Stumpy

Trochek

Dougie needs to call Marley Drug. Can't get it up. Ned with another save.

Are you fuging kidding me?!?

I'm so tired of this dude Hintz.

fuging Hoculi calling NHL games now?

That's more like it, Turbo! 2-1 Canes

That period was horrible. The only saving grace is that the Stars can't get out of their own way either.

C'mon son...

Wow. What a trash power play.

And McLovin draws the penalty to negate the rest of the Stars PP.

Kinda ticky tack call there. Vinny got a little loose with his stick. But, it was the skates tangling up that took him down.

Welp... let's see if the kill has gotten any better.

Smart of Ned to melt that one down.

Some good early looks so far.

The salary cap relief was more than likely the reason behind it. We had to play shorthanded because we were maxed out and didn't want to put guys on LTIR in order to sign replacements. I like Dzingel, but kinda seems like a win for both sides. Ryan is definitely the better player. But, most of the beat writers think Paquette is a better fit in our top 9. Ottawa gets their boy back, we get some cap flexibility and (hopefully) upgrade the chemistry on our top 3 lines.

I'm with you and Rocky that Reimer is not a guy you can ride to a Stanley Cup. Not sure Mrazek is either. Ned might be one day. But, I don't think we need any of them to be That Guy this season. I definitely disagree that both James and Petr are backups. When healthy, they are an almost ideal 1a/1b. Both are guys that you can rely on generally not to lose you the game. And both are capable of games, like tonight, where they are THE reason you win. In a condensed season, with tons of back to backs, it might be more beneficial to have 2 of those guys than one star netminder and some scrub behind him.

Alright, let's put this game away on the power play.

He's played out of his mind tonight. If we pull this out, he will be the #1 star of the game.

It's a good thing we are taking advantage of our chances. Other than that, we are playing about as crisp as an overripe banana. If it wasn't for Reimer standing on his head, this game would be 7-4 right now.

Nino!

What the hell was that? Thought I was watching baseball as long as everyone was standing around.

He almost did. ...and, yes. That 2nd period was ugly. No puck discipline. Lazy skating.