Game Thread ..... @ Buffalo, 2/5/10

[Canesluver]

Anybody want to talk about Buffalo? At least it's in our time zone, 'cause then I won't be staying up late to watch ****ty hockey! :laugh:

Puck-drop at 7:30PM

LET'S GO 'CANES!!

[caneshockeychick]

Hoping to find a place to hang and watch this. If not, then, oh well.

[ButtersSaysNo]

I'm not wasting my time to watch this game live. I will DVR and decide the next morning whether I want to watch since we have stayed up late the last 2 games to watch that BS on ice.

[Jay]

No local TV for this. I get to listen to the Slugs on CI... hooray :(

[KaniacFever]

No local TV and Jeannertte (sp), double whammy. We are going to dinner and i'll rely on the tweets to keep me updated. Then when I do get home (likely after the 1st), i'll still rely on the tweets.

Buffalo = :hurl:

[ButtersSaysNo]

No local TV for this. I get to listen to the Slugs on CI... hooray :(

Ha on me, I guess I really ain't watching it. :laugh:

[Darkwing]

Gotta finish up season 5 of LOST so I can start season 6.

4 8 15 16 23 42

OH LOOK IT'S A LOST REFERENCE THAT ALMOST TIES IN PERFECTLY WITH CANES HISTORY.

Ward, Cullen, Ruuu, Sutter, Goertzen, Gleason's old #! AMAZING.

[nccanes]

We've got plans as well so the no tv (for us) isn't a big deal. I really don't thnk I could listen to RJ anyway.

[c-girl]

Tlusty's been sent down. None of the injuried are ready so who's coming up?

[livinthedream]

^ Chip tweeted that Cole's still a no-go and Tuomo might (LTD does a little happy dance) be ready for Saturday night. And of course Chad's not on the trip.

So... is someone else being called up from Albany to replace Jiri, or are we expecting a special delivery from somewhere else?

[livinthedream]

Oh, one other thing for those not following twitter...Chip also said Maurice said Alberts should be good to go for tomorrow night. ThankS God he seems to be okay!

[Alicia]

Oh, one other thing for those not following twitter...Chip also said Maurice said Alberts should be good to go for tomorrow night. ThankS God he seems to be okay!
Good thing, 'cause the Saddledome was giving me Mellon Arena flashbacks!

[KaniacFever]

[QUOTE=livinthedream;550268
So... is someone else being called up from Albany to replace Jiri, or are we expecting a special delivery from somewhere else?[/QUOTE]

Hmmm with JR saying a Wallin decision should be made in the next 24 hours, I'm thinking we are getting a special delivery. Especially if it remains to be SJ b/c they have to trade a roster player in order to fit Wallin under the cap.

[nccanes]

Chuck really stumbled with his words when 99.9 asked him about that. I don't know if Chuck just choked on his cigar or he wasn't sure what to say....eventually he spat out that it could 'someone like Boychuk' but he wasn't the least bit convincing - so either he has no clue or he's bad at lying.

[caniac369]

Anybody want to talk about Buffalo? At least it's in our time zone, 'cause then I won't be staying up late to watch ****ty hockey! :laugh:

Sure since one week from tonight I'll be at the Buffaslug game at RBC in 328!! :angel:

But, alas, we have 3 games, including this one, between now and then... why do I have a feeling it's going to be a crazy one since I can't watch it?

[rbochan]

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/rbochan2/gdt/gatcifhj1.gif

[nccanes]

Cam headed back to Raleigh due to Upper Body Injury....

per Cane's tweet.

Peters recalled.


This seems even more appropriate now

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/rbochan2/gdt/gatcifhj1.gif

[Darkwing]

ruh roh.

[ButtersSaysNo]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh crap

[SoCalcaniac]

GOOD GAWD.

Question is, how long has he been hurt and was he battling through it the last two games, which we can say were not Cam-like (but his people in front of him, weren't helpful either)

Some how, this pouring rain/sleet dealio going on right now is appropriate.

[nccanes]

My money is that a slug fan tripped him on the sidewalk and he hurt something breaking his fall. ;) :lol:

[ButtersSaysNo]

Que Milli Vanilli and "Blame it on the rain." ;)

[Captain Slack]

According to Twitter, Boychuk has been called up.

[KaniacFever]

Chips says it might be the back flaring up again.

This is why you have a back up goalie so they can play a game and you don't run your franchise goalie into the ground. No reason for this guy to start 21 some games. I know Legace was going to play, but why even start him after 15 some games when he has pink eye. Makes no freakin sense.

I know this team thinks they still have a chance to make the playoffs and of course you want your best goalie out there, but darn, hit the reality button.

OK, done rant.

[nccanes]

Ugh. Chip says it sounds like Cam's back.

edit: what she said ^

[SoCalcaniac]

:ticked::ticked:

OMFG. This news is distressing to me. Very concerning. I really hope that this back thing doesn't become an on-going situation. Concerns me to no end.

[caneshockeychick]

Tsn.c (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=309052)a says LaRose has been put on IR

[Darkwing]

:ticked::ticked:

OMFG. This news is distressing to me. Very concerning. I really hope that this back thing doesn't become an on-going situation. Concerns me to no end.

It's a problem with a pretty easy solution though..we have a backup goalie for a reason.

[Alicia]

It's a problem with a pretty easy solution though..we have a backup goalie for a reason.
A very capable backup, at that.

[caneshockeychick]

:ticked::ticked:

OMFG. This news is distressing to me. Very concerning. I really hope that this back thing doesn't become an on-going situation. Concerns me to no end.

It's a problem with a pretty easy solution though..we have a backup goalie for a reason.

A very capable backup, at that.


Ummm...no. Leighton was taken by the Flyers remember? ;)



























:lol:

[toastmasterbone]

I'm so freakin' sick of the upper-body injury, lower-body injury smoke-and-mirrors crap. It's all so 30s-era Stalin. ("We saw the girl get shot in the head!" "You saw nothingski -- she has upper-body injury. Return to your homeski, peasant.")

So, just so you know, I will be reclassifying upper-body injuries as "nipple trauma," and lower-body injuries as either "testicular torsion" or "severe hemorrhoids."

[livinthedream]

Twas quite bizarre all the tweets coming at us this morning, I'm sitting in the chair at the hair salon and my Blackberry was just off the charts. In no particular order here are some of my reactions as this is all going down...

Cam = :( :( :(

Possibility of Justin Peters in net for the big boys sometime this weekend = :D

Boychuk back with the big boys = :D

Chad LaRose = Anyone have ANY idea what might be ailing him? :(

My Finn skating on a line at practice today = :D :D :D

But as much as I miss him PLEASE do NOT use this revolving door of injuries as an excuse to rush him back into the lineup! Kthx

Is Erik Cole EVER coming back? :(

Nic Wallin = LTD desires closure on this soon please if it's actually going to happen :(

Buffalo = :sick: :sick: :sick:

[toastmasterbone]

Asked about Ward's injury, Maurice said Ward was not injured Wednesday in the game against the Calgary Flames, but that Ward began to stiffen up during the flight Thursday to Buffalo.

Man, his nipples must be killing him. When they stiffen up during a flight, you know it's bad.

[toastmasterbone]

Chad LaRose = Anyone have ANY idea what might be ailing him? :(



Nipples.

[Darkwing]

Twas quite bizarre all the tweets coming at us this morning, I'm sitting in the chair at the hair salon and my Blackberry was just off the charts. In no particular order here are some of my reactions as this is all going down...

Cam = :( :( :(

Possibility of Justin Peters in net for the big boys sometime this weekend = :D

Boychuk back with the big boys = :D

Chad LaRose = Anyone have ANY idea what might be ailing him? :(

My Finn skating on a line at practice today = :D :D :D

But as much as I miss him PLEASE do NOT use this revolving door of injuries as an excuse to rush him back into the lineup! Kthx

Is Erik Cole EVER coming back? :(

Nic Wallin = LTD desires closure on this soon please if it's actually going to happen :(

Buffalo = :sick: :sick: :sick:

I wouldnt be surprised to see Erik Cole dealt in the offseason if we can find a team to unload him to. Now that Staal has finally proven he can produce legitimately without Cole in the lineup we don't have any reason to keep him around considering his injury proneness. He could be Tripp's replacement though, that'd be okay with me!

[nccanes]

It's a problem with a pretty easy solution though..we have a backup goalie for a reason.

I believe SoCal was referring to Cam's back issue becoming a long term on again/off again issue, not that he should play every single game. IIRC, it began during the Canadian Oly Camp in the summer.

[Alicia]

:lol: @ Toast!

[WillLikeWhoa091]

I'm really waiting for some closure on the Wallin situation as well.

On a sidenote: You guys would not BELIEVE the snow / sleet / wintery mix we're having here up in Virginia.

[SoCalcaniac]

It's a problem with a pretty easy solution though..we have a backup goalie for a reason.

Yeah, I know we do. Thanks. HOWEVER, I know that we do have a backup goalie, but I'm not The Coach who prefers to run his goalies into the ground, cause that's how he rolls; I was referring to what my good friend E, so points out exactly what I meant:

I believe SoCal was referring to Cam's back issue becoming a long term on again/off again issue, not that he should play every single game. IIRC, it began during the Canadian Oly Camp in the summer.

On top of this E, if I'm recalling correctly, after they sorted out his injury issue at the Olympic Invite Camp; it was noted in the Canadian press that Cam's injury dates back to the ECF's last year.

This isn't just oh Cam hurt his back, this for me, makes me think of Belfour and his wonky back, Hasek and his groin injuries and I really am not trying to be panic stricken, but there's a goalie on Long Island that has had a myriad of hip/leg type issues that have recurred one time too many, that last one making him lose a season and then some.

Cam's our franchise goalie, and I know he's our guy; my concern is you don't ever know on stuff like this, will it be recurring? Will he need surgery somewhere down the road? That's why it's concerning for me.

I'm laughing at LTD's post- It's been a schizo kinda day on so many levels, I'm personally having trouble focusing on the fact we are actually playing tonight. :crazy:

[Jay]

On a sidenote: You guys would not BELIEVE the snow / sleet / wintery mix we're having here up in Virginia.

I would. I have a lump on the back of my head and a hospital bracelet to prove it :(. Blacksburg VA weather: 1, Jay's brain: 0.

I'll be missing 3-4 posts with Post-concussion Syndrome.

[WillLikeWhoa091]

I would. I have a lump on the back of my head and a hospital bracelet to prove it :(. Blacksburg VA weather: 1, Jay's brain: 0.

I'll be missing 3-4 posts with Post-concussion Syndrome.

Yeah, I'm in Lynchburg and me, my roomate, my friend and my girlfriend are all snowed in in one townhouse.

Cabin fever in three.... two.... one....

[superdave]

superdave gets on soapbox...

Mo, this is why the backup goalie needs to play from time to time. Did Cam really need to play in 23 straight games? Maybe if he had a night or two to rest his back, he'd be okay. I guess we'll never know. I guess we'll now get a backup who's only work has been opening the bench door.

superdave climbs down off his soapbox

[Canesluver]

Hey! I used my little industry trick & found-out what flight Peters was on. He landed @ 3:20.

:D

[FinFan]

What LTD said... all of it.

Cam's been playing so much lately, and against very physical teams (this entire road trip had been against teams that slam you), he may have just pulled something and the temp changes just tightened up his back. He needs a rest every once in a while, especially when we play so many games in a row with little break in between.

I kinda hope Peters will be between the pipes tomorrow in NYC. I think he'd do well.

[ultrablue55]

superdave gets on soapbox...

Mo, this is why the backup goalie needs to play from time to time. Did Cam really need to play in 23 straight games? Maybe if he had a night or two to rest his back, he'd be okay. I guess we'll never know. I guess we'll now get a backup who's only work has been opening the bench door.

superdave climbs down off his soapbox

I couldn't agree more. Legace is a very good goalie and for the teams sake should get ice time. Maurice is a moron and always will be a moron.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

:yeah:


We do have a very capable backup. Who hasn't played since you could walk from Africa to South America.

And is being thrown in behind a craptastic team......against Buffalo. Should be fun. You know, if you rank root canals right up there with an orgasm in terms of enjoyment factor. :sick:

[KaniacFever]

I kinda hope Peters will be between the pipes tomorrow in NYC. I think he'd do well.

Samehere. We need to see if this kid is ready for back up duties next year.

Here's hoping Legace doesn't have too much rust for opening the bench door the last 21 games. I'd love nothing more than this bottom dwelling team to beat the slugs.

[nccanes]

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting this game is actually tonight since I have no way to watch it, lol. We've got some errands to run (on such a lovely night!) so we'll hear about the game on the radio hear and there.

Good luck Manny!

[KaniacFever]

Well looking at the depth chart on the main site Corvo is the healthy scratch tonight.

Boychuk is playing with Sutter and Dwyer.

And Peters is of course backing Legace.

[livinthedream]

Forslund just said Nic WON'T play tonight. He'll be the healthy scratch.

[SoCalcaniac]

Where does it say Corvo is the healthy scratch? Why? because he's not really "healthy"? and if he is why in the hell isn't Aaron Ward the scratch?

This day has been annoying at best, on top of which, we'll have to work to sync up Chuck with the CI feed so I don't have to listen to RJ. I'm not amused.

[livinthedream]

You may have missed my post on the previous page since it flipped over. Nic's still the one who will be scratched on 'D' for tonight, per Forslund on 99.9 just a few minutes ago.

KF's referring to the depth chart (http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/depthchart.htm?dcid=12) on ch.com which is where at the time of this post it's showing Corvo fourth on right defense behind Wallin, Ward, and Alberts.

[SoCalcaniac]

Well at least I can be annoyed by Nic being scratched. Thanks LTD.

I missed Forslund I guess, he wasn't on the usual time and I'm really not good at listening to those too yapping about that d*** Super Bowl.

[KaniacFever]

Thanks for the clarification on who is the 'real' scratch. At first, I thought maybe they didn't update it since the Edmonton game, but then I saw Boychuk and Peters in their positions. Guess they just didn't update the defense section.

Well glad Corvo is actually playing. But AWard should be sitting his butt out IMHO.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

have to listen to RJ.

Sh*t, I had blocked that little detail out today.:sick:

[livinthedream]

Oh, and Forslund also said Cam was fine prior to the Calgary game but something must have happened during the game because afterwards he was in a good deal of pain and likewise yesterday on the flight to Buffalo. Not fun to hear. :(

[SoCalcaniac]

WTF??? I just picked up my iPod Touch to look at tweets, this is from Chip:

Manny Legace just taken to the locker room in apparent distress by trainers.

What in the hell is going on?

[SouthernHockeyChick]

I was just coming to post the same thing?!?!? :crazy:

Second tweet:

ice_chip (http://twitter.com/ice_chip)
Legace fell over in the crease and had to be attended to. He was bent over as he was taken to the bench area.



Justin will probably trip over a rug and we'll have to start Tripp.

[Greensboro Hurricanes]

Yeah, I just saw that too. That's one nasty case of pinkeye that Manny has.

[c-girl]

WTH? I just saw that.

[livinthedream]

PETE DAWG???

Bless his heart if he has to start under these circumstances.

ETA: Canes tweet Manny is okay.

nhl_canes: Manny Legace is ok and set to start against the Sabres. Tune in at 7:30 on 99.9 The Fan!

[SouthernHockeyChick]

WTF?!??!

nhl_canes (http://twitter.com/nhl_canes)
Manny Legace is ok and set to start against the Sabres. Tune in at 7:30 on 99.9 The Fan!

I'm gonna kick Chirp's a**.

[c-girl]

nhl_canes just said Manny's okay and is set to start.

ETA: Heh. There's an echo in here. :)

[Greensboro Hurricanes]

From a certain gambling website I frequent, it was apparently an Aaron Ward slapshot to the neck that hurt Manny.

[e2ipiand1]

A Buffalo fan posted that Manny took a puck to the throat during warmups.

[VandyCane]

I feel like we're in the twilight zone.:crazy:

[Canesluver]

Ahhh, rub some dirt on it, Manny!! You don't need your voicebox to be a goalie!!

:beatup:

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Good god. It's just the intro bumper and I'm already not sure I can take anymore Jeanneret.

[brindyfan]

Good god. It's just the intro bumper and I'm already not sure I can take anymore Jeanneret.

Hit the mute button. If i had CI tonight, I would! But alas it's me & Chuck tonight.

[SC06]

ok, we just figured out the issue with A. Ward. Boston traded him back to us as a way to pay us back for knocking them out of the playoffs and for Walker knocking Ward on his a**. A. Ward is part of the plan and is just playing like crap on purpose. Hook him up to a lie detector and the truth will come out. ;)

[SouthernHockeyChick]

OMG, the only thing worse than hearing Jeanneret is seeing this horrible feed. :crazy:




(yes, I am going to b*tch about everything...it's Buffalo:D)

[WilkesCanefan]

Does anyone have a link for an online feed?

[VandyCane]

try this
http://www.justin.tv/theblanetwork#r=uvr1VNU

It's a little choppy though

[WilkesCanefan]

try this
http://www.justin.tv/theblanetwork#r=uvr1VNU

It's a little choppy though

Thanks

:)

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Nice play by Ward at the blue line!!

[e2ipiand1]

This one might be a little better:

http://www.justin.tv/theblanetwork#r=e8F4iCc

[SouthernHockeyChick]

AND NOW WARD SCORES!!!!

WOOOO!

Boychuk is sure looking like he wants to stick a little longer this time.

[SC06]

AND NOW WARD SCORES!!!!

WOOOO!

He has to now, figured out his secret plan. ;)

[SouthernHockeyChick]

LOL


Those of you with Chuck let us know if he says anything about Gleason.

ETA: He was back on the ice at the end of the period so, maybe he just got cut.

[SoCalcaniac]

Chuck seemingly ignores anything that happens to players on the ice, as he is so absorbed in calling the game. I know now why hub tells me and the folks that sit next to us after (insert player name) gets hurt/leaves the ice, etc. "He is in a bubble and pays zero attention, no updates" :lol: So to answer SHC- No update on #6.

We have synced up the whole CI/Chuck K feed by delaying the TiVo. I think hub has it perfectly set so we are a Jenarette Free Zone.

Boychuk's got some jam in his game. He's not chasing the game; and I still contend he can give passing lessons to half the team.

Oh, and if Manny seriously took a shot from Aaron to the throat; OMG there are no words. :crazy:

Joe Corvo is so soft spoken.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

In the past, Chuck has always been ahead of our feed so, no way to sync. May have to check and see if that's still true. although, Jeanneret has not driven me too crazy. He wasn't his normal bleating self on the one goal. And I admit, he calls the game well....I just can't stand the other crap.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Oh look, the Sabres showed up for the second period. Damn.

[WillLikeWhoa091]

WOW what a terrible 4-3.

[Solracer]

Did that I hear that Knuckel head Slug Play by Play guy call Joni Johnny...

[DeWaltGirl]

Hate to come in here and be so negative on my first Game Thread post but....did Joni keep the puck in the zone even once on that power play??

I got home from a dinner after the game had started and sat down just in time to see Aaron Ward score a goal. What in the world is that about? Boychuk's work behind the net showed some serious promise though.

[Kahz]

Did that I hear that Knuckel head Slug Play by Play guy call Joni Johnny...It's Yanni.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/O-mizzle/yannipitkanen.jpg

[SouthernHockeyChick]

That is one dead-ass building.


Guess they're saving up the obnoxious for their trip down here next week. :mad:

[DeWaltGirl]

That is one dead-ass building.


Guess they're saving up the obnoxious for their trip down here next week. :mad:

Seriously! I can't remember the last time I could hear the players on the ice so clearly through the television.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Jeanneret uses the word "dribbles" entirely too often.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Too many minutes for Pitkanen!

[SoCalcaniac]

His friend Chuck Kaiton uses 5-man-rugby-scrum way too often.

I'm in my I-wanna-throttle-Joni mode. He is driving me bonkers and he needs to not be playing for a zillion minutes. Spread it out.

I like seeing that the PP stinks again.

[DeWaltGirl]

Joni's excessive minutes drive me insane!! I know the idea is for him to carry the D but most of the time, I see him just simply not changing. The next shift D is sitting on the boards waiting to go out and Joni just glides on by. I wish he would learn that he's so much more effective when he cuts the minutes. Not to mention he wouldn't have to hold and tackle the opposition!

edit* LTD, I concur and I see that as even more reason for him to sit his butt down and play normal minutes.

[livinthedream]

Something's off with Joni. Even on that nice move out of the box, doesn't look like himself to me anyway. Maybe just tired, maybe something else. Just doesn't look right.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

BTW, did you guys hear they're ditching the slug after this season? Thank god the embarrassment is finally over (not that there was a more deserving fanbase of said humiliation). They're going back to the old sabers and buffalo logo.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Joni's excessive minutes drive me insane!! I know the idea is for him to carry the D but most of the time, I see him just simply not changing. The next shift D is sitting on the boards waiting to go out and Joni just glides on by. I wish he would learn that he's so much more effective when he cuts the minutes. Not to mention he wouldn't have to hold and tackle the opposition! UGH!

That's been my observation as well. Corvo has 2 more shifts but less TOI. Gleason has the same number of shifts and 4 less minutes!

He looks pretty much like himself to me, lol. Seriously, though, after he got put into the bench in Calgary Mr SHC said "Well, we won't see him playing again for another month!" But, credit where credit is due, he didn't sit out.

[SoCalcaniac]

BTW, did you guys hear they're ditching the slug after this season? Thank god the embarrassment is finally over (not that there was a more deserving fanbase of said humiliation). They're going back to the old sabers and buffalo logo.

Chuck K. was talking about it, and he even called the current logo "That Slug or Worm logo" :lol:

Um, anyone notice that commercial with Derek Roy? He looks like a figure skater and not a hockey player. Kinda like Scott Hamilton?

The Joni minutes thing has me just irked. Aren't they paying attention? The correlation between him playing 30 mins = Crappy play; Less than 25 min= better play, not overloading.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

NICE Staal!!!




And crap.

[KaniacFever]

Just got in. Saw the tweets about Manny and thought damn this dude must have the worst luck. He finally gets a start after 10 games, then can't play due to pink eye. Then he finally gets a start after another 10 games and he leaves warm ups. Glad to see he is ok on that front. How is he looking in net.

Does the team look like the team from the 4 game win streak or the team that was in Alberta? Minus Joni cause sounds like he's having another bad night. :lol:

[WillLikeWhoa091]

There were three Hurricanes all just sitting there watching them get the equalizer.

Durk durk durk durk.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

I think Manny has looked shockingly good.

And the team is probably somewhere in between the 4-game win streak and that comatose team from Alberta.


And WTF. Two fantastic bounces for Buffalo.


Hey...could that have been a high-stick?

Guess not.

[Solracer]

Ugh.... this team is driving my bonkers... 3 game win streak.. 3 game losing streak, are we on the way to a 4 game losing streak after our first 4 game win streak of the year.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

WOOOO!!

[Solracer]

Wow nice play thier for that goal!

[WillLikeWhoa091]

I think Manny has looked shockingly good.

For the amount of time he's been riding pine, he looks amazing. Third Slugs goal was a total fluke goal.

[livinthedream]

Come on guys, CAPITALIZE

ETA: or not

[WillLikeWhoa091]

I would just like to say that Staal has been looking really really good lately.

Glad he's ours.

JOKINEN!

[SouthernHockeyChick]

JUSSI!!! WOOO HOOO!!


19th goal. Way to go Jussi!

[livinthedream]

THE UNTOUCHABLE JUSSI JOKINEN

:D

[Solracer]

What a shot by Jusi.... seemed to suprise Miller.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

My favorite sounds in Buffalo NY: silence followed by booing.:D

OMG WE BEAT THE FREAKING SABRES!!!!


They're probably going to kick our a** in Raleigh, now.

[livinthedream]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"Alarming. Concerning. And the Buffalo Sabres lose at home to the last place Hurricanes."

Hate my TWC CI feed cut off before I could hear the completely flummoxed broadcast team on the post-game.

[KaniacFever]

Hot of the Presses: Slug fans jumping off bridges after their lose to the Canes

Nothing is finer than beating those a$$clowns. Way to pull it out boys. Can't wait to see the recap on OTF.

[Greensboro Hurricanes]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Hate my TWC CI feed cuts off before I can hear the completely flummoxed broadcast team on the post-game.

A big plus of DirecTV. They aren't quick on the trigger after the game like OnDemand is. These post-game clowns on MSG are speechless :)

[topdown]

No one I would rather beat for our "only 7th road win of the season":D

[SouthernHockeyChick]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"Alarming. Concerning. And the Buffalo Sabres lose at home to the last place Hurricanes."

Hate my TWC CI feed cut off before I could hear the completely flummoxed broadcast team on the post-game.

I thought that smirking jackoff sorta got a minor Rob Ray smack-down for that comment.
We are a hard team to play against, so says Rob Ray. Do you want to be the one to argue with him? :lol:

[SoCalcaniac]

HAHA. We had the feed the whole time and just seeing their faces when they came back to start the post game, I knew the smirking jack*** who have some sh** to say so I left it on mute. :lol: That guy hates us and I just knew he would say some crap. At least Ray put him in his place.

TO was leading 3-1 against NJ and had that game. The Devils won in Regulation 4-3. :crazy: Classic TO.


Poor Miller. (NOT) he looked like he was about to burst into tears.

I heart The Juice.

Too many daggone penalties. Too many gaps allowing people to skate in and do stuff. Turnovers. Stop it.

I want them to fix this trade or no trade thing and get Wallin back in.

I'll take this win. I hope to see Pete Dawg tomorrow.

[nccanes]

I'm thrilled that they won it! Woo!

Oddly enough, the Leesville Tap Room couldn't get the game on their CI package. We walked in at the beginning of the 3rd to see 3 TVs on the Caps/ATL game and another on the FLA game. Another TV was on NHLN and I asked if they could flip a tv to the Canes and he tried to convince me it wasn't on. He did try to find it but it appeared (to him) that "it's not televised". Oh well.

Yay Jussi!

[SouthernHockeyChick]

TO was leading 3-1 against NJ and had that game. The Devils won in Regulation 4-3. :crazy: Classic TO.

They Jussi Jokinen/Eric Staal'd them....scored at 19:16 to tie it, and 19:41 to win it.

[c-girl]

We watched the end of that Leafs-Devils game. It ended during the second intermission of the Canes game (which was on our CI package). Anyway, the Devils scored three goals in three or so minutes. Kind of reminded me of a certain Canes-Devils game only this time it turned out a bit differently for the Devils.

ETA: Or what SHC said.

[SoCalcaniac]

We turned it back to MSG they had the post-game interview with Ruff; He looked like he was gonna explode. :lol: Miller was pretty despondent in his interview.

[KaniacFever]

So I hopped over to the Sabres board to make sure they weren't all gonna kill themselves. Well they are full on fire Ruff :laugh:

[nccanes]

Um, anyone notice that commercial with Derek Roy? He looks like a figure skater and not a hockey player. Kinda like Scott Hamilton?


That's an awful commercial. At the end, I forget who the player is, but they sprayed so much "sweat" in his face that his helmet was "sweating".

:lol:

[SouthernHockeyChick]

That's an awful commercial. At the end, I forget who the player is, but they sprayed so much "sweat" in his face that his helmet was "sweating".

:lol:

Believe it or not, the one SoCal is referring to is WORSE than that one!! :laugh: It's a local Sabres thing...something about going green. And he's wearing this very Euro-looking Vitamin Water jersey (and Euro-looking like bad jogging shorts and white sneakers, not Euro hockey). It's awful. And his jeans are skin-tight!!

[SoCalcaniac]

Yeah, E I haven't seen that other one:lol::crazy: It sounds gross too.

SHC, those were jeans? I thought they were those spandex type workout pants- butt huggers. :laugh: Didn't it look like he had body padding on too? Like he was trying to look like a muscle man?? **my eyes**:sick:

[livinthedream]

From the AP game recap (http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2009020852&navid=DL|CAR|home):

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -After playing only a few minutes since before Christmas, Manny Legace wasn't going to let a scare in pregame warmups force him out.

Jussi Jokinen snapped a third-period tie and added an assist, and backup Legace made 28 saves after taking a slap shot to the throat before the game even began in the Carolina Hurricanes' 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

With workhorse Cam Ward sent home for treatment for an upper-body injury, Legace was ready to appear in just his fifth game in the last 28. But it almost didn't happen after defenseman Aaron Ward's blast from top of the right circle sent Legace to the ice clutching the bottom of his throat. The 11-year veteran was attended to by a trainer for a couple of minutes before gingerly skating off.

"It probably would have taken a bullet between the eyes to keep me out," said an upbeat Legace, who has been in the crease for only 7 minutes since Dec. 23. "That scared me. It winded me a little bit, but once I caught my breath I knew my windpipe was fine and I was ready to go."

Bless his heart, with the way his season has gone so far, it just HAD to be Aaron Ward, didn't it?

[wa10]

If Legacy played well, there's probably little chance in Peters starting against NYI. That's just the way Maurice cooks his bacon....

[caveman]

From the AP game recap (http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2009020852&navid=DL|CAR|home):



Bless his heart, with the way his season has gone so far, it just HAD to be Aaron Ward, didn't it?

OTOH maybe it gave AWard the confidence in his shot to get his first goal of the season :)

[ultrablue55]

If Legacy played well, there's probably little chance in Peters starting against NYI. That's just the way Maurice cooks his bacon....

For sure start Legace. He is well beyond rested and only removed the first layer of rust off last night.

[DSCanesfan]

Last night I was on the fence as to whether or not I felt like going to watch the game. There were many factors against venturing out, the main one being having to listen to RJ. But after having a productive roll session from 5 until 8, I called one of my buddies and asked if it was worth going over to Blinco's to catch the rest of the game. He said yeah its 1-1. So I headed over and caught the rest of the game. I'm glad I did. One of my other buddies, knowing my hatred of all things RJ placed the speaker box right next to me. :) That sorry rascal! Good thing I still had water in both of my ears because that muffled RJ somewhat. :) I have to say RJ and his MSG broadcast team, while not the worst in the NHL, are really really REALLY bad. And BTW did I mention that I hate all things RJ. :)


Go Canes!!!!

Doug

[c-girl]

The more I heard other broadcast teams the more I value Forslund and, yes, even Tripp.

[KaniacFever]

If Legacy played well, there's probably little chance in Peters starting against NYI. That's just the way Maurice cooks his bacon....

It'll be interesting to see who starts tonight. The audio clip on the main site from after the pre-game skate had Mo saying that he wants Peters to get a start and he might in NY, they'll decide after the game.

I think they need to see what Peters can do. Is he ready for back up duties next year or do they need to sign Legace for another year.

I feel bad for Legace though. His bad luck is fitting right in with the rest of the teams.

[DSCanesfan]

The more I heard other broadcast teams the more I value Forslund and, yes, even Tripp.

I have to agree. I mean Tripp is a goofball but he is our goofball. :) And let's face it there are not many others that can rival Forslund. I know I am biased but that is the Gospel according to Doug. ;)

[SoCalcaniac]

Hey, where's today's game thread? ;)

I agree on the broadcast teams, Forslund for me is elite. He makes Tripp tolerable. Tripp has his moments but I can deal with him "most" of the time.

I do hope The Coach sticks with what he said in the pregame skate yesterday- we do need to see Pete Dawg and we do need to know how close he is or what.

Hopefully they're all ok up that way with the weather situation- from what I've seen on TV, looks like NY isn't nearly as bad as DC, NJ, & PA. Just spoke to my mother-in-law they've had 16 inches in Derry, PA, about 35 miles SW of Pittsburgh and the winds are howling. :crazy:

[Alicia]

"It probably would have taken a bullet between the eyes to keep me out,"I ♥ Manny!

This game was like a full-contact tennis match, just glad we managed to get the W.

[Canesluver]

When the clock was winding down, and it was still 3-3, I started thinking about the shoot-out. And I got really calm, cause I knew Manny'd be there.

Did that thought run across anybody else's mind?

[livinthedream]

For me not really, because they have Miller. And he's phenomenal, although he didn't give a very Miller-like performance last night.

That being said, I think that Manny has been a perfect fit for our goalie situation. Experienced, calm, competent, competitive, great team guy, great attitude, seems to be able to deal with a system that keeps him in a limited playing role. From the day he got here he just seemed to fit in.

[Greensboro Hurricanes]

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[puck_it]

Hey, when Manny was knocked out by a Wideman slap shot when he was with the blues, when he came back he was un be-****-ing-lieveable for a while. maybe this will work the same way.

although, it willl hurt our chances at #1