Canes vs Panthers Game 3 ECF 8pm

[KillerKat]

25 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I don't think this is a blow up everything event. We were missing some extremely key pieces and like it or not, we still don't have an elite goalie. 

Bobrovsky has been the difference, without a question. Our margins are smaller against FL and he is playing elite, which he has been capable of in his career.

All of that was known at the TDL. We had guys out, we already knew other guys go silent in the playoffs. We also know we keep getting injured in the playoffs. Still Waddell told us we are fine and can win it. So, do it.

[MillionDollarCam]

1 minute ago, Harbingers said:

I’m not saying anything against max. Just saying I don’t think his trade was all that it should be from a GM perspective. We basically paid Vegas 7M+tips to fix their cap issue. It was reactionary on wadells part. 

I completely get it from the Canes perspective though. When healthy, Max is a 35+ goal guy and a great playoff performer. He just can’t stay healthy.

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

1 minute ago, KillerKat said:

All of that was known at the TDL. We had guys out, we already knew other guys go silent in the playoffs. We also know we keep getting injured in the playoffs. Still Waddell told us we are fine and can win it. So, do it.

rod has more to say with roster management than we think. no moves are being ok'd without his input. period. we are a team that relies on chemistry along with hard work and sacrifice. if you blame donny boy, you have to blame rod as well.

[KillerKat]

Just now, USDepartmentOfSavagery said:

rod has more to say with roster management than we think. no moves are being ok'd without his input. period. we are a team that relies on chemistry along with hard work and sacrifice. if you blame donny boy, you have to blame rod as well.

I really dont care how anyone else wants to paint it. This was our year to win the Cup. We knew all of these factors at the deadline. Im going to blame the GM for not bringing in help. Our expectations have always been to win the Cup. It shouldnt have lowered for anything. Injuries arent an excuse. Waddell said we were fine.

[Stumpy]

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Aye, skate and you may die. Run and you'll live -- at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our puck, but they'll never take our glory!!!

 

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, Harbingers said:

Yep. Though I will admit on face value I was not thrilled with the Max move. There was plenty of other scheme players out there that weren’t temporarily crippled. Everyone expects us to get a big scorer and that will fix everything. In rods scheme it won’t. We don’t rely on 1-2 guys, Rod is a by committee guy. Most likely a big score would come in here and his numbers would drop substantially because he’d be expected to do a lot more than score. That’s just a truth. 

I don't have a problem with Pacioretty. He was sensational for that little period of time he was here. 

 

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

2 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

I really dont care how anyone else wants to paint it. This was our year to win the Cup. We knew all of these factors at the deadline. Im going to blame the GM for not bringing in help. Our expectations have always been to win the Cup. It shouldnt have lowered for anything. Injuries arent an excuse. Waddell said we were fine.

i agree this was the year. we ran into a god named bod unfortunately. it's not over tho....

[MillionDollarCam]

I for one am glad Turbo is back in the right side. I always thought he was better at RW than LW. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him get going tonight.

[DavidEng]

It’s the Panthers cheerleaders on TNT pregame, Canes shut them down please, thank you.

 

Surprise ending_most pick Canes to win.

Edited May 23, 2023 by DavidEng

[kungfoodude]

8 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

All of that was known at the TDL. We had guys out, we already knew other guys go silent in the playoffs. We also know we keep getting injured in the playoffs. Still Waddell told us we are fine and can win it. So, do it.

Svech's knee was post-trade deadline, so I have to disagree there.

I don't honestly get the hate for Waddell, way more of his moves have worked than not.

It sucks to keep coming up short like this but I do believe we will get one eventually with this core group. 

[Stumpy]

14 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Interesting line rushes in warm ups.

Noesen - Aho - Jarvis

MacEachern - Kotkaniemi - Teravainen

Drury - Staal - Necas

Martinook - Stastny - Fast

I actually like Turbo on a line where he's the only goal scorer. Put him with an Aho, Svech, or Necas, and he will pass the puck everytime no matter how good of a look he has. It's almost like he doesn't trust himself unless he has to.

[KillerKat]

According to the guy on TV, we gotta stop getting beat off at the wall. Id say that is good advice.

[MillionDollarCam]

 

[MillionDollarCam]

1 minute ago, Stumpy said:

I actually like Turbo on a line where he's the only goal scorer. Put him with an Aho, Svech, or Necas, and he will pass the puck everytime no matter how good of a look he has. It's almost like he doesn't trust himself unless he has to.

I also like him back on the right side. He was a beast when he was on the right side with Svech on the left and Aho in the middle. Hopefully going back to the right side gets him going.