Canes @ Columbus BJs 4PM

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

This team has no fuging toughness at all. They got thrown all over the ice the past two matches and did nothing to respond. 

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

1 minute ago, TheMaulClaw said:

Team is doing fine, but we have a goalie problem.

We also have a shooting problem. Out shooting below average teams by 20+ and losing is question that needs to be explored. We also need a goon to fug people up and set the tone. 

[MillionDollarCam]

The game coming up against NJ is massive, lose that one and NJ is back in the race for the metro.

[Anybodyhome]

And just like that, an 8-point lead in the division is down to 2.

[MillionDollarCam]

Just now, Anybodyhome said:

And just like that, an 8-point lead in the division is down to 2.

Should be 4 but could very well be two come early next week.

[TheMaulClaw]

2 minutes ago, USDepartmentOfSavagery said:

We also have a shooting problem. Out shooting below average teams by 20+ and losing is question that needs to be explored. We also need a goon to fug people up and set the tone. 

We are fine.  All that's happened is the team has taken a collective breath after the winning streak.  I knew a small losing streak was coming.  It sucks we won't be at the top of THG's power rankings, but I trust Rod and he is going to get us back on track quickly.

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

3 minutes ago, TheMaulClaw said:

We are fine.  All that's happened is the team has taken a collective breath after the winning streak.  I knew a small losing streak was coming.  It sucks we won't be at the top of THG's power rankings, but I trust Rod and he is going to get us back on track quickly.

Fug THG

[Anybodyhome]

12 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Should be 4 but could very well be two come early next week.

NJ won in OT earlier, was a 3 point lead before the Canes loss, I believe.

I could be wrong.

Edited January 8, 2023 by Anybodyhome

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

We still have a 4 point lead 

[Rocky Davis]

These are the games we need to just win.  Columbus is a team we should beat, not lose to.

We've done this the last couple of seasons, lose to teams we should beat.  It's fine ever so often, but we have consistently lost to teams we should beat.  It costs us in the standings and even more I think it shows our guys think they can cruise through games sometimes and they've done that in the playoffs too.  These guys are professionals, every game should matter...I don't expect perfection, but I think most fans expect full out effort and the team doesn't always show it.

We do have an issue in goal, no other way to slice it.  It's the biggest thing that will keep this team from winning a Cup.  Koochie is going to be good, but he still isn't there.  Rantaa has never been the answer and Freddie is fine china. 

[TheCandyMan]

I blame @Panthers Fan 69

[Anybodyhome]

16 hours ago, Rocky Davis said:

We do have an issue in goal, no other way to slice it.  It's the biggest thing that will keep this team from winning a Cup.  Koochie is going to be good, but he still isn't there.  Rantaa has never been the answer and Freddie is fine china. 

This.

18 shots on goal from Columbus in a 4-3 SOL.

25 shots on goal from Nashville in a 5-3 loss.

31 shots on goal from NY in a 5-3 loss.

There is a total lack of consistency in net. Kochetkov goes from shutout to giving up 4 goals on 30 shots in NY, including a couple easy ones.

Raanta is the same, except his consistency is what costs the Canes wins. He will consistently allow the leakers, the softies, to the tune of 1 or 2 a game.

Even last night, either just before the end of the game or at the break between the OT and shootout, Tripp made the comment, "At some point, you have to make a save." He might have said, "...expect a save," I don't remember exactly, but the context is the same and it struck a chord with me. Vasilevsky isn't great every night, he has off nights just like any player, but he's consistent in between those off nights.

There's something that differentiates between good goalies and outstanding goalies. Perhaps it's that consistency, but the Carolina stable of goalies are all in the "good" category, and "good" isn't getting you a Cup.

[Harbingers]

14 hours ago, TheCandyMan said:

I blame @Panthers Fan 69

Me too. That Dick hole going and getting themself in timeout. 

[KillerKat]

1 hour ago, Anybodyhome said:

This.

18 shots on goal from Columbus in a 4-3 SOL.

25 shots on goal from Nashville in a 5-3 loss.

31 shots on goal from NY in a 5-3 loss.

There is a total lack of consistency in net. Kochetkov goes from shutout to giving up 4 goals on 30 shots in NY, including a couple easy ones.

Raanta is the same, except his consistency is what costs the Canes wins. He will consistently allow the leakers, the softies, to the tune of 1 or 2 a game.

Even last night, either just before the end of the game or at the break between the OT and shootout, Tripp made the comment, "At some point, you have to make a save." He might have said, "...expect a save," I don't remember exactly, but the context is the same and it struck a chord with me. Vasilevsky isn't great every night, he has off nights just like any player, but he's consistent in between those off nights.

There's something that differentiates between good goalies and outstanding goalies. Perhaps it's that consistency, but the Carolina stable of goalies are all in the "good" category, and "good" isn't getting you a Cup.

A good one will as long as you stay out of the penalty box and convert on powerplays which we have continued trouble with anyway