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Pool party been working hard- just no puck luck.

Missed the whole PK waiting on commercials...

So, KK takes a head shot, Drury gets his helmet ripped off and there's a penalty on Carolina. Gotcha.

Linville is the guy who helped Eric Rudolph avoid capture for five years in the Murphy area....

You'd think Vincent would know better.

On their ice when they had last change and the Canes stood tall. The Rangers top line was invisible. It'll take this same effort for 4 more games...

If memory serves me, Stepan has a history of playing well against NY.

The operative word here was "consistency." The Canes never played them during the COVID season until the playoffs. That season was a wash regardless and shouldn't count for anything beyond player stats. The prior season (2019-20) the Canes went 0-4, and in 2018-19 they went 2-2. Regardless of their 3 wins in 4 meetings last season, the fact is they lost in the playoffs... at home. And, in the playoffs, I don't see Carolina winning 4 of 7. They had a better shot of winning 4 of 7 last year than this. While the Canes are losing guys to injury, the Rangers improved their roster.

Canes have not been able to beat the Rangers with any consistency in years. And it continues this season, so my expectations are next to nothing. If they win one or even get an OT point for one of the 2 games, I'll be okay. That being said, at some point the Canes will have to face them in the playoffs, and this is where the season ends.

We can only imagine how the end to this game would have sounded with Big Mike Maniscalco and Tripp doing the broadcast. Instead, we were treated to a couple guys who were obviously leaning toward the Flyers and as interesting to listen to as a lawnmower.

And, not the first time he's done this.... DeAngelo will spend the rest of his life having Aho nightmares...

It also needs to be mentioned that he's been noticeably invisible for a few games, too. I mean, his game last night was one for the books, but let's not fool ourselves, either. He needs to show up every night, especially with Svech gone. Not saying he needs to score, but he needs to make an impact.

To be clear, I'm not in favor of the rental market; landing the big fish that may cost you draft picks, a chunk of salary cap, etc. I am a believer in developing talent, maintaining a pipeline of players and becoming a model of consistency that will lure players who may become free agents. There's a reason Brent Burns came to Raleigh, Max Paccioretty, and some others. Your odds are better building a team that contends year in and year out for the cup than grabbing up a bunch of rentals and hoping the chemistry works within a 2-month window to win a cup. The Canes were a legit contender when they added Max. They were still a contender when Max went down. But outsiders who looked at this team and believed this team was a serious contender also saw the weaknesses we've all discussed at length here- goal tending and another goal scorer. I, for one, don't want to sell the farm for the chance to land a very good milk cow.

I'd pull Andersen for that bone-headed play. WTF. Canes lose this and the next 5 In a row, write it down.

Canes look tired in the 3rd.

Announcers are a flaming burn pit. A fugging hazmat train crash. The 1960s DDT mosquito spraying truck.

Almost thru 2 periods and the Flyers haven't committed a penalty? #Gimmeafuggingbreak

I'm going to send something to the organization commending the work of Maniscalco, Tracey, Will the Thrill and Hannah. They're terrific. ESPN, NHL Network, TBS, TNT all suck balls.

These announcers are terrible. And there's the expected weak goal given up by Andersen.

Finally got it.... Brady from his favorite spot.

Did all that. Not that important. If the NHL had half a brain they'd offer PPV.

Fug it, guess I won't be watching...lol

ESPN + says the game hasn't started... lol and screen is frozen

The next step(s), in my opinion, is adding another shooting forward and a legit goalie.

Gotta watch this one. Might be the last win for the Canes this month.