DavidEng

My query was for ALL centers, regardless of which line. 21 centers have more points than Aho. https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/ask/nhl-centers-points-leaders-this-season

I won’t argue that Aho needs to step up. I agree with that but he’s not the only one who didn’t score. FYI Aho is ranked 22nd in points for Centers this season, that puts him ahead of 10 other 1C’s in the league. Can he be better? I hope so but he’s certainly no slouch and is a bonafide 1C.

I posted this in the game thread but you’ve earned a repost here lol. —- I don’t blame the goalie when we only score 1 goal, have poor puck control (18 turnovers to sharks 9), and defensive lapses on sharks goals. After watching replays closely I see a defensive zone turnover and defense as the blame for the 1st sharks goal, and both goalie and defense to blame for the 2nd and 3rd sharks goals. So Kootchi was partially responsible for at most 2 goals. If Canes don’t score more than that we’ll lose a lot of games. 1st Sharks goal- Canes turn the puck over in their end, Celebrini shoots from center left and Graft skates in unmolested at right net front for the tip in. Puck control and defense fail. 2nd sharks goal- Celebrini pass from behind the Canes net to a wide open Klingberg 10 ft in front of the net for the goal while 3 Canes couldn’t defend and Kootch partially screened by Ghost. Defense fail, goalie fail. 3rd sharks goal- Eklund shoots and puck bounces off Kootch to an all alone on right side Wennberg who slams it in for the goal. Goalie fail, defense fail.

I don’t blame the goalie when we only score 1 goal, have poor puck control (18 turnovers to sharks 9), and defensive lapses on sharks goals. After watching replays closely I see a defensive zone turnover and defense as the blame for the 1st sharks goal, and both goalie and defense to blame for the 2nd and 3rd sharks goals. So Kootchi was partially responsible for at most 2 goals. If Canes don’t score more than that we’ll lose a lot of games. 1st Sharks goal- Canes turn the puck over in their end, Celebrini shoots from center left and Graft skates in unmolested at right net front for the tip in. Puck control and defense fail. 2nd sharks goal- Celebrini pass from behind the Canes net to a wide open Klingberg 10 ft in front of the net for the goal while 3 Canes couldn’t defend and Kootch partially screened by Ghost. Defense fail, goalie fail. 3rd sharks goal- Eklund shoots and puck bounces off Kootch to an all alone on right side Wennberg who slams it in for the goal. Goalie fail, defense fail.

Placing the blame for this game solely on Kootchie? Try watching replays.

It’s feast or famine with Canes scoring and defense these days. Canes scored 1 goal - can’t blame the lack of scoring on goalies gents.

Ooh Ehlers we need to capitalize on those grade A’s

Looked like Kootch was inadvertently screened by KK on that goal. Canes need to reduce the giveaways and crank it up a notch.

Bussi was really good. Not “unbelievable”, given 3 goals in the 3rd even with the team lapse. Don’t get me wrong I want him as our goalie. Opinions, not facts lol.

For the record I was joking about Bussi, unfortunate goals at the end. For fun I was in Canes Huddle Freddie complaints emulation mode. *wink*

BeLaKay earned that 1st star!

well Canes goal scoring won this game. Nice to see it. Good win!

Ok let’s see another Canes goal to offset this crap

2 goals in 18 shots, Bussi is a leaking seive!

Aho! Man it’s feast or famine with the Canes.