Harbingers

Dunno what happened today but they haven't posted the interviews.

Welp they are going full on mini-camp.

Some light reading.

10-12K people in the building total so probably somewhere between 10-11K fans depending. If you have a chance to listen to Don’s presser he says he’s working on getting more air ventilation equipment but it has to be done right with the right equipment or the humidity fugs up the ice in hotter climates. 10-14 days is the target right now so if we win round 1 we could be at nearly full or max for round two. At least that’s what he made it sound like. Thats a big deal, but honestly going into Monday night with basically a doubled crowd and a noise/energy level boost for our guys is going to be huge.

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-stanley-cup-playoffs-goalie-power-rankings/c-324707320?tid=287339198 Major Shade. Ned has the best stats out of all of them but they ranked him 15th. "14. Petr Mrazek, Carolina Hurricanes (6-2-3, 2.06, .923) Total Points: 49 Mrazek injured his thumb in his fourth start and missed more than two months. He returned for five games before sustaining a lower-body injury April 19 and didn't play again until May 4. He is 1-1-1 in his three games since returning, allowing 10 goals on 84 shots. 15. Alex Nedeljkovic, Carolina Hurricanes (15-5-3, 1.90, .932) Total points: 45 He had the best save percentage among goalies to start at least 15 games this season. Nedeljkovic won the Calder Cup with Charlotte of the American Hockey League in 2019. He never has played in the Stanley Cup Playoffs but could be the Game 1 starter. Since Feb. 20, Nedeljkovic has allowed two or fewer goals 16 times in 20 games."

Oh man. Real playoff hockey here we come.

This one deserves its own thread. Full Arena?!?!

"Wasn't feeling that good" was the exact quote on pesce. Full Arena o_O?

Well alrighty than.

I like.

Friday practice update:

Missed this one yesterday

Canes practice again today at 11. I’m thinking they probably practice today and get the weekend off before a morning skate on Monday. Hopefully Fast was just a stinger and will be back out there today but nobody asked Rod about it during the coaches interview portion yesterday.

On the Tampa front: https://www.nhl.com/news/nikita-kucherov-steven-stamkos-status-updates/c-324669528?tid=277548856 "Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos practiced with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and are expected to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup First Round at the Florida Panthers on Sunday (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN, TVAS, NHL.TV)."

On the preds front

Balls.