

I think we end it tonight. The Canes are more confident now than they were last week, so I expect a defensive effort like we saw Tuesday. Oh, and I'm going on a Zoom meeting with a software company in Boston is a couple minutes, should have brought one of my caps or wore my sweater...

So, the old Boston Garden and the famous parquet floors, which were a nightmare for opposing teams because there were known dead spots in those floor sections, known valleys and the playing surface was atrocious. But, it looked good on TV back in the day. When the Bruins played hockey in the old Garden, and there was a hockey game the day before, it wasn't unusual for water to seep up thru the seams of the basketball floor during the games!

It's a 27-year old dump that hasn't seen any hockey upgrades in years. The ice base is just as, if not more, important than the ice itself. And, like baseball and football, when you're playing a team much faster, you let the grass grow just a bit higher to slow them down. Boston is an old, slow team. They have no one on the roster who can skate with Aho, Turbo or Necas. So yeah, a little wetter, mushier ice makes perfect sense.

I eliminate a couple Bruins every morning.....

Complete effort from everyone. Don't know that I've seen them play 60 minutes as strong as that.

Huge mistake not to.

Mr. Trocheck is gonna go get a $6M contract next season...

Raanta makes me hold my fugging breath a lot, but he's been studly tonight.