Canes vs Caps 7pm

[KingKucci]

Let’s get the winning streak to 5 in a row! 

[organicrusty1201]

what a difference a few weeks make - our team is on fire!  now if Necas and KK could play to their

potential we go on an epic run.

[Harbingers]

Pono is called up. Noesen and Necas both out or insurance for the back to back?

[Anybodyhome]

Both dinged, I think.

Expect to see Lemieux tonight?

Anyway, let's see if the Cowardly Caps wanna play hockey tonight or will they just try to play keep away?

[Harbingers]

21 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

Both dinged, I think.

Expect to see Lemieux tonight?

Anyway, let's see if the Cowardly Caps wanna play hockey tonight or will they just try to play keep away?

Edit: Sorry for the long post. 

Noesen has/had the flu/covid going around the league. Necas got his shoulder fuged up by Orlov in practice yesterday(it was an open practice and somebody got it on film, I’ll post below.) No word on Fasty, but since he wasn’t at practice I think he’s still in the protocol. 

Clearly he got his shoulder crunched, on a not even that hard hit by Orlov.

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If all three can’t go we’d only have 17 skaters even with Lemieux and TDA aka 10-7 tonight. Which would be really hard on the guys on a back to back. Thus the need for a 11th forward.

If all three of our starters can’t go I’d frankly have brought Suzuki and Pono up(if we had the roster space) with Drury and gotten a good look at them on a line together. But sadly we don’t have the roster space so TDA it would be. 

That said I suspect Pono is just insurance for the back to back in case someone else gets dinged up. Though I really want to see him play at the top level. 11-7 with 3 missing starters on the road vs a division rival isn’t the best situation to throw him into. 
 

Edited January 5 by Harbingers

[Harbingers]

Without a team practice I should add. 

[Harbingers]

 

Obviously I’d prefer our starters but… if they are out!

[Harbingers]

Necas and Noesen are not on the ice. Pono is making his debut for sure. 

[Harbingers]

That said not sure how I feel about this…

At least Drury is centering. It might open up KK’s scoring ability a bit more knowing he’s got a solid two-way guy covering the blue line. 

Edited January 5 by Harbingers

[kungfoodude]

I want to destroy the Caps. Hate them in general and especially for that pussy ass move against us last game.

[Harbingers]

4 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I want to destroy the Caps. Hate them in general and especially for that pussy ass move against us last game.

Missing three forwards and the caps got patches. Tonight’s going to be interesting. 

[Panthers Fan 69]

I want Tony D to destroy Tom Wilson 

[Panthers Fan 69]

Pono is gonna have a game tonight 

[MillionDollarCam]

As far as physicality goes. Probably not a better lineup you could have out there sans Noesen. Svechnikov, Bunting, Lemiuex, Orlov, and DeAngelo should all provide a physical presence.

Lemieux and Wilson had a nice fight in 2019, it’ll be interesting to see if that rivalry is renewed. 

Edited January 6 by MillionDollarCam