Game Thread ..... @ Nashville, 1/7/10 [Archive]

SoCalcaniac

01-06-2010, 01:04 PM

Very sad to hear about Eric's sister-in-law via those tweets- when Chip tweeted that he went to TB, I was immediately thinking of a grandparent or something; Gosh it seems like the first time I remember hearing about her illness was the year after we won the Cup(?) Tripp mentioned it, iirc. Silly me, thinking that perhaps she had overcome the battle. Only 26, Terrible to hear. :(

I wonder if they will call anyone up. I guess they need to since that would be a gap to fill and now they're saying it'll be two games.

superdave

01-06-2010, 01:12 PM

I will be in attendance +1 front row behind the Canes bench, I am pumped.

Catch the game, walk across the street to Tootsie's for a beverage and stagger your way down Broadway. Nashville is a fun town. If you are really adventuresome, check out Printer's Alley. From what I hear, there is some "interesting entertainment" to be had there.

SoCalcaniac

01-06-2010, 01:30 PM

Rippy's BBQ a few door down from the rink and then the game and you'll be set. Nashville is such an awesome town, and their arena is pretty cool. Have fun Rock!

livinthedream

01-06-2010, 02:28 PM

Really sorry to hear about Tanya's sister. Very sad to lose someone at such a young age. And I suspect Eric's pretty close as well (haven't he and Tanya known each other forever?) so I'm sure this has weighed on all of them for quite some time. Just sad to hear.

Man, I wish I could have gone to Nashville, I know a few who are headed there this week. I really want to visit their arena. I was supposed to go on the trip E referenced above but had to miss out then too. Maybe their division will be our home and home next year and I can go then.

For those not on twitter, here's today's twitpic. I believe today is the first time we've seen this fellow on Raleigh ice, correct? I'll post more later tonight of him and Zach and others, back to work for now.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4251851234_8eba586af6.jpg

KaniacFever

01-06-2010, 03:10 PM

I wonder if they will call anyone up. I guess they need to since that would be a gap to fill and now they're saying it'll be two games.

Branecky mentioned another call up would be made. Does Albany have a game tonight? I can see them waiting until tomorrow with us being inches to the cap and all.

nccanes

01-06-2010, 04:18 PM

Terribly sad about Tanya's sister. My memory of being a new parent is that you are kind of slapped awake about how precious and fragile life is and felt very mortal. I can't imagine the range of emotions and worry that young couple has had over the recent past. :(

FinFan

01-06-2010, 04:49 PM

Very sad about Tanya's sister. Cancer is such an awful thing. My thoughts are with Eric, Tanya and her family. To loose a child so young must really be hard on Tanya's parents, especially after dealing with her illness for so long already.

Great pic, LTD. Jiri is SOOOOOOOOOOO young! He brings youth and energy to the team. I hope he gets to stay a bit longer this time. I'll be at a women's basketball game tomorrow night (NCSU vs. Maryland, ACC begins!), so once again I won't be able to see him play. *sigh* Hopefully Friday and then see him live on Sunday!

superdave

01-06-2010, 04:50 PM

Branecky mentioned another call up would be made. Does Albany have a game tonight? I can see them waiting until tomorrow with us being inches to the cap and all.

If memory serves me correct, Albany does have a game tonight. I was almost expecting all the call ups to come in on Thursday just for the game but I guess since we have back to backs on Thursday and Friday, that would be 3 in a row for the utes.

Canesluver

01-06-2010, 04:54 PM

Yes, very sad news for Eric and his wife.

I've had friends who have a lost an immediate family member soon after the birth of a child. I know first-hand that the new Mom or Dad goes thru a terrible depression, because not-only is s/he grieving for a lost parent or sibling, s/he's also grieiving that his/her newborn will never know the grandparent or aunt/uncle.

ontheboards

01-06-2010, 10:09 PM

Shortly after the birth of their son, it was mentioned that the wife and baby were staying in Thunder Bay for a while. I had assumed it was due to Tanya being a young mother, first baby, no family in the area and Eric's travel. There may have been other reasons as well.

The death of someone so young really puts life in perspective...

LeslieK

01-06-2010, 11:25 PM

According to Chip (twitter), Jerome Samson is being called up and will play against the Preds. I've been wanting to see what he could bring at the NHL level for awhile now.

aldamon

01-07-2010, 08:52 AM

According to Chip (twitter), Jerome Samson is being called up and will play against the Preds. I've been wanting to see what he could bring at the NHL level for awhile now.

He deserves it.

KaniacFever

01-07-2010, 09:37 AM

Finally some Canes hockey. As bad as we suck, I didn't think I'd miss watching during this little break, but I actually did. :lol:

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 12:34 PM

Chip just tweeted that Samson didn't make this morning's skate at the Sommet Center. Poor kid gets his first call-up and doesn't get a chance to practice with the team.

Lines are:
Cullen/Whitney/Ruutu
Sutter/Jokinen/Tlusty
Dwyer/Kostopoulos/Boychuk
Yelle/Brind'Amour/Samson (Tlusty subbed in practice)

ETA educated guess that Chip made the trip to Nashville? He's fired off 7 tweets in the last 15 minutes

ETAA make that 8 tweets, latest:

ice_chip: They were calling for 2-4 inches of snow today in Nashville. May miss that forecast by about 2-4 inches.

ETAAA Guess I should just keep this post open until skate is over. Chipgasm continues:

ice_chip: Word has it Erik Cole will be back next week. Still some uncertainty with Chad LaRose.

KaniacFever

01-07-2010, 12:47 PM

ice_chip: They were calling for 2-4 inches of snow today in Nashville. May miss that forecast by about 2-4 inches.

Nah, that's got to be Luke DeCock, Chip ain't that snarky :laugh:
Luke must be giving him pointers.

Darkwing

01-07-2010, 01:01 PM

Wishful thinking but this is what I was talking about at the skate with the canes:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pgBy2IvvGnw/S0XZ2APGPQI/AAAAAAAAAZY/aT_w5bNfQlQ/s720/Skate%20With%20the%20Canes%20and%20Beach%20020.jpg

SoCalcaniac

01-07-2010, 02:00 PM

Just looked at my Twitter feed and it looks like Samsone has made it to the hotel. Great to hear.

So I've not harped on the Coach in awhile so I'm gonna kick of 2010 with a mini rant; No offense to my guy TommyK, but if we're getting a look at Boychuk, can we please play him with some offensive types? Same with this Samsone kid. One thing I liked about Peter, among many things, was when we did call up kids, he moved them right up to the first line to see what happened with them - how they reacted to the 'stage' of playing with a Staal or Whitney; His philosophy was that you can't see what a kid's got playing on a checking line or 4th line. /rant over.

on a total sidenote : I just got a text from a friend who regularly "watches" NHL Live on NHLN everyday back in CA. They show the NHL Store in the background for most of the show, and you can see the clerks dressed in various NHL gear as they work the registers- Well there's a kid behind the cash register wearing a Canes tee. :lol: He just "had to" let us know so I get this urgent text about it. He said "you never see those clerks wearing anything but Rangers, Bruins Philly, WSH and PIT gear" So he wanted me to run to the TV and look, knowing that I just listen on my XM unit. So thumbs up to the kid in the NHL Store. :laugh:

Deb & EJ (on NHL Live) just talked about the Staal LOA/missing the NSH game; They both commented on how "it's been known" around the league, about the behind the scenes struggle for Eric & his wife and family, and her sister's illness and it hadn't been brought up in "national circles" because they weren't sure if Eric wanted it out there. On ABC 11 sports last night, Mark Armstrong mentioned in his reporting of Eric's LOA, that Henry Staal has been "childhood friends" with Tanya's dad and talked about how close they all are. Makes you really feel for the loss and what the entire clan is going through and it makes you think how much this has been weighing on Eric. :(

nccanes

01-07-2010, 02:06 PM

on a total sidenote : I just got a text from a friend who regularly "watches" NHL Live on NHLN everyday back in CA. They show the NHL Store in the background for most of the show, and you can see the clerks dressed in various NHL gear as they work the registers- Well there's a kid behind the cash register wearing a Canes tee. :lol: He just "had to" let us know so I get this urgent text about it. He said "you never see those clerks wearing anything but Rangers, Bruins Philly, WSH and PIT gear" So he wanted me to run to the TV and look, knowing that I just listen on my XM unit. So thumbs up to the kid in the NHL Store. :laugh:

I may know who that is! :lol: And I think they may have sat next to you during the playoffs last year! :lol: Do you remember a kid (college) and his g/f that sat next to you that I knew? His friend works for the NHL store in the baseball offseason (he works at Yankee stadium in the summer and his Dad works for the NYY). The two of them were at the Winter Classic and then they were returning to NYC following. I'll have to double check on when he was returning to NC. If it wasn't him, then there were 2 Canes fans in the NHL store this week - lol.

edit: oh wait sorry - just re-read. It couldn't have been the one from here since he was behind the register, but maybe it was the friend. Neverrrrrrmind.

SoCalcaniac

01-07-2010, 02:09 PM

OMG, hilarious E! Let me know if it was someone you know, and yeah, I totally remember the playoffs couple! SMALL WORLD. I think our friend will flip out if I send him a note saying, a person I know, knows who the kid is. LMAO. He already thinks that "everyone" that's a Canes fan, knows all the other Canes fans, heeheehee.

Convert

01-07-2010, 02:09 PM

So I've not harped on the Coach in awhile so I'm gonna kick of 2010 with a mini rant; No offense to my guy TommyK, but if we're getting a look at Boychuk, can we please play him with some offensive types? Same with this Samsone kid. One thing I liked about Peter, among many things, was when we did call up kids, he moved them right up to the first line to see what happened with them - how they reacted to the 'stage' of playing with a Staal or Whitney; His philosophy was that you can't see what a kid's got playing on a checking line or 4th line. /rant over.

Was thinking the same thing...even Sutter sort of "disappeared" (or at a minimum cooled off) when he went to our third line......Need to figure out a way to give these guys a look where they will be playing.

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 03:33 PM

A dusting of snow in Nashville, per twitpic:

nhl_canes: A rare snowfall greets the Canes on Broadway in Nashville today.

http://web8.twitpic.com/img/55579087-535e3fa1efca0b573124a53603175ee7.4b4644cb-scaled.jpg

nccanes

01-07-2010, 05:57 PM

From the hockey dept:

Predators injuries. RW Joel Ward (lower body) is questionable; RW Jerred Smithson (hand), RW Jordin Tootoo (foot), LW Martin Erat (knee) are out.

with an update from the Tennessean blog:
For*ward Joel Ward will miss tonight’s game against Caro*lina with a wrist injury, so recent recall Ben Guite will be in the lineup against the Hurricanes.

Goa*lie Pekka Rinne will be debu*ting new pads when he starts against the Hurri*ca*nes tonight. He’s bro*ken them in over the course of the last four prac*ti*ces. The pro*cess of brea*king in pads used to take goa*lies much lon*ger than that, but new equip*ment makes it easier. ``Nowa*days all the stuff is almost game-ready, so you don’t have to do any magic tricks to make them sof*ter,’’ Rinne said. ``You used to do things like throw them in the steam room and stuff, just to break them down.’’

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 08:02 PM

Okay I've never seen that ginormous predator head tunnel before. Cool yet kind of creepy all at the same time.

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 08:04 PM

LOL. I just came to say I didn't think that Pred-head was there when we were in N-ville last!

Finally some Canes hockey. As bad as we suck, I didn't think I'd miss watching during this little break, but I actually did. :lol:

Yeah, me too, as pathetic as it is.

And YAY! Unexpected HD!:spin: Except HD usually = loss. But what doesn't = loss these days.

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 08:05 PM

Ooh, don't rub it in. Mr. LTD's watching football downstairs so I'm relegated to SD and low-fi up here in the rec room. At least I'm recording it in HD.

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 08:09 PM

Wonder if Chris Lee lives near Nashville? He's the ref we saw in a bar on broadway the night before the game last time we were there. Sorta funny he'd get two of our fairly few games there.

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 08:12 PM

Samson sure as hell created that goal!!

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 08:13 PM

Holy sh!t Brindy scored! And Samson gets his first NHL point on his first NHL shift.

AWESOME

Canesluver

01-07-2010, 08:14 PM

Good for the kid, and good for Brindy!! :D

So.... let's hold on to the lead for awhile.... please????!!! :beatup:

Canesluver

01-07-2010, 08:27 PM

We sure as poop need to score in this sequence. Preds are a little unhinged, at the moment....

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 08:33 PM

Cullen gets two minutes for having his stick tripped over.

UGH! How did we not score there!

Canesluver

01-07-2010, 08:36 PM

Well.... I could see that one coming a mile away..... :(

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 08:45 PM

I saw it as soon as I saw Tuomo trip over himself.

Well CRAP. Like I saw that one coming. Other teams can score on the powerplay...why oh why can't we???

Kahz

01-07-2010, 08:50 PM

I saw it as soon as I saw Tuomo trip over himself.

Well CRAP. Like I saw that one coming. Other teams can score on the powerplay...why oh why can't we???We would score a lot on the PP if we got to play against us all the time.

Canesluver

01-07-2010, 08:51 PM

:laugh:

topdown

01-07-2010, 08:52 PM

We would score a lot on the PP if we got to play against us all the time.

I didn't like to, but I had to laugh at that one. :lol:

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 08:52 PM

Well, this sucks so far. :lol:

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 09:08 PM

W.T.F.
NHL_Canes: Nashville P.A. announcer: "Ladies and gents, we'd like to report a lost dog. If you lost a little dog, please come to guest services."

SC06

01-07-2010, 09:16 PM

^ who let Tie Domi in the building? ;)

Kahz

01-07-2010, 09:19 PM

The Captain made a big mistake by scoring that opening goal and has made up for it ever since.

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 09:23 PM

Yeah, looks like he had his one shining moment.

WillLikeWhoa091

01-07-2010, 09:42 PM

3-1 per Twitter.

Ah well.

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 09:48 PM

Sadly that's also the score if you're watching the game live.

And Nashville has live entertainment in the arena during intermissions? Could have sworn I saw Delbert McClinton singing his one hit during the second period break.

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 09:55 PM

Sadly that's also the score if you're watching the game live.

:lol:

And is it just me or is Ruu having a tough night.

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 09:59 PM

And is it just me or is Ruu having a tough night.

No, it's him not you.

Tripp said the Finns had dinner with Rinne last night. I think he slipped them a mickey.

nccanes

01-07-2010, 10:03 PM

I thought the giant Pred head was there when we were there -- it wasn't?

And they do have live entertainment...it was the White Horse Saloon house band or something. And they had dancer girls that were scattered here/there.

We've actually been watching the BCS Championship game...UT's QB went out in the first drive and it's been downhill since then for the Horns. Guess I haven't missed anything since seeing the score tied here on FSN.

Oh yay - flipped back in time for 4 minute PK. :lol: That's only 2??? That's amazing. :lol:

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 10:03 PM

^^ And I wrote that before the high stick that I thought for sure was going to be of the four minute variety.

ETA: And another Finn headed to the box. I'm telling ya Rinne slipped something in their drinks.

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 10:04 PM

The BCS has a championship?

:evil:;)

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 10:12 PM

Damn, I sure hope Sully is OK. :(

nccanes

01-07-2010, 10:13 PM

OMG -that's awful.

And Sullivan of all people.....UGH.

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 10:13 PM

Uh oh. Man that's scary the way he hit the boards head on. Hope he's okay.

Albe gets the gate. Does he get more?

Canesluver

01-07-2010, 10:13 PM

What does BCS stand for?

This game has turned into a train wreck.

I wonder if Manny'll get the nod tomorrow.

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 10:16 PM

TK is the only skater (who has slept in Raleigh sometime in the last month) that I've thought looked great all night.

And there's the proof-positive that the "you suck" chant isn't unique to our building.

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 10:16 PM

Yeah, TKO has shown some spark. Glad to see Cully get an assist on the shorty.

Not digging the Ward chants.

nccanes

01-07-2010, 10:17 PM

What does BCS stand for?

Bowl Championship Series. It's the NCAA college football championship game -this year between U of Texas and U of Alabama...in the Rose Bowl.

Woo TK (put him in the next Shoot Out). But yes, CL, I agree with the train wreck description.

nccanes

01-07-2010, 10:18 PM

And there's the proof-positive that the "you suck" chant isn't unique to our building.

Nope -- all the rednecks use that version. :lol: :lol:

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 10:25 PM

LMAO.

I just wish I'd known I was tuning in to watch Jerome Samson, Tom Kostopoulos, Tim Gleason, and Cam Ward take on the Nashville Predators rather than thinking it was the Hurricanes vs Predators. I'd have been more prepared.

Empty net....here comes number 5....

nccanes

01-07-2010, 10:33 PM

Dontcha hate it when a night of potential just collapses?

I ended up working until 7:30...walked in, started the grill (for a great flank steak I'd been marinating), built a fire, and then summarily got called for another work issue. Had to delegate the steak and the fire and work for the next hour, trying to juggle all that plus the football and hockey. The hockey sucked, the football game may end up a laugher.

The fire and steak was good, but I have to sit here until it dies down enough to go to bed (since the football sucks)...

:lol:

SoCalcaniac

01-07-2010, 10:38 PM

Funny to read the thread and what was being said---that's the entertainment of the evening. :lol:

I've never noticed that Pred-head when I've watched NSH games. I like that they lifted that from the Sharks.

It's tough to win games when you can't get the hell out of your own damn way. They may have played 20 minutes of good hockey, then it was stupid sh** falling on themselves, taking crap penalties, and viola--- here's the result. Not a surprise. Top it all off, two late period goals. Seriously?

Great job by Samson to come up and play so dang well. I know he's playing on adreneline, but he looked strong as a call up.

I hope that Sullivan is ok. That was a tough hit to see and especially on him.

COL lost in a brutal way last night vs NYI. They're resting comfortably here in Raleigh. Tommorow night should be real interesting.

nccanes

01-07-2010, 10:41 PM

Ok, well something exciting just happened in the football game - someone ran out on the field. But since the networks don't show those dumbasses, the used the BLIMP cam to show the whole field and Musberger said "security will remove the idiot from the field". But you could see the guy kinda trotting from somewhere around midfield down toward the endzone all by himself, when some blue shirted people approached him from all directinos and he just laid down on the 5 yard line.

I guess that salvaged my night. :lol:

SoCalcaniac

01-07-2010, 10:46 PM

Oh, I know what salvaged my night- They showed a shot at the intermission, of the on-ice activity (guys with the pucks around their waists?) and there was a Predator Girl (what does NSH call their Storm Squad?) anyway, Miss Thing was on the ice, in knee high boots with a STACKED HEEL as if she were walking on a sidewalk. :lol::crazy:

I say that's something bold, gutsy, you name it; but then I also say, why in the heck are their cheerleaders wearing go-go boots with heels on the ice???

SouthernHockeyChick

01-07-2010, 10:47 PM

A scoop of Goodberry's peppermint ice cream salvaged my evening. :D

nccanes

01-07-2010, 10:49 PM

Like this???? :lol:

http://predators.nhl.com/v2/ext/Dancers_GoalGirls%20/Dancer_Ashlyn.jpg

SoCalcaniac

01-07-2010, 10:53 PM

:laugh::lol: Nearly identical, except the boot was up to her knees and not mid-shin.

She was going for the true Go-Go dancer look.

StormChaserBH

01-07-2010, 10:55 PM

why in the heck are their cheerleaders wearing go-go boots with heels on the ice???

Just following up with the obligatory "Because they can". :evil: :D

SoCalcaniac

01-07-2010, 10:57 PM

It appears all of the people who attended the game in NSH are calling into the Aftermath. :lol: At least they had fun.

ontheboards

01-07-2010, 10:58 PM

Bowl Championship Series. It's the NCAA college football championship game -this year between U of Texas and U of Alabama...in the Rose Bowl.

You pulling for the SEC in this one or going Texas? Satan or Brown?

nccanes

01-07-2010, 11:01 PM

You pulling for the SEC in this one or going Texas? Satan or Brown?

As an LSU alum this is very difficult, but in the end, my SEC roots came thru. BUT -- I feel so bad for Colt McCoy and his backup QB, that I have to pull for them to at least make a game of it. Seeing all these nervous distraught parents in the stands is just too much. :lol:

Damn - I hate that I didn't hear the Caniacs on the road in N'Ville. :lol:

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 11:38 PM

Well dang! Texas is making a game of it after all. Now 24-21.

Did y'all see the tweet that Bob Gorman took a puck to the head tonight and had to get eight stitches?

nccanes

01-07-2010, 11:42 PM

Not a good night in Gnashville.

I wish we'd hear something about Sullivan.

The football game is pretty exciting now for sure. Now I really have to decide who to pull for. Hard to pull against the backup QB and the 1 armed Colt McCoy as their biggest supporter on the sideline. If Texas can hold Bama on this drive, my money is on them getting the 3. to go ahead.

livinthedream

01-07-2010, 11:52 PM

I heard no update on Sullivan in the post-game with Forslund. Maniscalco asked him about Alberts' hit and Forslund said he thought the penalty was enough but you never know, he may very well get a game or two...

Darkwing

01-08-2010, 07:43 AM

time to go 33-7. Not giving up until we have to go 33-1. Can we replace uh, I duno, someone with Samson? kid needs to stay if he keeps playing like he did last night.

The Rock

01-08-2010, 04:28 PM

The game was fun, TKO flipped me the puck from Brindy's goal, so I may have the puck from his last ever goal as well as Samson's first NHL point.

Canesluver

01-08-2010, 05:35 PM

Awe.... nice....

The even nicer thing to do would be for you to bring the puck to a practice soon to give to Samson to keep. A lot of the players like giving important milestone pucks to their Mom. He might like to have it.

andyt

01-08-2010, 11:12 PM

The Rock

01-08-2010, 11:35 PM

I'm pretty sure I've got it. He can totally have it if he wants it though.

ontheboards

01-08-2010, 11:53 PM

SoCalcaniac

01-09-2010, 10:34 AM

During the warm ups, they showed two guys sitting in 115-- white shirts, ties, one was bald and they had what looked like notepads. Once they were shown on the jumbotron-- or whatever it's called--they left. Anyone see them and recognize them? I thought they were may have been scouts...

If you mean for last night's game (you posted this in the NSH thread so I'm checking) Yes, saw them, they were Avs assistant coaches. saw them with the head coach Joe Sacco at the morning skate watching the Canes too, that's why I recognized them. Plus if you're looking during every game during warm ups, you will see the opposing assistants watching warm ups in that section.

At the same sequence, I spotted Tripp & Bob Brind 'Amour on the landing right at 115/116 chatting away like two girls. It makes me laugh like crazy cause they're just like old friends.

ontheboards

01-09-2010, 11:41 AM

Thanks SoCal! and yep, wrong thread. Knew that they were unlikely to be scouts, but I couldn't figure out who they were or their significance.

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