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I do because I don't want to sit in PNC Friday nite and watch this crap

Florida could literally ice the puck everytime they touched it and the Canes still not score.

It's over. Officiating not close to being good or consistent.

One of the worst PKs in the game and the Canes can't even gain entry.

Not happening.

Fast was cross- checked twice by Barkov, with full arm extension. Burns was whacked twice by Cheap-shot Tkachuk.

Through 11 periods of hockey, the Canes have played their brand of hockey for less than 3 of those. Game 1, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and call it the first 2 periods. Games 2- they played just over half of the first period, when they put 20 shots on goal in the first 12 minutes, of Canes hockey. Otherwise, they played slow, tentative, cautious, and in survival mode. As a result of the inevitable mistake that will occur while playing like this, Carolina lost both games in OT on one, simple mistake. After making Tkachuk seemingly invisible, as soon as the Canes commit an error, there he is. The Canes are not broken, they are facing a team who is playing better than they are right now. Bob is no better than Freddie or Raanta, he's just on a roll. The Florida blue line is terrible, but they're playing out of their mind. Same can be said for their PK- it sucked all season long, but decided to show up now. I don't think the Canes win another game this series. They got further than I expected and, just like most of us have said consistently for the last 4 years, they're still a piece or 2 from becoming a true Cup contender.

At least the series will end on the road and the fans don't have to endure a visiting team celebrating on home ice.

Keith Jones is an a$$hole.

Carolina may get swept. Their play looks like a team who doesn't belong. Tentative, no confidence.

Florida is quite possibly the 5th best team in the East. But, that's why there's a playoff system. Let's be real. The time off cost Carolina. They lost their legs after the 2nd OT, the lines weren't clicking at all and the entire team didn't look like themselves. There were comments during the game alluding to how good Carolina was. I didn't see it. The Canes would have been better served to have the OT goal count and go home with a loss. Playing another 2 hours or so only makes the loss worse than what it was. I think RBA got out-coached last night and he overthought tweaking the lines, thinking he could create matchup issues much like what he did against NJ. Florida is not NJ. I don't think the lines need to be tweaked. Tkachuk was invisible last night until a defensive mistake was made. Barkov is who he is and will get his against Carolina- he always has. Florida's blue line is not good. Their best defensemen is no better than the Canes bottom pair. And, it's not a complicated defense. They pack the middle and play house. Canes need to cycle more and stop with the cross ice passes that always seem to be intercepted or tipped. Outside in and top to bottom. Regardless, I said the Canes were thru Round 1 and out in Round 2 and here they are. So anything positive in this series is okay with me. I have no expectations.

2 total defensive breakdowns. 2 goals.

Canes looked like a team who didn't play for a week. That said, Canes D was strong in the 1st. Now, figure out Florida's forecheck.

Anyway... 1 banner at a time. They're above the limo. This was last Friday at the Stevie Nicks concert.

Radio is real time and tv is like 7 seconds delayed...

How do you guts get them to sync? Radio & TV?

Nope. Oh well... find something else until 8.

Is there a pre-game on Bally? If not, I'm not watching pre-game garbage on ESPN or TNT.

Friends with 4 seats to game 5 have reached out. We'll be there Friday night if there's no sweep.

Staal's been on the doorstep a couple games now. He might get one tonight with his line. Bob will be bobbing for pucks tonite.

Here are the lines (that's a pretty healthy-sized 2, eh?) Forwards: Noesen - Aho - Jarvis Martinook - Kotkaniemi - Fast Teravainen - Staal - Necas Drury - Stastny - Stepan Defense: Slavin - Burns Skjei - Pesce Gostisbehere - Chatfield Goalies: Andersen Raanta

If TT sees the ice during this series, what's the over/under on how soon he gets slashed on the hand.

It's safe to come back from your trip and tell us all about space travel. I assumed that's where you went as you claimed you wouldn't be able to keep up with the games and I'm not sure where on this planet that can happen.

The lines RBA built for the NJ series were instrumental in the scoring surge. Not sure it was intended that way, but a defensive approach to creating those lines resulted in a type of offense we hadn't seen the last month of the season.

Wouldn't it be nice to be in a position to put Pool Party on the ice with the sole mission of taking out Bennett, just like the old days when teams had hired enforcers?