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Good game all around. Canes matched the physicality of the Preds and would expect more of the same Wednesday night. Slavin and Pesce played damn good D last night, although when Nashville got deep in their offensive zone, the Canes were a little sloppy more than once, unable to clear and having some pretty long shifts. Their first goal by Forsberg was terrible D- weak side help was late and he strolled thru the middle of the ice. On a positive note, the usuals were there and the young guys stood their ground- Lorentz- oh my. Guys were laying the lumber last night and Hak... geez, how he has fit right into this squad. Just wait until Cedric Pacquette returns with some more grit. The penalty kill is as good as ever but the PP is having issues again. Vincent Trocheck was seen on the side of a milk carton- anybody seen him lately?

Lorentz has shown some grit and not been intimidated by some of the bigger names in the division. I have no doubt Nashville is coming out to hit people and get Carolina off their game.

Because Cooper and the CDC are both huge Caniacs....

Hurricanes officially listed as 7-1 odds to win the Cup.

Well, not all of the seedings have been decided, so it's a little difficult to have a firm schedule in place. Hell, the NFL starts selling playoff tickets before the season is over, on the chance a team might make the playoffs. It's a COVID world and the NHL did a pretty damn respectable job just getting us what games they did.

It's never a good sign when you have a head coach worth far more than the offer reported. It's also not a good sign when an article is written and he's lumped in with a list of re-tread head coaches (the NHL is nothing but re-tread head coaches). Mike Babcock, Alain Vigneault Claude Julien, Barry Trotz, Todd McLellan, and Peter Laviolette all had at the time of their hires (where they received at least $4MM), it stands to reason that he could have commanded considerably more had he hit the open market" Yeah, there's not a guy on this list I'd want coaching the Canes.

The way the schedule was set for this season- divisional play only, 8 games per opponent- was almost like the NFL where every game matters. The entire first 3/4 of the season this was a constant talking point about how the season would come down to the last few games for some teams to get into the playoffs. But now the Canes lost their last 3, all of a sudden they're "meaningless games." A regular, full NHL schedule, yes, there are some throw-away games. MLB, yes, there are meaningless games. NBA, yes, there are meaningless games.

Look at you guys getting testy when someone dares to disagree.

Gotta disagree. End the season on a 3-game losing streak, 2 of those against your 1st round match up. Not to mention letting them kick your ass all over the ice. Canes may go out in the 1st round the way they approached their last 3 games.

Mailed it in. Think I'll turn on a movie.

Can't give up any softer than that. Gardiner didn't even try to defend him.

Slavin played 7 minutes of the 1st period the other night and over the past 10 days or so has put in a sh!t-ton of time on the penalty kills because our guys racked more PIMs in the last month than they did all season, it seems like.

Vegas to take President's Cup. Resting players who will already have a 5-day rest before they face off against this same Nashville team.

Start protecting each other. Slavin will probably sit and Gardiner will play.

It means home ice throughout.

Vegas has 2-0 on the Blues in the 1st. I'm not surprised if Canes lose the President's Cup before it's over.

As Tripp stated- the recipe for success against Carolina is to keep hitting them until the refs call something.

Think RBA would remind Hamilton he's a defenseman, and he might need to get physical. The Preds are 0-6 and have been outscored 23-9, they score 1 goal and you'd think they won the Cup. Take back the momentum!

Horrible call. Tripping and the guy never went down. No extension of the legs, feet or stick.

Slavin out.

And it's a mile away in the nosebleed section.

Hoping precaution is the reason for holding Pacquette out. He's a streaky guy and plays better if he's consistently in the lineup.

But Vegas has 4 games remaining versus Canes 2

You forgot to mention the Marley Girl will be cranking on the siren tonite. Hope they let her rehearse/practice, that pair could get in the way and you know what they say... "It's all fun & games until someone loses an eye."

Going out on a limb- Staal, Foegele and/or Fast scores tonite. All 3 have been so very close the last 2 games.