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Winner! He finally shot the damn puck!

In Cam's own words: Newton injured his throwing shoulder in December of 2016 trying to make a tackle after he threw an interception. “I threw an interception,” Newton said. “I tried to go make the tackle, and I tried to push him out, and I extended my arm, and I messed up my AC joint.

Staal.

Drury with a goal and Necas with 2 assists against the Rags in the 1st period.

I have one, too. A side note- we took friends to a game in December and they fell in love with the game and the Canes. He bought a Burns jersey and bought her a Drury #18.....

Chatfield is the team's 2nd best defender behind Slavin.

Need to talk about why it looks like he's not the least bit passionate about the game.

Anders Lee, Barzal, Nelson... I'd put anyone of those 3 on the Canes.

A single "aw-sh!t" negates 100 "atta-boys."

Soft #52.

3 on 3 I have little belief in #52 tonight. Prove me wrong. Who skates with Aho in OT?

Gonna take a bounce or an odd-man rush. As usual, Canes making a journeyman, average goalie look good.

Kochetkov playing frantic and on the edge. Doesn't always work for him.

Roslovic with his new number 98 rockets the high cheese. What a shot from distance.

Nobody had the Jack Attack.

Necas... nope. Drury... nope. Ratanen... nope. Aho it is.

Necas

Robinson and Roslovic are both UFAs after this season.

Colorado has 3 other Finnish players on their roster... didn't seem to help. Look, I'm not trying to throw cold water on the trade. I think moving Necas was inevitable and felt it should have been done in conjunction with keeping Jake Guentzel last season. Had Carolina decided to move on from Necas, there's a good chance Guentzel would still be here. But, that's in the past. All I'm saying is there are big questions to be answered.

Thankfully for Rantanen, he has an agent that negotiates for him. There is zero reason for him to negotiate a salary before the season is over. If he were to win the Hart Trophy, the Canes win the Cup, etc. he may decide he wants to be the highest player in the NHL. Why would he want to leave a couple mil on the table? Countrymen/friends and money don't mix. And if you think for a minute Rantanen is going to accept a lower salary just because he's friends with Aho... You think RBA's kid is taking a lower salary because his dad is the coach? C'mon, man. The friends and family discount is a myth among fans.

The 2025 salary cap is expected to increase 5% to $92M next season. It could be higher depending on the outcome of the CBA, which is being negotiated as we speak. Colorado turned Rantanen loose because he wanted $14M in his next deal. He is currently in the last year of a 6-year, $9.25M AAV contract. The Avs were offering $12.6M AAV and that wasn't good enough for him. Taylor Hall is in the final year of a $6M AAV contract and is also a UFA after this season. He's a secondary piece to the trade and will likely be gone regardless. The NHL salary cap is pretty hard and fast. Unlike the NFL, there aren't many loopholes and "manipulating the cap" isn't really a thing in the NHL. Add up the AAVs of the players on your roster and make sure they add up to less than or equal to the cap. That's it, in a nutshell, with a couple caveats for LTIR, etc. If Tulsky thinks he can sign Rantanen long term at a cost of somewhere between $12.6 and $14M, the Canes will probably not be able to bring back Roslovic, Fast or Burns/Orlov. Either Burns or Orlov, depending on who will take a smaller contract, unless Burns decides to retire after the season. And, keep in mind, the Canes are still looking for a #1 goalie. Freddie is also a UFA and I think a lot of people will be very surprised if the Canes bring him back. I'm simply pointing out some of the hurdles the Canes face going forward. The acquisition of Rantanen will have a bigger impact than Guentzel did last season, but it comes with a cost. And I'll be waiting to see what that cost is when the roster for the 2025-26 season is set.

Hopefully. The Canes front office was embarrassed by the Guentzel departure. The Canes have always held their player development pipeline in high regard. They've never bought into player rentals and between the Guentzel deal and this one, I fear they are jeopardizing future seasons for this one. If Rantanen isn't re-signed, they've essentially given away Necas for the rest of this year and next, Drury the same, for a 5-month rentals. And a 2nd and 4th rounder, too?

Will Carolina spring for the $14M Rantanen wants next year?

Never mind, both articles said KK, was supposed to be Drury.

Quoting the article. Post a link if you have other info.