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Tampa Bay is playing with a $100M roster right now and beat the Canes, who are only playing with an $80M roster. We basically played them straight up during the season when they were without Stamkos and Kucherov. Here are your playoff salary rosters: New York Islanders (Saints): $88M Tampa Bay: $99M Vegas: $82M Habs: $82M Boston: $81M Avs: $82M

Dougie wants $8M. He'll walk if all the Canes offer is what he's making now.

Fug, TB is in the playoffs with $99M roster. Canes played with $79M

I found the requirements, so I may sit down and try to figure out who would be left available.

Can anyone provide an accurate list of Canes players who are vulnerable to the Kraken expansion draft? I've heard a lot, read a lot of speculation, but is there an actual list of those who could find themselves in Seattle?

Staal's value to this team goes way beyond what hockey skills he has. Let's face it, he's a very good hockey player, but how many guys in the league wearing the "C" are on their team's 3rd line? That "C" on his sweater may be more valuable to this team than his skill set. He's had some clutch goals this season, been outstanding on the PK and is one of the best face-off guys in the league. But, the most important part of his game, in my opinion, takes place off the ice in the locker room. Canes players would run through a brick wall for this guy.

We said goodbye to Chief today. He developed bone cancer at the site where his femur was snapped at the age of 1 when he was run over by a truck. The surgery to repair the leg was extensive, but you'd never know it as he grew up. We were always worried about how bad the arthritis might get, but that would have been welcome news besides what we did get. Once it began, it didn't take long and we didn't want the pain to rule his life. He was a great dog, gentle soul and his unconditional love was for everyone. He will be missed.

I've got a few going right now: For Whom the Bell Tolls- Hemingway; Sitting Duck- Jim Milstead (written by an Ocean Isle Beach neighbor who served on river boats in Viet Nam); The Tarboro Three: Rape, Race and Secrecy- Brian Lampkin (Eastern NC history lesson) and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a fug- Mark Manson. Always try to keep an old classic in the rotation.

Svech let that puck go right by at the top.

Make up call. Not even close to a hook.

Canes better wake the fug up. It's an early game.

Are they still using aluminum bats at that level?

USA Network television. Announcers painfully demonstrate their utter lack of knowledge about Carolina hockey team.

They're coming back to earth. They only scored 3 goals last night.

It's youth, inexperience and a lot of it was not quite sure how to pace yourself thru a shortened season. An 80-game season allows you to juggle lineups, rest players here and there and get ready for a push at the end of the season. A short season against your own division made every game important and, from the looks of the playoff teams right now, the veteran teams with veteran coaches were able to navigate this mess pretty well.

I don't think I'll be able to watch tonight due to a prior engagement, but I think they could pull one out on the road. Accomplishing that without Trocheck or Nino is a tall order, especially since a couple of the top liners have gone cold. At this point I'm looking at UFAs who can help this team take the last step or toward becoming a legitimate, annual contender. I'd be very surprised if Dougie stays. The Canes could easily pay a blue-liner and the replacement for whomever The Kraken takes in the expansion draft, so I don't expect he'll get an $8M offer here. Not to mention they need to find a way to pay for goalies: I'm not disappointed with the team. They're young and they're set to be a very good team for many years with an outstanding coach and good leadership from the "C" and "A". They had a great season, for what it was. Let's not forget it was 24 fewer games than a full season and they only played their division.

Wait, aren't you the guy who, just last night, said: "Well that is that. Hurricanes are pathetic. Another promising season gone. Screw this team." How about this- go fug off while you wait for the Panthers to get "competitive" and while the Hornets are "getting better" while the Canes continue to build on consistent success from the past 3 seasons.

This is a very good hockey team, make no mistake. They still lack a couple pieces, but they have an identity and they play their game, which is far more than anyone can say about other pro sports team in the state. Looking forward to the off-season and watching for the pieces they need to take the next step. For those of you who want to talk sh!t about the Canes, go back to watching your Panthers and the NBA team in Charlotte, whatever their name is, and continue to live your miserable lives waiting for them to compete.

Game, set, match. Season starts in October. Let's go Canes.

This isn't looking good. I'll probably check out early tonite.

Carolina played better today than any game in the last 2+ weeks. Shots on goal, energy, movement. They just couldn't get anything past Vas. Wanna be concerned about something? The power play.

Like these lines. Energy is good and living in TB zone. All good.

Nashville played the regular season with 502 PIM and 62 PIM in the playoffs. Carolina played the regular season with 402 PIM and 74 PIM in the playoffs. Basically, over a 56-game season, Carolina had 50 fewer penalties than Nashville. But, come playoff time, Carolina was tagged with 8 more penalties over 6 games than Nashville.

Refs gonna ref. I always thought NHL refs were pretty good because a lot of them played the game at some point. They used to pretty much let guys play and weren't factors in the outcome of the games. But, much like MLB umps, they've decided they're just as important as the game and players and have progressively gotten worse in the last few years. And the Carolina - Nashville series isn't the only one with some bad/missed calls- I've seen a few others recently.