Carolina Hurricanes 2009-2010 Regular Season Thread

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It's getting to the point where it's just funny. No lead is safe. Ever.

[Mesmer]

Ward cut by a skate... team says he's out for a month or so but I think the team is keeping their mouths shut and its worse.

Word is, Ward's quadrilateral muscle was cut deep by the skate and he'll be out for an extended period.. and that that's why JR is looking for more than a band-aid in the net via trade.

JR won't tank the season and give up. That's the good news. The bad news is, right now there's not much he can do about it. With the season being nowhere near the trade deadline, there aren't many teams looking to move players. There's not a lot he can do right now with that.

Honestly, I think just selling off Brind'Amour for basically nothing and letting Boychuck stay on the squad the rest of the year would do be a great place to start

[2plankingpanther]

Ward was the strength of this team,if the new veteran goalie doesn't step up,this team is toast!:sad:

[Mesmer]

Will be interesting, to say the least, to see Manny Legace in a Canes uniform.

I hope the team can step it up in front of him, because the only games that we've been close in, Ward was the one keeping us there.

This team has got to start playing better hockey, or things are going to get really bad.

If they're going to make any kind of miraculous turnaround, it needs to happen now. The longer this drags on, the more impossible it will become. At some point JR has to look at this team, realize that they're not going anywhere, and sell off the old parts of it. Apparently that time is around Christmas.

I have a feeling this will not get any easier to watch.

[IRONMAN]

this is it tonight, manny legace comes in the team realizes they can't get any worse and really around him for a 3-2 victory against the kings!

[Mesmer]

I think one of two things happens.

A) Manny Legace comes in and all the bounces start going the Canes way, and we get some confidence back.

or

Manny Legace comes in and we lose 6-1, and this season continues it's terrible path.

Either way, sucks to be Michael Leighton right now.

[SmootsDaddy89]

You were close.

5-2.

[Acewalker]

Well this is just swell.

[Mesmer]

Ok guys we have lost 13 in a row.

Our next game is on Friday the 13th.

It's against the Islanders.

If we cannot win this game, something needs to be done immediately. Also, Aaron Ward is terrible and should be waived.

[Mesmer]

Canes win vs. Minnesota 5-4 (SO)

The streak is over!!

[Acewalker]

Time to start a new streak amirite?

[Mesmer]

Hopefully in the right direction

[RedMage138]

WOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOO

Coming up on a stretch of very winnable games, hopefully the team can correct some of the fundamental mistakes they made in the 2nd and 3rd and put a little winning streak together.

[Mesmer]

Keys to future success this year.

- Joni stays healthy and gets tons of TOI

- Rodney can continue to work on his game and earn much more TOI

That kid can handle the puck! The Rats are more talented than I thought.