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Anyone at the game who can accurately guess the numbers of Rags fans?

Organicrusty1201 has Svech. I'm going Necas.

Practice what, exactly? Passing the puck 5v4 around the perimeter and taking shots from distance with no net front? I'd say they've got that down pretty well.

No more OT "Call the Shot." Kuznetsov scratched, Noesen benched. Both of them were top 10 in assists and goals for Carolina in OT this season. 'Nuff said.

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The Canes are 9-8 in OT playoff games going back to Bill Peter's last year as head coach.

It won't be home ice. I guarantee that the arena will be half Rags fans as Canes fans are selling their seats as we speak after losing the first 2. Look, facts are facts. The Rags aren't that good 5v5. They are a 2-line team and can't match the Canes speed. But all of that is nullified by bad penalties and horrible officiating. You can only control one of those. And, unfortunately, the Canes vaunted PK has gone missing. It's not unlike any other post season in the last 6 years- seems the Canes always leave some part of their game off the plane, whether it's goaltending, scoring or special teams. I don't see the Canes winning 4 of the next 5, and I'll be pleasantly surprised if they take both at home, but I'm not anticipating it. I've resigned myself to the fact I can go to Canes games during the season and watch them play good hockey and win a lot of games. But when it comes to the post season, all bets are off.

None of you guys have a sick day to burn?

Svech.

I don't have confidence Freddie can shut out NY for a period. Prove me wrong please.

Another dive by the Rags.

So, even though Carolina has the lead after scoring the last 2 goals, the entire intermission segment is spent on the Rags goal?

Leafs fans are irrelevant. Caps fans are fugging asshats too.

ESPN put Weeksie on the desk to counter the knob-slobber of Messier, Levy and Ferraro.

Lol... Drury puts Rempe on the ice.

DavidEng with the Guentzel redirect winner.

Guentzel.

Sh!tstain played that. He belongs on the Russian diving team. But why didn't the Canes mob the Rags when Andersen went down?

Another weak-ass goal.

Can't. RBA's contract is tied to the assistants. Before RBA signs an extension he wants guarantees for his assistants.

Can't even get a clean entry on the PP.

Fug it, nobody seems to be stepping up in the post season, so I'm going with KK tonight.

The Canes were favored in Game 1 as well.

That being said, when was the last time you saw Freddie spending more time sprawled on the ice versus keeping his feet? Playoff Freddie is not the same goalie who played exceptionally well since coming back from his medical issue. We're seeing someone other than regular season Freddie and I'm not impressed, especially the last 3-4 games.