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Love the commercial music, though.

Minnesota has one of the worst PKs in the league, yet the Canes did nothing facing it. But I'm seeing the last 3 games a consistency of how opposing teams are defending the Canes PP. Nobody on the PK chases the puck. Defending teams are simply stacking a line of 4 defenders from the top of the crease toward the blue line. This forces the Canes to pass around the perimeter as that stack does not allow a cross-ice pass.

Just before puck drop, my wife goes up to get us a couple beers and one of the Canes flag wavers, a young lady named Sydney, approached her and asked if we would like to ride the zambonis at the end of the 1st period. So, there's a lot more to it. She picked out my wife because she has one of these sewn on her Canes black sweater: Turns out, Sydney is a med student at Duke and is aspiring to be a surgical oncologist. As we were waiting for the period to end, during their conversation, her mentor at Duke Hospital is the same oncologist who treated my wife's father before he passed. Anyway, we both climbed aboard and rode the zambonis for the entire 5-10 minutes that takes. But the behind the scenes look at what goes on down underneath all the seats was fascinating.

I'm just pissed off. The Rags lost last night and Philly lost today. Canes had a golden opportunity to make up ground going against a sub-.500 team and a .500 goalie in net. No reason to expect anything but a solid win. But no. Canes will get rung up Wednesday night in Boston even if Kochetkov is in net. He's been down for 2 weeks and will not be at 100%.

Me & the wife rode the Zambonis after the 1st period!

Can make up some points on the Rags after their loss to the Kings in LA last night.

Perets was sent back to Norfolk yesterday, signaling the return of Kooch in the next couple days.

Hoping that Pyotr stands up to Rat Marchand again.

As ineffective as CJ Stroud was against the Ravens, I remain as curious as ever what Carolina scouts saw in BY over CJ.

Sunday 5PM vs Minnesota: I'm going with Jarvis.

I'll be there in a few hours. Hoping for a strong showing before the Boston game Wednesday.

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I'll just copy this from the game day thread. I posted this earlier this morning: "I have zero confidence in the goalie situation right now. A stretch of not so easy games against Detroit, Minnesota on Sunday and into Boston next Wednesday." And, I'll add this: The Canes will not make the playoffs with either Raanta and (insert name here) or Kochetkov and (insert name here). We may as well just let the entire locker room know that it's going to take 5 goals a game to win.

Okay... new week. Detroit is tonight. Standings: Anybodyhome- 4 Harbingers- 3 Panthers Fan 69- 2 WelshPanther- 2 MillionDollarCam- 1 BY9Franchise- 1 DavidEng- 1 I'm going with Fast.

I have zero confidence in the goalie situation right now. A stretch of not so easy games against Detroit, Minnesota on Sunday and into Boston next Wednesday. Detroit gave the Canes fits last year and they are better this year, in the middle of a 3-game win streak. The Canes can't lose just one, they seem to streak in both directions. I have a scheduled commitment, so I don't think I'll see any of the game tonight.

https://sports.yahoo.com/amazon-takes-minority-stake-in-bally-sports-networks-will-stream-games-on-amazon-prime-161333935.html Amazon is now a minority owner of Diamond Sports Group’s Bally Sports regional networks. Diamond announced Wednesday that Amazon had taken a minority stake in the company as part of its bankruptcy restructuring. More significantly for sports fans across the country, Amazon’s stake in the company means that games televised on Bally Sports channels will be available to local fans via Amazon Prime. Nearly 40 teams across MLB, the NBA and the NHL have local television contracts with Bally Sports regional affiliates, but not all television providers have deals to carry Bally Sports networks. YouTubeTV users have long been unable to watch their local teams’ games without subscribing to Bally Sports’ streaming service. Now, those fans should be able to see their teams play if they have an Amazon Prime subscription. ------------------------------------------ I, like many others, have a Bally Sports subscription at $20 per month on top of my Hulu + Live, Amazon, Apple+, and Netflix. I stream it on my laptop and share it to my TV. It'll be nice to just have to turn on Amazon Prime and watch.

BB is wishing for the second coming of Tom Brady. Seeing how well things went for New England after TB left and what BB's career looks like before TB, that's what he'll need to be successful again. BB pre-Tom Brady in Cleveland and NE: 41-55 record. BB post-Tom Brady in NE: 12-22. So, yeah, go ahead and convince me what a great head coach he is without TB.

Let's start with basics. Canes were beaten to loose pucks, lost board battles and allowed cross ice passes in both the 1st and 3rd period. They were sloppy passers, no puck support behind the goal and guys running into each other like they've ever been on the ice together. The Canes didn't belong on the ice with an NHL team today. This was not on Raanta. The Canes would have lost regardless who was in net the way they played today.

Slow, sloppy and undisciplined. Not Canes hockey.

Shoresy is the best.

LA Kings in town on Justin Williams Day: I'm taking Brent Burns today.

We'll be there today. Should be fun.

I've enjoyed watching the XFL the last couple years. Every once in a while a former NFL name pops up, someone trying to make it back. I remember watching Taylor Heineke and PJ Walker a few years back. If there's nothing else to watch on a crappy weather day, it's fun to watch these guys fighting to make a name for themselves and maybe get some decent game film. There are plenty of scouts at these games too.

The only requirement for the next GM: How well can you put lipstick on a pig? Because as long as your wagon is hitched to a bad QB, your skill at team building will never be appreciated.

Hutchinson's was clean, the second hit head shot wasn't.