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"Hello, Mark Davis? David Tepper here. By all means, you have permission to interview Joe Brady right now if you like. Matter of fact, if you could make that happen before the 3rd quarter starts, that'd be great."

Vikes know this offense better than the Panthers.

https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2202704 Let's see... he goes to the LTIR and doesn't play another shift during the regular season, only to be miraculously 100% the minute the playoffs start. Tampa Bay then goes to the playoffs with a near $100M roster.

RBA changed up a couple lines in the 3rd, he left the 4th line alone. It all came down to lefties, righties and the face-off dots. A lot of not very crisp passes are leading to turnovers. But, once the Canes took the lead last night I did notice they stood tall at the blue line and decided not to give Nashville uncontested entry. I said it last year and I'll continue this year- Jesper Fast in a very underrated player on this roster. Stepan, Bear, TDA... I'm liking this roster a lot. I think it allows for more flexibility in changing up lines and I think RBA has a lot more options.

The last preseason game Anderson gave up 3 soft goals before I turned it off, but to be fair, he didn't have any starters in front of him. Roman Josi is a Cane Killer and he always seems to play well against Carolina. That being said, he'll take a few hits tonight, I think.

And cannot contend with him for 6-8 games per season.

Who? Aren't those guys buried down the depth chart somewhere? Oh, wait.........

Yep. Most of that is because the NHL has kept the salary cap as simple as it can possibly be and as long as the annual cap number isn't ridiculous, you won't see an A-Rod or Albert Pujols type contract in the NHL. I prefer it that way over having to hire some Ivy League educated capologist just to have an elementary understanding. That being said, there are some loopholes that could be closed in the NHL system (Tampa Bay Lightning and their $92M roster last season).

Say hello, Greg Hardy.... That being said, he thumped whoever that was in the 1st on that break. When was the last time you saw Dougie do that... if ever?

I'm liking what I see from each of the new blue-liners.

Had a chance to bury these guys.

Anderson.... that was weak....

Everyone is contributing and each line is doing their job.

Jordan Martinook. Nice work down low on the turnover.

Not a goal. There were only a couple replays from the overhead and it was, at best, not conclusive. I never saw white between the puck and the line.

Jesper underrated Fast!

Another bullsh!t call. Threw an elbow right in front of the ref and Necas gets a slash while Aho lays on the ice.

Imagine that, Carolina gets jobbed on a video review.

Welcome to Raleigh, Tony D! BSSO has Tripp & Mike, who are you guys hearing mispronounce names?

lol... sorry. But look on the bright side, he's only on a 1-year contract.....

He scored a game-tying cannon shot in his opener with Seattle.

As bad as this O-line is, Ray Charles could see the pass rush. And these few bits of his presser give me even less reason to think he's the right person in the job. Sounds like Rivera...

First of all, it was a rhetorical question. Second, yes, except in different terms and I spend as much time expounding on the O-line problems as the GM & HC spend actually doing something about it, which is next to nothing.

Why put the stats up there? Seems like way too much trouble. Just say, "Non-existent."

But it's no longer a rebuild. Remember how this very board reacted to the Gilmore trade 10 days or so ago? That was after the CJ Henderson trade which occurred a few days prior. This place was abuzz with "Fitterer wants to win now!" "This isn't a rebuild anymore!" Maybe the rebuilding begins with the OC, ST Coord and possibly the HC.