Harbingers

We’ll we are already going to have a week at least unless the NHL decides to start the US playoffs before Canada.

Fug tro just took a stick to the face.

No energy. Failing to show up on national TV again.

Missed that one.

Wait I am super confused. Bean is out there? But all our normals + Ryan is too? I am so confused. Was Kenny Albert just messing names up? I could have sworn I saw 33 out there too. I guess we are rolling with 9 defensemen?

So much nicer not having that gigantic bar at the bottom of the screen. But Kenny Albert is even slower than Mike.

Gonna be a long evening.

Oh its Kenny Albert on the call.

"DALLAS - The third and final leg of a six-game road trip brings the Carolina Hurricanes to Dallas to face off against the Stars on back-to-back nights. The Match-Up Carolina Hurricanes (31-10-6, 68 points) at Dallas Stars (20-15-12, 52 points) Monday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. Watch: NBCSN Listen: 99.9 FM The Fan, Hurricanes.com/Listen, Hurricanes app Numbers to Know 600: Dougie Hamilton is set to play in his 600th career NHL game, and he'll become the 13th defenseman in franchise history to do so. Hamilton netted two goals against Florida on Saturday and has recorded 28 points (7g, 21a) in his last 28 games. 1: The Canes are a point away from clinching a berth in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Opposition Last five games: 4-0-1, 9 points At home: 12-6-8, 32 points CAR vs. DAL: 5-1-0 Leading scorer: Joe Pavelski, 43 points (20g, 23a) in 47 games The Stars are creeping up the standings in search of the fourth seed in the Central Division. After firing a season-high 52 shots on Jonathan Bernier, Dallas outlasted the Red Wings for a 2-1 overtime win on Saturday night to draw closer to Nashville in the standings. The Stars, who are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games, sit just two points out of fourth place with two games in hand on the Predators." https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/gameday-preview-carolina-hurricanes-dallas-stars/c-324018098 https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/projected-lineup-carolina-hurricanes-dallas-stars/c-324036318 " DALLAS - The Carolina Hurricanes have another opportunity to punch their ticket to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs when they face off with the Dallas Stars on the front half of a back-to-back set. Jesper Fast skated on a line with Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov in the morning skate. James Reimer will get the start in net. GAME PREVIEW Here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes. Forwards Svechnikov-Aho-Fast Niederreiter-Trocheck-Necas Paquette-Staal-Foegele McCormick-Lorentz-Geekie Defensemen Slavin-Hamilton Gardiner-Pesce Bean-Hakanpaa Goalies Reimer Nedeljkovic Injuries: Martinook (lower body), McGinn (upper body), Mrazek (lower body), Skjei (concussion), Teravainen (concussion symptoms; injured reserve) Taxi squad: Ryan, Shore" Don't think we should expect fast tonight or tomorrow from the sound of Rods presser.

The bright spots. We got the point and still control our destiny for up to 2 more losses(more depending on how many Tampa and Florida lose) and our call ups played solid. I actually really liked Lorentz on the first line, he’s really trying to prove he deserves to be on the roster. He’s no Fast in terms of play style who compliments Aho well but he did bring fire and energy. Aho played his ass off last night too. I chalk that loss up to coaching as much as anything else. We tried to sit back in the third, that didn’t work. We gave up too many breakaways overall. Ned flat out was out of gas by the start of the third and we should have pulled him. And starting Svech-Tro in overtime Vs. Barkov just not a smart move. Should have had Aho-Lorentz(Tro)-(Pesce/Slavin) out there. No knock on Svech or Tro. Just needed shutdown guys on Barkov then get shooters out there once he was off the ice. If Ned hadn’t have played 3 games in 5 days that game would have been in the bag easy. At least now we know though.

Aho. Never discount Aho. Note at the end of reg he literally took Barkov to the ice. Should have had him and Lorentz out there against the entire Florida Panthers to start OT. That was a bad coaching mistake.

Rod should have put Aho-Lorentz-Slavin. Sub out tro from the usual cause Lorentz has had Barkovs number all game. Also should have put reimer in. But meh. Got the point. That keeps us solid in the 1 seed race.

This isn’t even a confidence thing. His mind is making the right moves, his body is just having trouble following.

I don’t either. It’s pretty clear his motto this season(and in general) is if you are you are in win or lose.

Who gave Ned some of the Florida cocaine after those goals cause his reflexes are back up to par.

He is so mentally and physically tired. He’s made the right move on both those goals but his body just couldn’t keep up.

There is no way Ned can get us to OT much less win a shootout. We now know the limit of his physicality. 2 games + 2 periods.

Get Ned off the ice rod. Jesus.

It went off svech’s skate perfectly but Pesce set up that pinball.

I hate to say it but pull Ned and put reimer out there. Ned is cooked his muscles aren’t working at all at the moment. It’s no knock on Ned at all. He’s just physically done.

Pesce gets that hard work rewarded.

Ned is tired as Fug.

Nino did pick him, trying to get up the ice to his position. Not that it would have mattered. Perhaps Florida is trying to the flop. Oh well.

There was no way that should have been a penalty shot much less a penalty. He didn’t hold, he barely even turned him. That was basically a perfect DB play.

I love how composed of an enforcer Hakanpaa is. Jump in, use his size and length to just keep people at bay.