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Both of those games were early season, and the Canes were already dealing with injuries.

On April 22, I took a serious fall hiking with the wife and dogs. Ruptured the quad tendon- tore it completely off my knee. The recovery/rehab time is 4 months and I need to be walking again when the season starts in October. Surgery was on the 14th, PT starts on June 8. Needless to say, I'm spending all day in my recliner... and having watch parties at the house!

My season ticket club level seats are available for me to purchase at the pre-sale, season ticket member special price of $1000 each. They cost about $140 each during the season. I paid less to see the Eagles at the Sphere in February.

True. But they have shut down Caulfield and Suzuki.

Robinson has 3 goals this series, right?

Here's my take: Simply ask this question- do you believe the Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy in professional sports to win? If your answer is yes, then how do you say the Canes had an easy road? Can't have it both ways.

He was Freddie Andersen's agent, too.

What I'm thinking (hoping).

Damn. I just had a military jersey customized with his name, number and the "C".

Happy they won convincingly instead of letting them hang around. Montreal is cooked, and rather than play hockey, they've decided to take some really cheap shots at guys. I get a player may feel a need to set the tone, and I understand how that works. But to 2-hand cross check someone intentionally in the face, to have a guy down on the ice and put his head into the ice with a stick, to just start punching anyone who gets within arm's reach- that's not setting the tone. That is nothing short of playing dirty. That said, the Canes.... oh boy. They could have run this score to 6-0 with half a power play. It's embarrassing how bad the PP is. If the Canes go to the Cup finals against a team who scores at least 1 goal per game on the PP, they'll lose the close games because of the lack of results on the PP.

Now TNT starts sucking up to the Canes....

Yep. The 8PM puck drop that occurs at 8:20...

The building would have been vacated if they scored on any of the 2nd period PPs.

Just hold the puck behind the net on the PP. It's just as effective.

Anderson is now on the douchebag list.

That utter failure gives the other team hope. WTF! Now the crowd is back in it.

You gotta be sh!tting me.

Including one to Montreal.

Who was that guy?

Weak-ass penalties both ways. The only legit call was Nikishin getting cross-checked in the head.

Jarvy must have that shoulder surgery after the season.

Canes are winning board battles and muscling these guys off the puck. Montreal is gassed.

Who is the PP coach? He's gotta go. I'm really done with this garbage PP. No fugging excuse. 10 SOG in 10 minutes, but 0 SOG on the PP for 2 minutes. Fug that. Pelt the fugging goalie.

Vegas PK looks and plays exactly like Carolina. And Colorado's PP looks just as anemic and pitiful as Carolina's.

Carter Hart is above average, not elite. Vegas sags a lot and blocks a lot of shots in front, but Colorado could really walk in a lot closer if they worked at it. Both teams are basically 2-line teams and Carolina has enjoyed some success against both with their depth. That said, Vegas has a couple guys who always play well against the Canes- Marner, Barbashev, Hertl come to mind.