Hurricanes @ Panthers 4/22-4/24 Final Two

[Anybodyhome]

Canes sat back and played not to lose instead of playing to win.

Lots of concerns following this loss, not the least was the soft game winner Ned let go and Hamilton getting 2 goals, only to then decide he's a winger and forgets to play any D the rest of the night.

 

[Harbingers]

The bright spots. We got the point and still control our destiny for up to 2 more losses(more depending on how many Tampa and Florida lose) and our call ups played solid. I actually really liked Lorentz on the first line, he’s really trying to prove he deserves to be on the roster. He’s no Fast in terms of play style who compliments Aho well but he did bring fire and energy.

Aho played his ass off last night too.  
 

I chalk that loss up to coaching as much as anything else. We tried to sit back in the third, that didn’t work. We gave up too many breakaways overall. Ned flat out was out of gas by the start of the third and we should have pulled him. And starting Svech-Tro in overtime Vs. Barkov just not a smart move. Should have had Aho-Lorentz(Tro)-(Pesce/Slavin) out there. No knock on Svech or Tro. Just needed shutdown guys on Barkov then get shooters out there once he was off the ice.  
 

If Ned hadn’t have played 3 games in 5 days that game would have been in the bag easy. At least now we know though. 

[Anybodyhome]

Lorentz played Barkov very well when they were matched. Florida came out with the big guys to start OT, RBA should have matched him.