Harbingers

Did anyone else notice Necas go off right before that goal holding his hand?

Ok let’s see if we get a bounce back period.

This goalie(3rd string?) isn’t letting any easy ones slide like Subban did last night either.

Seems like only Fast and Slavin came to play today. Everybody else is either sluggish or just off. Mrazek gets a pass cause he hasn’t had a practice or morning skate in 3-4 days and is coming back off injury. But if he keeps sucking it up...

Ya maybe you should have had a morning skate for Mrazek.

A tiny amount but Dougie put it in a horrible spot for Aho who tried to make a miracle pass back to Dougie and failed and then Dougie just flat out got out skated absolutely. Mrazek was in horrible position too. Svech almost saved that if he had a few more feet to work with. But our PP1 units passing was poo there.

Come on Dougie. That was all on you.

No worries, its a good season and time to be a canes fan. Panthers have been lacking of late.

"For the second time in as many nights, the Carolina Hurricanes, who have earned points in 11 consecutive games (8-0-3), face off against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Match-Up Chicago Blackhawks (22-24-6, 50 points) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (35-10-7, 77 points) Tuesday, May 4, 7 p.m. Watch: Bally Sports South, Bally Sports app Listen: 99.9 FM The Fan, Hurricanes.com/Listen, Hurricanes app Numbers to Know 4: With four career hat tricks, Aho now ranks tied for third with Jeff Skinner for most hat tricks in team history (since relocation), behind Eric Staal (13) and Erik Cole (5). 5: The Canes' magic number for clinching first place in the Central Division is now five points (either won by the Canes or lost by Tampa Bay). 6-2-0: The Canes are closing our their ninth set of back-to-back games this season. They finished 5-2-2 in the first game and bring a 6-2-0 record in the second game into tonight's rematch." https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/gameday-preview-chicago-blackhawks-carolina-hurricanes/c-324293922 https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/projected-lineup-chicago-blackhawks-carolina-hurricanes/c-324338128 "Here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes. Forwards Svechnikov-Aho-Teravainen Niederreiter-Trocheck-Necas Foegele-Staal-Fast McCormick-Lorentz-Geekie Defensemen Slavin-Hamilton Skjei-Pesce Bean-Hakanpaa Goalies Mrazek Nedeljkovic Scratches: Gardiner, Reimer Injuries: Martinook (lower body), McGinn (upper body), Paquette (lower body) Taxi squad: Ryan, Shore" Chicago is starting the replacement goalie from last night.

I don’t get the feeling it was a confrontation between Rhule and Fitts. I think if there was a specific player rhule wanted we would have gone after that player earlier when we could. Unless fitts has the final say, but I don’t see that with what Tepper wants from Rhule. It sounds like either Brady got frustrated or Tepper was “gimme a fugging LT” and fitts said trust the board. we had ample chances to get a starting LT and rhule/fitts decided to go corner/WR so...

Tepper it sounds like. Who else would be pissed that means anything? Brady?

Didn’t see that one until you mentioned it. He should get an until the end of the season suspension. Dirty punch on someone trying to help the goalie cover to start it. Head to ice intention. Head punches on on a guy who’s down. It almost looked like he was trying to cut him with the skates by “accident” too. Saw a perfect comment on twitter comparing the NFLs response to burfiect(sp?) to this. Can’t have the capitals missing him for the first series of the playoffs.

Good. Hopefully him tonight, Ned or Reimer Thursday and then let him and Ned split Nashville to get a good look at what’s likely coming.

Also hoping since Mrazek was the backup last night we’ll see him back in net tonight.

It’s going to create some bad blood for sure. But we do have two things going for us. 1) If the Lightning beat the Stars either game and Nashville wins vs the blue jackets Wednesday. They will have clinched the last playoff spot. Would rather the stars trounce the Lightning at least once though. So we could be playing a Nashville team that has already clinched and I could see both teams trying to get/stay healthy. Playing a less physically aggressive game for the final two of regulation. 2) there is going to be a 5 day-week gap between regulation and a possible playoff start for us unless they start us before the west is done and possibly almost 2 week gap before the playoffs if they don’t start the US first. Which is a blessing or a curse depending but at least it won’t have us stacked straight up against against Nashville back to back to back.

Vegas has it much tougher down the stretch too. Both them and Colorado can reach a maximum of 84, however Vegas plays all playoff teams whereas Colorado has one game in hand and plays exclusively the bottom of the barrel minus one vs. the golden knights.

Florida won but doesn’t play again until Saturday vs. TB.

Well deserved.

And Ned gives up an easy glove.

Dallas tied it up with 4 to go.

How was that just McCormick for roughing?!

I thought he was exclusively FO/Scout. I guess I meant more of a assistant/position coach. I can see it being just a step back though. He doesn’t need the money he was getting and it was all normalcy for him at that point.

Oh man. Nice goal Weager.

Got a link? cant find it.