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I'm all for putting Turbo on the market.

2 games in a row Pesce & Skjei team up for one!

How the fug do the refs both miss that call and not look at it? How does Toronto not call that one off?

Canes don't get one back this period, their done. -7 goal differential in the 3rd period this year.

Raanta and his usual weak goal allowed.

And Svech with another penalty just a minute or 2 after his last. 2-0 .

Canes are gonna screw around and lose their 3rd in a row.

Tripp: "This PP unit is out of sync." Putting it mildly. The PP needs to be dismantled and rebuilt. It's atrocious.

Yep. Net-front Noesen. His nickname should be "Nets."

Last Time Out: The Canes produced a franchise record 67 shots on Thursday night, but Predators netminder Juuse Saros put together one of the best performances in NHL history as he guided his team to victory. Max Pacioretty made his team debut in the affair, skating 16:06 in his first game since suffering an Achilles tendon tear in August. Pyotr Kochetkov suffered the loss in net, allowing four goals on 24 shots. No Morning Skate: Due to the afternoon start time the Canes will not hold a morning skate today. Any lineup information would come from Rod Brind'Amour when he meets with the media shortly after 1 p.m. Noesen Doubtful: After leaving Tuesday's game in New York with a lower-body injury, Stefan Noesen is doubtful to play this afternoon. Rod Brind'Amour shared the update Friday following practice. More information on all of the team's injuries can be found below. Svech, The All-Star: The NHL announced its All-Stars on Thursday night, naming Canes forward Andrei Svechnikov as the team's representative. With 19 goals already this season, it will be the first time at the event for the 22-year-old. Stay Hot Marty Necas: Martin Necas, who set a new career-high with his 17th goal of the season on Tuesday, moved his point streak to seven games on Thursday. Now with 38 points in 39 games, he also has 13 points in 15 career regular season games against the Blue Jackets. Burns Is Buzzin': Since December 1 Brent Burns leads the Canes with 14 points in 16 games. His 28 points pace all team defenders through 39 games. Father Finn The Star: The NHL revealed its Stars of the Week Monday afternoon, naming Antti Raanta one of them. The netminder went 3-0-0 with a 1.30 goals against average and a .944 save percentage last week. The 33-year-old veteran has now won his last seven decisions, dating back to November 25, and has improved to 10-2-2 on the season. Kochetkov's Great December: Antti Raanta's honors on Monday came fewer than 24 hours after his current goaltending partner, Pyotr Kochetkov, was named the league's Rookie of the Month for the month of December. The 23-year-old went 7-0-1 in December with a 1.63 goals against average and a .939 save percentage. On The Other Side: A season riddled with injuries for the Blue Jackets has left them at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division standings thus far. Patrik Laine, Zach Werenski, Jakub Voracek, Jake Bean, Adam Boqvist, and several others have all missed time thus far this year, currently giving them the third-fewest goals for and third-most goals against in the NHL. Their power play also ranks 31st out of all 32 teams. They are 1-9-0 in their last 10 games. CANES INJURY UPDATES Forward Ondrej Kase has been in concussion protocol since October 13. He has recently taken part in team practices and morning skates since December 16 in a no-contact jersey, but there is no current timetable for his return. Goaltender Frederik Andersen suffered a lower-body injury on November 6. He has been practicing with the team since December 8, but there is currently no timetable for his return. Rod Brind'Amour has said on several occasions, "We're waiting for him to say that he feels 100%. He won't play until then." Forward Stefan Noesen left Tuesday night's game in New York with a lower-body injury. He tried to return for the second period but was not able to continue. Rod Brind'Amour said on both Wednesday and Thursday that there's no concern that it is a long-term injury. ____________________________________________________________ Let's get RBA his 200th head-coaching victory today. Upcoming schedule: I'll be at the NJ game this coming Tuesday and the Wild matchup on the 19th. I back-loaded my season ticket schedule so we could see more games in the second half of the season.

I think Max will move up to another line once he gets his game skates under him. His ice time last night was a hair over 16 minutes and I think he was surprised how gassed he was. It's going to take a few games for him to get back into game shape.

I was thinking Derek Carr to Carolina. Daniel Jones is going to get paid in NY.

They've had the opportunities to acquire that player and have not pulled the trigger. It can not be Burns nor could it have been Hamilton or DeAngelo when they were here, because of their PP and offensive skill set. That being said, I think we've had guys get hurt because there's no threat of retribution. What Ekholm did to Necas last night was borderline penalty when he didn't let him back on the ice after he was knocked into the bench. Our top line guys were getting knocked down on the ice all night, and this from a team with a pretty weak blue line. The Preds had no business being in that game last night, but the Canes let them dictate the play and the physicality.

Aho is not where he needs to be. KK is not holding up his end of a big contract. Jarvis has been absent for several games. Kochetkov may have heard all of the hype. Raanta is Mr. Softy and Anderson is on vacation. This team can be special, but all the pieces need to be working together.

65 shots on goal with a minute left.

This is not good goaltending.

Yeah 2 goals on 9 shots. He looks nowhere as confident as he was before he sat.

Yeah 2 goals on 9 shots. He looks nowhere as confident as he was before he sat.

Eckholm is a thug. Send Burns after him. Good to see Max chirp him.

Another Carolina penalty. Nashville will likely score again on the PP. I have little confidence in the PK this season, unlike last season.

You beat Saros by shooting often. The weakest part of the Preds is their blue line. Canes should dominate o-zone possession time.

Not so fast. Nashville goes on the PP and scores easily when Skjei leaves Forsberg alone on the backdoor. 1-1. Carolina already has 13 SOG, Preds have a goal on 6 shots.

Projected lineup as of 1PM:

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Last Time Out: The Canes had their 11-game win streak and 17-game point streak snapped on Tuesday night in New York City, falling to the Rangers in a close contest. Carolina led 3-2 going into the third period but a three-goal frame for the Rangers ultimately pulled them out on top. Pyotr Kochetkov made his first start since December 20 and while Rod Brind'Amour said post-game that he'd likely want a few of the goals back, it was just the second regulation loss of his NHL career through 18 games. New Career-High Necas: One of Carolina's three goals on Tuesday came from Martin Necas, who set a new career-high with his 17th of the season. #88 had previously had 16 in two prior seasons, but now in just his 38th game of the year, he's already moved on to brighter pastures. The goal also now gives him points in six consecutive games. Burns Is Buzzin': Since December 1 Brent Burns leads the Canes with 14 points in 15 games. Entering the contest on a four-game point streak of his own, Burns' 28 points pace all team defenders through 38 games. Noesen Questionable: Forward Stefan Noesen left Tuesday's game during the first period after suffering a lower-body injury. He attempted to return for the start of the second period but was ultimately ruled out. He was the only absentee from Wednesday's practice and following Rod Brind'Amour said that he thinks the forward will be all right, but they wouldn't know more about his availability for Thursday until the day of. Pacioretty A Possibility: With Noesen not on the ice at Tuesday's practice, Max Pacioretty skated alongside Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Derek Stepan. Pacioretty has been working his way back from a torn Achilles suffered in August and last week Rod Brind'Amour said that his return could be possible within the next ten games. The Head Coach was also quick to say that Stefan Noesen's availability wouldn't dictate whether or not Pacioretty's debut and that the team wouldn't just put #67 in if Noesen can't go. Father Finn The Star: The NHL revealed its Stars of the Week Monday afternoon, naming Antti Raanta one of them. The netminder went 3-0-0 with a 1.30 goals against average and a .944 save percentage last week. The 33-year-old veteran has now won his last seven decisions, dating back to November 25, and has improved to 10-2-2 on the season. Kochetkov's Great December: Antti Raanta's honors on Monday came fewer than 24 hours after his current goaltending partner, Pyotr Kochetkov, was named the league's Rookie of the Month for the month of December. The 23-year-old went 7-0-1 in December with a 1.63 goals against average and a .939 save percentage. On The Other Side: Nino Niederreiter and the Nashville Predators come to town 4-3-3 in their last ten contests. A relatively accurate description of their entire season, the Preds have struggled to score goals this season. Their 98 goals for are the fourth-fewest among all 32 NHL clubs, but their saving grace is that they are just outside the top ten for the fewest goals allowed (109). Niederreiter has 21 points in 35 games this season, most recently producing three assists in the team's win over Montreal earlier this week. CANES INJURY UPDATES Forward Ondrej Kase has been in concussion protocol since October 13. He has recently taken part in team practices and morning skates since December 16 in a no-contact jersey, but there is no current timetable for his return. Goaltender Frederik Andersen suffered a lower-body injury on November 6. He has been practicing with the team since December 8, but there is currently no timetable for his return. Rod Brind'Amour has said, "We're waiting for him to say that he feels 100%. He won't play until then." Forward Max Pacioretty suffered a torn Achilles tendon in August. He has been skating for over a month now and just this week graduated from the no-contact sweater he had been working in. Originally expected to return in February, Rod Brind'Amour said last week that it is possible Pacioretty joins the lineup within the next 10 games, giving an approximate benchmark of a game at some point prior to, or, on January 19 vs. Minnesota ________________________________________________________________ Bottom line, as I suspected, Max can now skate with the starters, can lose the non-contact sweater and is able to fully participate now that he's off the injury roster. That's a long way from being in the lineup tonight, which won't happen. I think we see 11-7 tonite.