2023-2024 General Canes Thread

[Harbingers]

Wouldn’t read too much into the Jesper thing. Heaviest grinder always gets the extra day off. Deangelo feeling the heat though. That I like to see 

[DavidEng]

Here’s an article about Drury apparently reaching a plateau with the Canes. Also an interesting comment about Jordan Staal at the end.

Staal represents the Canes and is a bit of a legend in my mind. However I do believe he’s lost a step in speed and stamina as he’s aged. I noticed it last year but even more this year. Not to say he’s not an asset anymore, his defense is still pretty good, just not what it was a few years ago and his shots are off as well.

I’m sure I’ll get some disagreements, just my opinion.

https://cardiaccane.com/2023/11/09/76168/

Edited November 9, 2023 by DavidEng

[Harbingers]

2 hours ago, DavidEng said:

Here’s an article about Drury apparently reaching a plateau with the Canes. Also an interesting comment about Jordan Staal at the end.

Staal represents the Canes and is a bit of a legend in my mind. However I do believe he’s lost a step in speed and stamina as he’s aged. I noticed it last year but even more this year. Not to say he’s not an asset anymore, his defense is still pretty good, just not what it was a few years ago and his shots are off as well.

I’m sure I’ll get some disagreements, just my opinion.

https://cardiaccane.com/2023/11/09/76168/

I think Drury has plateaued. I do not think Staal is done yet, he’s always an end of year player not beginning. 

[Rocky Davis]

4 hours ago, Harbingers said:

I think Drury has plateaued. I do not think Staal is done yet, he’s always an end of year player not beginning. 

We've seen everything Drury has to offer, he is who we thought he was last year....4th line grinder is his ceiling.  If he'd play with a little more grit it would help offset his offensive limitations.

Staal is still very valuable in the face off circle and age does catch up to everyone, but he's a pretty heavy guy at 6'4" 220lbs.  He's hard to get off the puck and does work along the boards and has that wingspan on defense to really disrupt whoever he is put against.  I think when he re-signed both him and the Canes expected this year and next. 

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

Looks like we have an opportunity to go on a little run in the coming weeks. Five game stretch of home games and then an away @ Philly. Getting 8-10 points here would be big. 

[Harbingers]

4 hours ago, USDepartmentOfSavagery said:

Looks like we have an opportunity to go on a little run in the coming weeks. Five game stretch of home games and then an away @ Philly. Getting 8-10 points here would be big. 

We gotta start making up that 8 point deficit against the fugging rags. 

[BY9Franchise]

32 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

We gotta start making up that 8 point deficit against the fugging rags. 

This is were they catch up a bit canes are very very good at home.

[Panthers Fan 69]

32 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

We gotta start making up that 8 point deficit against the fugging rags. 

They are due to fall back to earth at some point. 

[Anybodyhome]

1 hour ago, BY9Franchise said:

This is were they catch up a bit canes are very very good at home.

 

1 hour ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

They are due to fall back to earth at some point. 

Rags were on the road a lot the first couple weeks of the season as well. Not like the Canes, who went 11 out of 15 of their first games on the road, but the rags fared much better on the road than the Canes.

It'll all come together in the end. No worries.... except for the goalies.

[Harbingers]

Crazy to think we are only playing 4 games in the next two weeks. 

[BY9Franchise]

13 hours ago, Anybodyhome said:

 

Rags were on the road a lot the first couple weeks of the season as well. Not like the Canes, who went 11 out of 15 of their first games on the road, but the rags fared much better on the road than the Canes.

It'll all come together in the end. No worries.... except for the goalies.

The rags are actually much better on the road than at home recently 

[Panthers Fan 69]

13 hours ago, Harbingers said:

Crazy to think we are only playing 4 games in the next two weeks. 

Buckle up after that. It’s gonna be nuts. 

[Harbingers]

Fugging nationally televised game… 

[Harbingers]

No burnsie? Also Raanta had a maintenance day yesterday and pytor getting the start… 

 

Also can we serious try Lamieux instead of Drury?  

Edited November 15, 2023 by Harbingers