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I was very on the fence with Tulsky in the beginning of his run, but I'm not confident in the least now. He's an analytics guy, and while I agree analytics work in given situations, I'm not sure you can apply them to an entire season. Too many variables. The blue line is a case in point. I believe Miller would have been better if: * Slavin wasn't hurt half the season. * There was another RHD on the roster * Ghost was healthy more * The pairs remained somewhat intact

Tulsky didn't use all that cap room, just move Miller and retain 50% of his salary. And please get a RHD.

I don't see how Carolina gets out of the 1st round, unless home ice is real good to them.

Carolina is not winning tonite with Freddie in net. He can't catch up anymore. But RBA's stubbornness will keep him out there.

Probably 1 each home & away.

I'm hoping we can make the trip, it all depends on if/when I have to get one of my knees replaced and the subsequent rehab. Regardless, looking forward to getting the info. Finland once again ranked as the happiest country in the world.

I don't get hangovers, mostly because getting drunk is a chore. My beach routine is a bloody mary @ 11, beers til 4, Don Julio/rocks the rest of the night. Nada, zip, zilch... nothing.

Miller should have tripped Chinakov before the pass. He didn't even try to catch him.

Was quietly hoping Freddie got a shutout.

Surprised the Pens didn't pull Skinner with 10 minutes left. Points for them are precious.

He passes up good opportunities, making an extra pass instead of shooting.

Sometimes it looks to me his confidence is a little shaky. The Jarvis method for getting out of a slump- shoot everything. Jankowski is the same way.

Yep, 4-0 into the 3rd calls for Don Julio! Pateando, perras!

Ehlers on the PP, OT shifts and moving to the Staal line might be the smartest move of the season by RBA. Course, it's not a large sample size...

Turned off the location on my phone. Now I can watch...lol. Let me log right in.

Been laying on the beach all day. Bloody Mary to beer to tequila.

Just a couple more weeks and the first round before the networks get it all.

Fugging FanDuel won't let me stream this one as I've apparently traveled too much. I'm paying the subscription, it shouldn't matter how many times I watch outside my zip code.

A favorite of ours about 20 miles north of Cancun. Time to circle back- we've done Aruba, Jamaica and DR, but this spot in Mexico is special. Try to find a different place each year. Aruba is always great, but all of the food there comes from Venezuela, so...

Leafs are broken. Out of the playoffs and Matthews done for the year. It's either a very dangerous game against a team who doesn't give a fug and will leave it all on the ice, or a team who's thrown in the towel with an effort to match. And, yes, I'm sitting in the Miami Airport waiting on my next flight. Will be back in Lenovo both 28 & 29 for the b2b.

Half my section was obnoxious Pittsburgh fans last nite. I'm not sure I would have held it together if the Canes lost. You're in someone else's house, they gave you a free bobblehead- regardless of your jersey- just sit down and watch the game and don't talk sh!t. "Go back to Connecticut, you Whalers!" is as imaginative as it got. "You can't call a penalty on Sid the Kid!" It was a challenge. In a relative sense, the blue line was excellent last night. Kept the puck in the O-zone and the Canes owned the offensive end of the ice thru 2 periods. Slavin gave up a breakaway, Nikishin turned the puck over once or twice, but it was a far better effort than what we've seen recently. Sure, it should have been a 2-3 goal differential, but Freddie stopped nothing in the 3rd period. But he was a wall in OT- Pittsburgh had their shots in OT. And, it goes without saying, the officiating sucked. Malkin took a dive and slid halfway down the ice until a whistle was blown and Svech catching an extra 2 minutes was complete bullsh!t. The refs did everything they could to keep Pittsburgh in the game. A good way to start vacation. Headed to the Caribbean for a solid week of nothing but beach time and good food & drink for a week. Will be back at the NJ game on the 28th.

10 games back from the Olympics: 6-4 record. Avg 3.8 goals per game while giving up 3.4 goals per game (+4 goal differential in last 10). Can't afford to do anything with Miller. In either sense of the word. Moving on from him is not happening with his contract and moving him down to the bottom pair and move Nikishin to his off-side would be a disaster. So, we're stuck with him on the 2nd line as well as his contract. Bussi is losing his sh!t in net. He's nowhere close to being as cool and collected as he was when piling up the wins. Why, all of a sudden, does he look like a hooked bass on the riverbank, flopping and flailing all over the ice? Why has terrible puck handling suddenly appeared?

No rhythm, no pace, looks like no plan. And this is the first of a b2b. Better figure something out and come out with a strong 2nd period

Maybe right there with the 5-4 win over the same team on Feb 26.

Remember Stef Noesen? Best net front the Canes have had in the last 10 years. Once told Tripp that none of his goals would make highlight reels because they all happen within 3 feet of the net.