Harbingers

Ridiculous.

That’s three delay of games on us in the past two games. Ugh. Technically two. Cause that was off the boards. Rod is steaming right now but hasn’t boiled over.

That went low off the boards.

WOAH trocheck actually got a goal?

They need all the help they can get.

And we throwing Lajoie right into the fire.

Staal been a stud so far.

Dougie doesn’t have the speed to go 1v1 with forsburg. Guaranteed goal or penalty every single time. But Ned did let us down there. If that went to penalty instead.

Either way, they are exploiting our one weakness.

Like I said, I think rod wants his players to fire it up more so he didn’t even challenge. Maybe play with a chip knowing it was offsides.

Need Slavin.

Just rolled it back it was clearly offsides.

I think it was too but I think rod decided to let it stand to challenge his guys instead challenging the game.

And our one weakness. Who was on defense on that.

Weird but awesome goal.

I am really liking Lajoie’s quickness on his shots. He gets the puck and he’s in a lay it’s already gone.

I’m more concerned by the fact we can’t get out of our zone and haven’t been able to lay too many goods hits on them yet. Ned is gonna have his hands full tonight. I don’t blame him for that goal, Dougie was out of position and blocked his view entirely.

We need more energy.

Liked Lajoie’s first shift. Had a feeling they were gonna score there.

There's the official word.

Aho's jersey still has the A. Thinking no Slavo tonight.

"NASHVILLE - The Carolina Hurricanes bring a 2-0 series lead on the road, as their First Round series against the Predators shifts to Nashville for the weekend. Game 3 (1) Carolina Hurricanes at (4) Nashville Predators Carolina leads series 2-0 Friday, May 21, 7 p.m. Watch: Bally Sports South, Bally Sports app, USA Listen: 99.9 FM The Fan, Hurricanes.com/Listen, Hurricanes app Tracking the Storylines Staunch Defense: Nedeljkovic was a stud in net in Game 2, and the defense in front of him was stout, as well - and it's worth noting that the Canes were without Jaccob Slavin, too. In his absence, Brett Pesce and Brady Skjei saw elevated roles and minutes. Pesce played a game high 28:01, and Skjei logged 27:44. Both players were on the ice for more than nine minutes of shorthanded play, and Skjei's 9:37 of shorthanded time on ice is the most of any NHL player in a regulation playoff game since the league began tracking the stat in 1997. Pesce posted five blocked shots and added another primary assist on Aho's empty-net tally. The Canes' blueliner now leads the team in scoring with three assists through the first two games. "Right now, it's just about getting the win. Everybody wants to do well, but they're not always going to be pretty," Nedeljkovic said. "Tonight, there were a lot of sacrifices around the board. Guys were blocking shots, diving to make plays and getting pucks out. It wasn't our best, but it was a really good, gutsy effort." Speaking of Slavin: The status of Slavin will be one to watch moving forward. Head coach Rod Brind'Amour said earlier in the week that Slavin "might be a game-time decision for a while here yet." The Canes' stalwart defenseman participated in the morning skate on Wednesday but was unable to play in Game 2. The team didn't practice on Thursday, so his availability for Game 3 remains unknown, but it's likely to be another wait-and-see situation. Be Special: After a sterling 7-for-7 performance in Game 2, the Canes penalty kill improved to 10-for-10 in the series. The Canes' power play got on the board in Game 2 when Aho opened the scoring in the first period. Special teams is so often the difference in a hockey game, and it was no different on Wednesday night. "You can't say enough about those guys. All the penalty killers, the goaltending," Brind'Amour said. "Pesce and Skjei in particular obviously had to step up tonight and did in a huge way. Incredible performances by those guys."" https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/game-3-preview-carolina-hurricanes-nashville-predators/c-324869148 https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/game-3-projected-lineup-carolina-hurricanes-nashville-predators/c-324889006 "Here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes. Forwards Svechnikov-Aho-Teravainen Niederreiter-Trocheck-Necas Foegele-Staal-Fast Martinook-Lorentz-McGinn Defensemen Skjei-Hamilton Bean-Pesce Lajoie-Hakanpaa Goalies Nedeljkovic Mrazek Injuries: Paquette (lower body), Slavin (lower body) Scratches: Bibeau, Gardiner, Geekie, Keane, McCormick, McKeown, Reimer, Ryan, Shore, Suzuki" No morning skate for Slavin. Have to assume hes doubtful tonight. Score early, hit hard and control the crowd.

Nothing on Saros so i assume hes back in net tonight.