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Pretty goal. That was highlight reel worthy.

C mon guys! I'm 66 and I'll be up for this. I'll give you a break if you work early and/or have kids.... Kidding. Will be watching just like Friday, will be standing in front of the TV cuz come the third period if I sit, I'll fall asleep.

I've been saying the team would be moved when Tepper acquired it. However, that would also mean the end of the Huddle, and leave me nowhere to post about the Carolina Hurricanes successes.

The Buffalo @ KC game was a good game and fun to watch 2 of the best QBs in the league. Panthers played today?

I stayed up as well. Nobody else in the house was- wife went to bed and both dogs followed her, so I was doing the lonesome celly. Spent the 3rd standing in front of the TV, cause if I sat down, I would have been asleep. Anyway, the Canes figured it out after the better part of 2 periods, but sheesh, gotta get the PP figured out because it looks amateur right now. Big contributions: Raanta late, Svech, Necas and all the blue liners. Staal line, Stepan is even getting involved.

Few bad penalties tonight. Don't care how good the PK is with Raanta in goal.

37 to 88.... goal.

It's the end of the second..

21 shots to 10. Ugh....

This is jet lag hockey. Or, San Jose is just beating everyone to the loose pucks.

I think she has stepped in and done very well with an established team around her.

Something needs to get to the back of the net....

That was asleep at the wheel weak. C'mon, Raanta, you gotta be better.

Coghlan must be dinged still. A match up of current and former Canes backup goalies.

Drury is probably already on a plane. Thanks for the update- had not heard.

Carolina historically has not been good in this building. Let's change all that tonight. I'll go on record with Burns getting his first point(s) as a Cane tonight.

Especially when it's a fairly easy review for offside and the goal is... erased. As in, never happened. Another subject- one of a little concern and I hope it's only because of new line-mates. CBJ gained the o-zone through the middle of the ice fairly regularly on the Canes. While there were plenty of trips the Canes stood them up at the blue line, there were other times when there was no one home. But if that's my only concern after the opening night nerves, then I'm not that worried. It'll get fixed in the film room.

Okay, guys, I called it during the 2nd intermission.

Simply a numbers game. The roster is stacked and there just isn't room on the roster. He's protected, and if Bear is dealt, he will be on the roster.

Took 30 minutes to get going, but this isn't the same team that took the opening face-off. Canes will own the 3rd and will win 4-1.

Chatfield's speed has negated many an icing call.

Good back-checking by the Canes.

He's only a small step from becoming one of the bigger thugs in the league.

Little opening night jitters. Not to worry, CBJ can't keep up the pace of chasing the puck with 3 guys and a weak defense.

So be it. Hockey has its bests and worsts, but on any given night...