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Freddie is indeed a UFA. And, to be clear, I don't think there's any way he's back next year. So, yeah, add his salary back to the cap room, and remember he'll have to be replaced.

Based on the NHL cap today ($88M), the Canes have $22.9M in projected space going into the 25-26 season. Seems to be a consensus the cap will increase to $92.5M next season, but let's not assume. The core of this team is locked up for a couple more years, with the only UFAs at the end of this season: Roslovic, Fast, Robinson, Jost, with Orlov and Burns on D. Remember Seth Jarvis's contract? Remember the press it got because the Canes found a loophole that allowed them to get his contract under the cap by using "deferred salary?" Yeah, don't expect that won't be addressed by the league and that loophole closed. That being said, if the Canes decide to sign Necas long term, they should do it next season and they'll probably need to pay him Aho level money- close to $10M a year. Let's assume the team gets through the season without any career or long term injury concerns. And, let's be honest in the conversation. Does Jesper Fast have a place on this team right now or have we found the right combination on the ice that he may not be needed? Does Brent Burns retire, or will he decide to stay another year? If so, there's a 1-year thank you for your service $6M deal. If Roslovic shows out this year, that's gonna be a pretty big contract compared to the 1-year, $2.8M he's getting now. He may command around $4.5 - 5M to stay. So, those 2 guys are gonna cost you $11M. Get Necas a new deal at $10M, you're up to $14.5M of the $22.9M in space. So you've got about $8.4M to work in Orlov and Robinson, which is do-able. Plenty of room to work deals and keep every one of the UFAs if the Canes so desire.

That PK may be the jump start they need.

Literally nothing there. How is that a penalty? No hook, no hold, no trip.

They may be up 2-1, but they still haven't found their game.

17 seconds in for Robinson!

Whole team is getting worked. The Blues were in Raleigh after their OT win in Boston before the puck dropped for the Canes-Ottawa game. Those couple hours make a difference. PP looks like better the last few periods.

PantherChris has a Svech winner tonight.

Canes are skating with sandbags on their ankles. Slow & sloppy.

I'm going with the kid. On a back-to-back in less than 24 hours, and the fact he scored last night, Blake will have the energy.

When is the last time Freddie Andersen didn't have an injury that kept him off the roster for extended periods of time? Nov 2024 - out indefinitely IR Nov 2023 - Mar 2024 IR Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

To be fair, his stats are not good on the bad teams he played on. His stats are actually good with the good teams. Look at his season splits and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Martin is the polar opposite of Kochetkov in net. There's a calmness, a smoothness to Martin's play that almost makes Kochetkov look frantic. Martin, even when hit or going down to the ice seems in control, his heads always forward, where the puck is. Seems like he always has his glove and stick in good position.

That was the highlight of the night. As I watched, it was almost in slo-mo, like them squaring off, sizing each other up, the theme from "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" playing....

How about that "fugging trash" tonite, eh? 4-0 Canes.

Spencer ("fugging trash") Martin gets the shutout. The quotes come from PF69.

Canes should just opt out of the power plays. 11 minutes in Utah- nothing. Tonight- looks the same.

Nobody had Martinook.

Retroactive to Nov 10. RBA says he may return to skating next week. Freddie is a long way off and it may be December sometime before we know anything.

Retroactive to Nov 10. RBA says he may return to skating next week. Freddie is a long way off and it may be December sometime before we know anything.

Roslovic.

Canes are headed for rough waters between now and the end of the month. Carolina's head-scratching inattention to the goalie situation is again rearing it's head, just as it did in the past 3 seasons. I said yesterday I'd feel lucky with 8 points out of the next 9 games, but now that Kochetkov is down, 6 points may be more realistic.

He was 4-1 with the Canes last season after being acquired and brought up due to injuries to both Freddie and Raanta. He's 0-1 this year with the Colorado loss a week ago. Hardly enough of a sample size to call the guy "fugging trash." Your nut-hugging of Pyotr is showing.

I didn't want to list your -1, respect. Was going to wait until you hit one and got back to the starting line.

Headed into a 15-day stretch of hell with 9 games, including 3 back-to-back sets against some of the best teams in the league. The Rags, the reigning Cup champs (twice), NJ, Dallas, etc. Standings: ABH (Anybodyhome): 3 MDC (MillionDollarCam): 2 PF69 (Panthers Fan 69): 2 P81 (panthers 81): 1 or1201 (organicrusty 1201): 1 PC (Panther Chris): 1 DE (David Eng): 1