Let's Review, Shall We?

[Anybodyhome]

I went back thru the trade tracker and just listed the deals that Carolina could have been involved in and also improved their move towards the playoffs.

Jan 30: Islanders get Bo Horvat and send Anthony Beauviller to Vancouver. Both forwards in this deal would have been good for Carolina.

Feb 9: Rangers land Tarasenko and Mikkola; again, both of these guys would have fit in Carolina.

Feb 17: St. Louis sends Ryan O'Reilly to Toronto. Another guy Carolina fans were looking at.

Feb 19: Rangers get F Tyler Motte...

(crickets chirping in Raleigh......)

Feb 23: Boston lands D Orlov, F Hathaway from Washington

Feb 25: Winnipeg gets Nino Niederreiter

(crickets still chirping in Raleigh....)

Feb 26: Among a lot of deals that day, Vegas gets F Barbashev; NJ Devils get Timo Meier among a stack of other players

Feb 28: Islanders add F Engvall from Toronto; Rangers get Patrick Kane; Wild add Marcus Johansson. And in the blockbuster deal of the day, Carolina lands F Jesse Puljujarvi!

Mar 1: Colorado lands Lars Eller; Chychrun ends up in Arizona; Ghost is now a Hurricane......

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"We're going to be aggressive...."

What's next, someone gonna run with scissors? Food fight in the PNC staff cafeteria? Stay out after the street lights come on? 

Every team in the Metro who wants the Cup has made moves to improve their chances, except Carolina.

 

 

 

Edited March 3, 2023 by Anybodyhome

[carpanfan96]

In on Timo deal and being screwed by SJ messed them up. 

I live in Chicago, Kane pushed for the Rangers and wouldn't go anywhere else. 

For the rest, teams asked for Jarvis or more, Canes said no. Few deals was asked for nisshi and said no. 

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

19 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

In on Timo deal and being screwed by SJ messed them up. 

I live in Chicago, Kane pushed for the Rangers and wouldn't go anywhere else. 

For the rest, teams asked for Jarvis or more, Canes said no. Few deals was asked for nisshi and said no. 

I’m getting tired of the “teams asked for Jarvis and Nikishin” theory. No other team gave up any prospects of their caliber so if the organization is going to continue to push this narrative for their lack of moves, I’m going to be very skeptical of anything else they release to the public moving forward. The Devils are one point behind us and have an objectively easier schedule moving forward. We are staring a round one series against the Rangers in the face. A lot of questions will need to be answered in the future I’m afraid.

[PleaseCutStewart]

It's easy, our front office was all in on getting timo. When we didn't, they just lied out of their ass saying they were still going to try to add people. Instead, we add 2 turds that nobody wanted and still gave up too much for them...

[Rocky Davis]

I still don't know why they didn't get Nino back.  The asset cost was well within reason, I just wonder if his $4M/yr didn't fit in the "salary scale" the Canes have and that was the reason.

Underwhelming trade acquisitions overall, we like our team.

I hope the team likes themselves as much and plays lights out and proves all of us armchair QBs wrong.

[Rocky Davis]

3 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

It's easy, our front office was all in on getting timo. When we didn't, they just lied out of their ass saying they were still going to try to add people. Instead, we add 2 turds that nobody wanted and still gave up too much for them...

It wasn't just Timo they were in on, but they did focus a lot of effort there. 

It's not like Waddles and Co. don't have the ability to multitask, and if they were just lazy then that's terrible.

[Stumpy]

I've found a chart I'd like to review...

 

[Harbingers]

9 hours ago, USDepartmentOfSavagery said:

I’m getting tired of the “teams asked for Jarvis and Nikishin” theory. No other team gave up any prospects of their caliber so if the organization is going to continue to push this narrative for their lack of moves, I’m going to be very skeptical of anything else they release to the public moving forward. The Devils are one point behind us and have an objectively easier schedule moving forward. We are staring a round one series against the Rangers in the face. A lot of questions will need to be answered in the future I’m afraid.

I’m not. Teams know we are stacked already. Asking for Jarvis or Necas is reasonable. 
 

I’m not as much on the big trade train as the rest of the board. Rod system I think would prohibit big play a bit. We tried bringing in someone like Domi and he did what exactly? He didn’t mesh. We need team players that will strengthen our core. Not a stand out that will inhibit it. 

[Harbingers]

1 hour ago, Stumpy said:

I've found a chart I'd like to review...

 

Holy poo. That’s the best we have been on that chart since the Covid year. Wow. 

[Harbingers]

1 hour ago, Stumpy said:

I've found a chart I'd like to review...

 

This right here is why I’m not worried that we didn’t grab a star. Your top three lines in the top 10 for X goals is stupidly stupidly good. That doesn’t happen. 
 

Honestly I’m surprised out of all the lines we have the Staal line has the highest Xgoals against. 

Edited March 4, 2023 by Harbingers

[Anybodyhome]

5 hours ago, Harbingers said:

 

Honestly I’m surprised out of all the lines we have the Staal line has the highest Xgoals against. 

It's the nature of the beast. That heavy forecheck means everyone plays very deep and that line has no speed whatsoever. Consequently, sneaking a guy out behind the D for an odd man breakaway or a stretch pass up the ice will happen.

[Panthers Fan 69]

6 hours ago, Harbingers said:

I’m not. Teams know we are stacked already. Asking for Jarvis or Necas is reasonable. 
 

I’m not as much on the big trade train as the rest of the board. Rod system I think would prohibit big play a bit. We tried bringing in someone like Domi and he did what exactly? He didn’t mesh. We need team players that will strengthen our core. Not a stand out that will inhibit it. 

Yep. I see it now. Plus. Ghost came in a contributed right away last night. 

[cookinbrak]

Tripp said last night that with Ghost power from the left side, and Burns power from anywhere, putting them together on PP would be almost guaranteed goals.  And Ghost showed it.

[Stumpy]

We like our team!