The Official Carolina Hurricanes Playoff Thread.

[KillerKat]

Things that need to happen:

Get better on defense. Stop staring at the puck and being careless with the puck in our own end.  Justin Faulk and Brett Pesce need to stop being dumbasses.

Staal, Williams, and Aho need to improve. I've seen Williams keep making bad passes that get intercepted and Staal wiffing on shots. Aho has been mostly a non-factor except for the goal he scored today.

POWERPLAY. It needs to improve tremendously. It is absolute dogshit. Has to be one of the worst in the league.

Stop committing dumb penalties! Yes a couple of them have been ticky tac, but we are just giving away chances to the Caps due to lapses of judgement by committing so many.

Last, but not least, fuging play the game from the start. When the first puck drops, get your head in the game. I'm sick of seeing this team play like they've never played a game of hockey in their life then suddenly we have to come back from a 2 goal deficit. 

[MillionDollarCam]

I don’t even know the point of having Haydn Fleury up if he’s only going to play four minutes.

Missing de Haan is really fuging us.

[Carl Spackler]

2 hours ago, lightsout said:

You're welcome. Glad I could inform you.

Mrazek stood on his head for the second and third periods. He had a hell of a game. 

[MillionDollarCam]

At this point I'd just like to win our home games and see this go to a game seven.

I think it will be one more year until we are ready to contend. Hopefully the Checkers can win the Calder Cup.

[lightsout]

Getting Calvin back will be big. Hopefully he can go Monday. He has been skating supposedly so it's just a matter of how much longer he needs. With the series in jeopardy, if he's at least 80% I'm thinking they roll with him. Miss his presence out there. 

Bottom 6 forwards need another year or so of playoff contention before we're a force. If we can somehow steal this series in 7 then that experience will be invaluable. It's not out of the question. It's literally about playing hard and smart from the start and getting scoring chances throughout the game and not just when we really need them. This team CAN beat the Caps, if they get out of their own way. Monday is for the life of the series. Drop that game and game 4 is almost a given. Will be very interesting to see how this plays out.

[AviationMX]

This is where I say something like...

the series doesn't start until someone loses at home....but we needed that game.

[KillerKat]

Any news on Haan?

[lightsout]

59 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Any news on Haan?

All I've read is he is back skating. Searched forever but haven't found a single mention of him.

[AviationMX]

1 hour ago, lightsout said:

All I've read is he is back skating. Searched forever but haven't found a single mention of him.

same here but skating is good, man , do we miss him or what?game 4?

so if I understand this correctly... Dougie plays game 3 and so does Ferland...I like that we push back, its playoff hockey... and I assume that the calls will go our way at PNC.

[Palmetto]

Just saw this

 

[MillionDollarCam]

If you would have told me that the Lightning and Penguins would be on the brink of getting swept in the first round I'd have called you crazy... but here we are.

[RealBitsOfPanther]

11 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

If you would have told me that the Lightning and Penguins would be on the brink of getting swept in the first round I'd have called you crazy... but here we are.

Playoffs man. 

 

Tonight is a must win. If we don't, we're done. 

[DudeNamedJeremy]

Not that you guys care but I'm no longer ofer at playoff games. 1-3!

[lightsout]

CdH is still out. Fleury is still with TVR. Those two have to play well tonight. Svech is officially with Staal and Williams, but if we're struggling, put him with Aho and Teuvo. Mrazek staying in net. All of this is per Canes Country.

 

Boys, this is a must-win game. We can't split home. We have to have these next two.