Game 17 (11/22): Hurricanes (14-2-0) @ Sharks (8-8-1)

[MillionDollarCam]

5 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

Pretty sure 3 of the 4 Kings goals came off rebounds. The 4th on the breakaway.

But, as long as there are 2 points at the end of the day...

There’s been a lot of odd man rushes against us on this road trip… not sure if it’s the time zone or what but we aren’t playing our best hockey right now. Both goalies are giving us a chance though.

[MillionDollarCam]

Sharks are coming hard now… about to see what this team is made of.

[MillionDollarCam]

Would honestly feel better about getting to OT. Think we can put a better three out there than San Jose.

[zacka77ack]

In what universe is that tripping?

[MillionDollarCam]

Well… I wanted OT until we got called for a penalty.

Going to take a village to get this win.

Edited November 23, 2021 by MillionDollarCam

[MillionDollarCam]

Wow… that sucks.

Nice to get the point… on to the next one.

[zacka77ack]

Really awful 3rd period. Ian Cole out there on his stomach in OT to lose the game, leaving the backside of the net wide open for a rebound.

[MillionDollarCam]

All 100 people in the arena went crazy. 

[Harbingers]

Oof, at least we got a point. 

[MillionDollarCam]

It’s much easier to justify 5 hours of sleep on a win rather than a loss. Please win next time!

[Anybodyhome]

What I saw:

• 23 shots is not going to get it done. And the only goal was from a defenseman.  11 of the 23 shots came from the blue liners. Meanwhile, these guys each had 1 shot on goal: Aho, Troc, Staal, Nino, Jarvis, Necas.
• No net front presence. Nino, Tro, Staal- you can usually count on those guys to be in front, but not last night.
• KK and Jarvis are both playing better than Svech right now.
• Did Turbo make this road trip, because he's been MIA for a couple games now. 

But look, a west coast swing with a possible 8 points on the line thus far and the Canes have 7. I was thinking 8 points would be a good trip, but between Seattle and Philly, I can see 9.

[Harbingers]

32 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

What I saw:

• 23 shots is not going to get it done. And the only goal was from a defenseman.  11 of the 23 shots came from the blue liners. Meanwhile, these guys each had 1 shot on goal: Aho, Troc, Staal, Nino, Jarvis, Necas.
• No net front presence. Nino, Tro, Staal- you can usually count on those guys to be in front, but not last night.
• KK and Jarvis are both playing better than Svech right now.
• Did Turbo make this road trip, because he's been MIA for a couple games now. 

But look, a west coast swing with a possible 8 points on the line thus far and the Canes have 7. I was thinking 8 points would be a good trip, but between Seattle and Philly, I can see 9.

23 shots and 23 blocked shots. Defense have started selling out to block everything we throw and help their goalies. We really should have tried to move to the close game, and should in general in the future until we can open up our lanes again. Also only 39% on the face offs. That’s abysmal. 

Edited November 23, 2021 by Harbingers

[Anybodyhome]

21 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

23 shots and 23 blocked shots. Defense have started selling out to block everything we throw and help their goalies. We really should have tried to move to the close game, and should in general in the future until we can open up our lanes again. Also only 39% on the face offs. That’s abysmal. 

Yeah, I didn't even mention the faceoff circle. Terrible on the draws, and this wasn't a game that saw a lot of icing calls, so it's not like we didn't have the preferred guy taking the draw.

But, imagine this- the Canes are 14-2-1 and we're bitching about their performance. Any other team makes this road trip and they'd feel lucky to get 6 of the 12 points available.

Edited November 23, 2021 by Anybodyhome

[Harbingers]

53 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

Yeah, I didn't even mention the faceoff circle. Terrible on the draws, and this wasn't a game that saw a lot of icing calls, so it's not like we didn't have the preferred guy taking the draw.

But, imagine this- the Canes are 14-2-1 and we're bitching about their performance. Any other team makes this road trip and they'd feel lucky to get 6 of the 12 points available.

Ya, the toughest part too is we have an identical road trip coming up in early December, through Canada and Minnesota. We better be on point for that one with 4 very good teams + Vancouver. 
 

I think the worst part about last night though wasn’t the loss but the fact the capitals gained a point on us in their same western states road trip.