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Saturday night with the Arizona Coyotes. Last game before the all-star break and the Canes currently riding a 2-game win streak against Boston and NJ. 15 points in their last 10 games (7-2-1) has them 2 points behind the Rags, who are visiting Ottawa tonight. The Rags are on a 2-game loser streak and are 3-6-1 in their last 10. Let's fire it up before heading into a much deserved break. Canes have a massive home ice advantage the rest of the season with a lot of home games. Harbs called the Aho opener against NJ: Anybodyhome- 4 Harbingers- 4 BY9Franchise- 3 Panthers Fan 69- 2 WelshPanther- 2 DamnitJake!- 2 DavidEng- 1 MillionDollarCam- 1 -------------------------------------------- I'm staying with Jarvis until he's the guy...

Rags and Pens both lose.

Have to give Raanta credit for his game last night. Neither of those goals were really on him. The first was just a very good play and pass to the man on the weak side. Both Chatfield and Orlov were caught too deep, Chatty was actually below the goal line and Orlov came in- nobody had Dowling standing 4' away. Orlov and Chatty both had their back to the puck when the pass was made. The 2nd... well... with 8 seconds left just hold the puck and freeze it on the boards or dump it cross ice and run the last 8 seconds off. That was on Necas. One other note... I did notice that Martin moves laterally much quicker than Raanta. His reflexes are quicker.

The b2b took its toll and the players looked pretty gassed with about 5 minutes left. Raanta has earned stars a couple times and the crowd is doing their best to encourage him and regain some confidence.

Raanta is in net tonite, I've read. After the newcomer Spencer Martin got the start last night in Boston, Antti Raanta is expected to have the green light tonight. Wednesday was the first time since January 11 that Raanta wasn't the starter for the Canes, a well-deserved break for the veteran netminder. The 34-year-old is 4-2-1 since the holiday break, including a stellar 38-save outing in a win over Pittsburgh on January 13. Game is on Bally tonite.

Oops... sorry... Anybodyhome- 4 Harbingers- 3 BY9Franchise- 3 Panthers Fan 69- 2 WelshPanther- 2 DamnitJake!- 2 DavidEng- 2 MillionDollarCam- 1

Following a huge win on the road in Boston, the Canes are back home to face the Devils in Raleigh. A back-to-back road and home 24 hours. I'd like to know who put that on the schedule. Anyway, Necas with a couple back-to-back opening goals himself. Let's see if the streak continues... Anybodyhome- 4 Harbingers- 3 BY9Franchise- 3 Panthers Fan 69- 2 WelshPanther- 2 DamnitJake!- 2 DavidEng- 1 MillionDollarCam- 1 --------------------------------------------------------- I'm gonna ride Jarvy for a while. He keeps getting close- dinged a post last night and actually got one through Ullmark's 5-hole past the pads, but was stopped in his skates.

Don't look now, but the Canes are 5-0-2 against Boston in their last 7 meetings.

Lemieux did work early to set the tone when he crushed McAvoy behind the net. Noesen stood up as well.

Huge win on many levels. Confidence of beating an excellent team. Minus a key player- Svech. Minus a 1, 2 or 3 goalie. With a PP that has been silent for a few games.

Bullshit call on Orlov.

This was a reach before the game started. 1 point is a win as far as I'm concerned.

Fug.

Same with Chatty.

6 minutes gone in the 3rd and the Canes are still in the lockerroom.

So, is Donnie Wads better at drafting or making deals?

Turbo got his stick between McAvoy's legs to make that shot. WOW!

Does that mean you're taking Noesen as well?

Following a poor showing against Minnesota last Sunday afternoon, the Canes limp into Boston without their best power forward and starting their 4th different goalie this season. As for scoring? Well, DamnItJake and BY9Franchise both added a point for correctly guessing Necas as the opening goal scorer. Anybodyhome- 4 Harbingers- 3 Panthers Fan 69- 2 WelshPanther- 2 BY9Franchise- 2 DamnitJake!- 2 DavidEng- 1 MillionDollarCam- 1 Just goes to show you anyone can get on the board! BY9 has made 2 correct picks on the ice for the Canes but still hasn't figured out the QB situation in Charlotte, according to his screen name...lol. ----------------------------------------------------- I'm going with Noesen tonite. If the Canes can score, it'll be a net front scrum.

The Sunday game against Minnesota was also a dream when the Rags and a couple other Metro teams lost. And the Canes failed to capitalize against a sub .500 team with one of the worst PKs on earth and a barely average goalie. So, pardon me if I'm not feeling very confident. The trademark of championship-caliber teams: you win the games you're supposed to and up the effort against the good teams.

Remember when these first came out and the retail price was in the $1500 range... in the mid to late 70's? The Vision Pro will likely be half the $4k asking proce in less than 2 years.

I think tomorrow is a bloodbath and Carolina is on the wrong side. The Boston Massacre all over again. NJ and Arizona should both be wins, but so we're LA and Minnesota.

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.