Game Thread ..... @ Boston, 2/08/07

[Canesluver]

On to Boston! Keep the foot on the gas, boys!

And remember, folks, to tune in at 6:30PM for the promised pre-game show. :D

Puck-drop at 7:00PM

LET' GO 'CANES!!

(and WOW.... I'm REALLY late leaving for work! :eek2:)

[Captain Slack]

Keep the mojo comin'!

Hell's comin' with me!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqOEDvMAoDs)

[car3hur]

Keep the mojo comin'!

Hell's comin' with me!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqOEDvMAoDs)

I think you and the Mrs. need to come out to the 'Cool Bars' this Thursday...it's a really fun time, and there's even prizes and trivia...AND drink specials!!!

:D

[Captain Slack]

We might! Got to work at the bookstore tonight, so it'll depend on how tired I am.

[caniac_26]

From Mike Sundheim's blog:

Don't forget to tune in a little early tomorrow night for the very first edition of Hurricanes Live, the new pre-game show on FSN South. The show starts at 6:30, and will also include the debut of a fresh new look for everyone's favorite play-by-play announcer.


New hairdo for Forslund? Should be interesting!

GO 'CANES!!

[Bonbonsgrrl]

No i think for Tripp and Chuck K..i heard they're shaving his head for St. Bald...thing that Aaron Ward did it for last year too.....Tripp bald??? nooooooooooooooooooo :lol:

[puck_it]

tripp isnt the play by play guy. i think sundheim would know that... so maybe it is johnny sideburns...

PLEASE shave your head and leave the side burns :lol:

[Bonbonsgrrl]

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=58701062

i go with what i read.

[puck_it]

i guess chuck would qualify as one of our favorite play by play guys.... but hardly a new hairdo

[SouthernHockeyChick]

So was puck_it.....

the debut of a fresh new look for everyone's favorite play-by-play announcer.
Based on the link to the St Baldrick's thing, that isn't until March 3. That "debut" is tomorrow night.

Maybe Chuck is growing hair to have something to shave?

I think Forslund is going to start wearing that salmon jacket of Tripp's. :lol:

[WhateverItTakes]

Maybe Johnny Sideburns is ditching the slickback for a bouffant do.

[Bonbonsgrrl]

whatever

[SouthernHockeyChick]

I'm lost. :huh:

[gocanes0506]

Maybe Tripp will actually dress like a normal human being? Ok wishful thinking.

[caveman]

Another BIG game, another opportunity for a BIG win for the Canes. The PP must keep on trucking. 26 games to go, 6 points back of Atlanta, 4 games head-to-head. Atlanta is heading off for the nasty of nasties road trip (at Colorado, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, and Ottawa) before yet another road game here in Raleigh. Here's hoping Colorado buries them in precisely the way that Kruschev did not bury us, and we take care of freaking business against a Boston team that needs to get used to the idea of watching their post-season hopes slip out of reach, and we get that much closer to seeing that Tuesday Feb. 20th game as a battle for the division lead.

[caniac369]

Beep freakin beep. Go Canes. Whoo. Hoo. :eek2:

[NCCaniac42]

Another BIG game, another opportunity for a BIG win for the Canes. The PP must keep on trucking. 26 games to go, 6 points back of Atlanta, 4 games head-to-head. Atlanta is heading off for the nasty of nasties road trip (at Colorado, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, and Ottawa) before yet another road game here in Raleigh. Here's hoping Colorado buries them in precisely the way that Kruschev did not bury us, and we take care of freaking business against a Boston team that needs to get used to the idea of watching their post-season hopes slip out of reach, and we get that much closer to seeing that Tuesday Feb. 20th game as a battle for the division lead.

DITTO!!!!!!! My Centre Ice will be burning to watch that Atlanta Road Trip.. never will be cheering so loudly for the West.

[Staalgurl4ever]

I hope the guys play their best.

[nccanes]

Time to avenge the hurt they put on all of us around 11pm last Saturday. Time for game 2 of the "playoffs", lol.

[Rob123xyz]

Time to see if the Canes can win two in a row. It's been a while.

[SoCalcaniac]

Just heard Forslund on with the 620 guys- Boy you could hear the disappointment in the Babs situation, and a little disgust with the agent Jay Grossman- "this is Grossman's MO, he's difficult to deal with". Oy.

They talked about the mood among the team, Cam having a "jump" in his step, and that the return of Frankie really gave the team a lift. Said he spoke with Frank, and that Frankie said he felt good, even after the Downey hit, but he said he didn't like 'how he saw the ice' Forslund said "he fooled all of us" cause he felt Frankie was very good.

They talked about the pre-game show- also talked about Cam's new mask and that Cam could be a "walking ad for the Chamber of Commerce" - apparently Crackers has a new helmet too- "I have kids I can't talk about it, but I like looking at it" :eek2: and he said something about doing a feature of it on the pregame show tonight so everyone can get a look.

It's game day ya'll. So 620 played BEEP BEEP. ;)

[Scottie2hottie]

from one of my favorite movies:
"we won yesterday...and we won today that's two in a row...if we win tomorrow, that's a winning streak! it has happened before..."

c'mon boys! :D

[Serendipity]

apparently Crackers has a new helmet too- "I have kids I can't talk about it, but I like looking at it" :eek2: and he said something about doing a feature of it on the pregame show tonight so everyone can get a look.

Whoa...maybe the checkered bikini lady lost her top?? :lol:

I can't even imagine what it could be.

[Canesluver]

AND.... maybe now she's bent over the hood of a hotrod wearing a thong!

FSN'll have to fuzz the pixels on the video image everytime they do a close-up!!!

That boy needs to get him some, so he doesn't have to think about it so much!!!

:laugh:

[car3hur]

from one of my favorite movies:
"we won yesterday...and we won today that's two in a row...if we win tomorrow, that's a winning streak! it has happened before..."

c'mon boys! :D

I don't think it's on the team, so long as your sporting those undies that you say were so lucky in the past. Hope to God you're wearing them today. If so, THAT'S A WIN, BOYZ & GIRLZ!! :D

[RaisinCane]

IMHO this will be a telling game!

* Will the 'Canes continue with another 60-minute effort?
* Will losing Stillman be a crutch if they decide NOT to put in a 60-minute effort.
* Will the 'Canes issue a little payback for the Bruins beating them in their barn?
* Did Babchuk leave a mess in the locker room after his temper tantrum?
* Can CAM bring two "A" games in a row?
* Will Staal play with the fire he did in Montreal?
* Can Kaberle continue his goal scoring streak?
* Can we break the Bruins two game winning streak?

Silly questions if it were last year..... but

We should be able to win this game easily considering that not only are we playing the Bruins (no disrepect to the Bruins just the facts) but we are playing an injury depleted Bruins on their forward lines.

This SHOULD be a momentum building game for the 'Canes BUT, if lost, it could be devastating to a fragile 'Canes team! I am predicting a WIN

Canes 3-1

Go 'Canes

[bonniebroad]

GO 'CANES!!! LET'S DO IT AGAIN!!!

[KaniacFever]

That boy needs to get him some, so he doesn't have to think about it so much!!!

:laugh:

LMAO

:laugh:

[Captain Slack]

* Will the 'Canes continue with another 60-minute effort?
* Will losing Stillman be a crutch if they decide NOT to put in a 60-minute effort.
* Will the 'Canes issue a little payback for the Bruins beating them in their barn?
* Did Babchuk leave a mess in the locker room after his temper tantrum?
* Can CAM bring two "A" games in a row?
* Will Staal play with the fire he did in Montreal?
* Can Kaberle continue his goal scoring streak?
* Can we break the Bruins two game winning streak?

Will Chara flop around on the ice after a phantom high stick?
Will the same officiating crew from last week be doing this game? (Please, no!)

[Bonbonsgrrl]

FSN'll have to fuzz the pixels on the video image everytime they do a close-up!!!

That boy needs to get him some, so he doesn't have to think about it so much!!!

:laugh:

bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::lol:

so i just got back from a test that i KNEW ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING on it.....for GAME DAY and the highlight of my day thus far CL.....classic.

[aldamon]

Will Chara flop around on the ice after a phantom high stick?
I'm just curious, but did the phantom high stick leave blood on his forehead too? Everyone around me was yelling at Chara, but I saw the blood and my wife saw the blood. He wiped it off with a towel on the bench too. Did he get that from something else? That was kind of confusing because I wasn't watching them when the alleged altercation happened.

[puck_it]

i believe they meant to reference the phantom trip, wasnt that chara involved? I wasnt at teh game, trying to remember verbal accounts.

[Scottie2hottie]

from what i saw...he ran into cole and then fell on the ice...and then there was the phantom high stick....i'm thinking he got popped when he was on the ice with cole but they didn't see the blood until he stood up:huh:

[queenmerry]

I saw the cut over the bridge of his nose and it looked similar to the injuries you often see in some high stick incidents, but I'll be the first to admit that where I sit I have some trouble seeing the area of the ice where it happened. When the play goes beyond center ice everyone beside me glues their faces and noses to the glass like it improves the view. I have to rely on the Jumbotron which isn't always great. From where I was sitting it was hard to tell what the origination was, but the ugly man definitely had a cut and bruising on the bridge of that massive nose that wasn't there before that play.

When I saw the cut and bruising I cringed because it was in that special spot right between your eyes that can make your eyes water from just getting a hard tap! :)

[puck_it]

from what i saw...he ran into cole and then fell on the ice...and then there was the phantom high stick....i'm thinking he got popped when he was on the ice with cole but they didn't see the blood until he stood up:huh:

ahhh ok

[StormChaserBH]

Him and Cole banged, but it was Stillman I believe who was the 3rd man along the boards there, and it was his stick that caught Chara.. The stripes actually gave the penalty to the wrong guy.... right call but wrong guy. The B's broadcast caught this on one of their replays.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

The reason most of the crowd was pissed about the call is that no ref had an arm up. No penalty was going to be called until he laid there on the ice and dressed it up well enough. No arm ever went up.....but somehow one of our guys ended up in the box. :roll:

Kinda stupid to boo Chara over it. Turned out to be a really smart play on his part. The refs deserved the booing.

[caniac369]

Beep freakin beep. Go Canes. Whoo. Hoo. :eek2:

[livinthedream]

Well, I won't be watching the game tonight because it's bunko night here in the old neighborhood. But......the last time I played bunko instead of watching, we won, so maybe I'll have some bunko mojo going on. :D

And, in the words of Cam's helmet, "HAVE FUN".

[livinthedream]

^ Oops, I meant to say MASK, I'm sure someone cringed over my calling it a helmet :lol: (runs and hides).

[puck_it]

*raises hand

[livinthedream]

Sorry about that, didn't get to the Edit button in time. :rolleyes: :lol:

ETA: Diggin' those new specs, JF!

[Bonbonsgrrl]

well..........lets see how Hurricanes live works out. and OH SNAP does Johnny F look hot in his glasses....

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Again, I'm pleased to be watching this one from my ThNLR. I hope I'm gonna feel like dragging my butt out to that LA game Tuesday! :lol:

[Serendipity]

So far a good start. The 'Canes seem fired up--skating very fast and passing sharp.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Thank you Hedican!

And thank goodness it was him. There's hardly anyone else who could have skated through that so fluidly and smoothly so as not to accidentally knock the thing in, lol.

Keep that focus, guys.

Crap...penalty.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Well, we looked like that awesome team from Montreal for a minute or two. Then, we collapsed right back into the same crap team we've been for most of the season. Let's see who shows up for the second.

[SoCalcaniac]

Quick, get someone to tell Eric his brother just got his 20th goal of the season, (and it was pretty) so he can pop one in....... ;)

C'mon Canes, it's the B's. You killed them the last time you were up there. Let's go.

Tripp's hoodie is the school named for the church I attend here in Apex. Go Monarchs.....lol

[canesgirl22]

i also went to Catholic school and i have some interesting memories of a basketball ball game that was played between the two school's at a tournament

[G-Vegas Caniac]

Cole is hurt..this sucks..:sick:

[SouthernHockeyChick]

That 39 minutes we were healthy last game was pretty darn cool, huh?

I hope Cole just got a nasty stinger going and it's not really an injury. :(

[KaniacFever]

I'm hoping Cole is ok, but he wasn't walking on his right leg. It doesn't look very good.

I swear we are cursed. Wow a whole 39 minutes with a healthy line up. If it isn't our defense that's hurt, its our offense.

[gocanes0506]

Walker just beat his butt. How about that ridiculously quick whistle? Two for two on the missed led with the leg checks.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Man. Alberts had his shield on most of that fight and STILL got his ass kicked!! :lol: GO WALKS!!

[Bonbonsgrrl]

holy moly Scott Walker.......holy Moly.....Apolinar..are you watching??

[G-Vegas Caniac]

Scott Walker is the man...that's all I have to say!! :beatup:

[brindyfan]

I hope we sign this guy this summer. I really like his spirit and team play.

[Serendipity]

The Wizard got a hat trick!!!

[ONeillsNo1Fan]

ROCK ON RAYMOND!

[StormWarning]

The moment someone hears something, anything, about Cole... please post it! I'm hoping for the best, but expecting the worst after seeing absolutely no weight being put on the right knee.

[G-Vegas Caniac]

Okay okay, Ray Whitney is the man!! :D

[Bonbonsgrrl]

woooow the natural hat trick for Raymond.........how many minutes/seconds did his 3 goals take?

[hyena]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #13 :D :spin:

[Serendipity]

Yeah, Walks is the man. Kicked Alberts ass.

Very impressed with Letowski tonight too!

[SouthernHockeyChick]

THIS GAME IS SUDDENLY SO MUCH FREAKIN' FUN!!!!! :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

I can't freakin believe this sh*t. Can we leave Whitney on the ice the rest of the game?!?

[dakuwan]

Awesome hat trick. I liked that at least one hat was thrown in recognition. :D

He's going to be so expensive to keep after the year he's had. I hope JR has him #2 on the must sign list after Cam.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

woooow the natural hat trick for Raymond.........how many minutes/seconds did his 3 goals take?
As soon as NHL.com catches up with him and posts the times, I'll let you know! :lol:


EDIT: 15:36-17:16. Minute and forty. Think that's a record?

[PennsylvaniaCanesFan]

Wow...in the time it took to go change...read my mail...check the email and then come back to the game and hit refresh and Whitney has a hat trick?!?!

[Serendipity]

JWillie!!!! Or maybe Ladd!

[puck_it]

minute 50... minute ****in 50

THEY DONT CALL HIM THE WIZARD FOR NOTHIN

[PennsylvaniaCanesFan]

According to Yahoo! sports, Whitney's hat trick took 1:40 seconds. Just wondering...what's the record?

[magnolia_mer]

HOLY CRAP!!!!

I've loved Scotty Walker since the beginning of the season. He got us our mojo back. Ditto for the Wizard.

[Bonbonsgrrl]

minute 50... minute ****in 50

THEY DONT CALL HIM THE WIZARD FOR NOTHIN

next sign is going to be a cardboard cut out of Merlin with Whitneys face on it

[puck_it]

wait, minute 40? chuck said 50 *shrug* even more wiz like

[caveman]

Not many periods have been better. Walker with one of the all-time classic fights of the franchise; killing a double minor on Brindy; hat trick plus assist for Whitney. Un. Be. Lievable.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

minute 50... minute ****in 50

THEY DONT CALL HIM THE WIZARD FOR NOTHIN
Minute FORTY, math whiz! :p :lol:

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/GS020819.HTM

[PennsylvaniaCanesFan]

Carolina15:36, Ray Whitney 22 (Trevor Letowski, Rod Brind'Amour) Carolina16:45, Ray Whitney 23 (Eric Staal, Justin Williams) Carolina17:16, Ray Whitney 24 (Rod Brind'Amour, Trevor Letowski)

From Yahoo sports...unless I added wrong. Which is always an option.

[PennsylvaniaCanesFan]

What do you say? Whitney makes the ESPN highlight reel tonight? And hopefully in the top 5 for plays of the week.

[magnolia_mer]

Brindy's earning his salary too with those 3 assists.

[Serendipity]

Walks' fight really stirred them up. No word on Cole yet.

Not only the hat trick, but an assist as well. Roddy with three assists. Letowski with 2. Letowski and Whitney need to play together more!

[gocanes0506]

fastest hat trick is 21 seconds. Joe Malone for Chicago in '52

[CaniacKikiBB13]

Ray-Ray! :D Love that the Canes fans in attendance threw some hats on the ice too.

Four goals in 4 minutes...now let's hold on to it!

[Serendipity]

fastest hat trick is 21 seconds. Joe Malone for Chicago in '52

21 seconds? Wow. Anybody know the 'Canes record?

[puck_it]

ray just cracked the top 10 in scoring

[puck_it]

Minute FORTY, math whiz! :p :lol:

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/GS020819.HTM
i said i was going by what chuck said... report viewer took too long to update

edit: and is still saying

[caneshockeychick]

Whitney is just one guy that I don't want this team to lose, either by trade or in the offseason. He is on fire tonight (and he's been great the rest of the season too ;))

[SoCalcaniac]

Thank you Scotty Walker. Did he even stop moving his arms? He was killing Alberts and then when his helmet flew off, holy crap. Love him. Sign Him.

Erik Cole, scares the bejeezus outta me and stresses me out to no end. I love him, but good grief, he just scares me. I hope he's ok.

What do you say about the Wizard? he rocks, he rolls, he's invaluable.

There are so many things to like about that period. keep. foot. on. gas.

Why are they re-running the stuff they showed in the pre-show? I hope that's not how it's gonna be all the time. keep the original material flowing!

Nice crowd shots of all the Caniacs up in Beantown. And way to represent and throw the hat (s?I thought I saw two) on the ice for the Wizard.

Somebody quick, think of a great sign for Mr. Whitney.......

[caveman]

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCM/is_3_30/ai_80678769

Unbreakable: these are the NHL records that should stand for all eternity

MOST GOALS IN A GAME: JOE MALONE, 7

"The Phantom" is more myth now than man--a specter from the early days when hockey was still played on outdoor rinks in frigid temperatures. His seven goals powered the hometown Quebec Bulldogs to a 10-6 victory over Toronto on January 31, 1920, establishing a record that has stood for over 80 years. What's overlooked is that in the final game of the season, he almost tied his record, notching six goals against the original Ottawa Senators. Six other players have recorded double hat tricks, but the last one to do it was Darryl Sittler in 1976.

FASTEST THREE GOALS IN A SINGLE GAME: BILL MOSIENKO, 21 SECONDS

Mosienko's third period hat trick on March 23, 1952--the final game of the season--propelled the Blackhawks to a 7-6 victory over the Rangers. The 30-year-old right winger shattered the old record by 43 seconds. In fact, no team, much less an individual, had notched a hat trick that quickly. New York goalie Lorne Anderson, who was on the wrong side of destiny that night, never played in the NHL again.

[SoCalcaniac]

JD says that they're still looking at EC - no news. :(

[Serendipity]

Daniels says they're still not sure about Cole--he's still being looked at.

[PennsylvaniaCanesFan]

Most goals in a game MAY have a chance at going down at some point in our lifetimes....the hat trick one probally will never be beat.

[KaniacFever]

He had to of broken atleast a team (franchise) record. Loved seeing the hat or two on the ice for our Wiz.

Give it up to Scottie for kicking that guys arse. Lit a fire under his team arse.

Awesome 2nd period. Just awesome. 20 more minutes. Keep this pressure going and don't sit back on your lead, push, push, push.

Can't be good for Cole if he's still being looked at per Coach Daniels.

[KaniacFever]

Whitney is just one guy that I don't want this team to lose, either by trade or in the offseason. He is on fire tonight (and he's been great the rest of the season too ;))

Him and Scottie.

And i'm not saying I want to resign him after this year, but I think Tanabe is having a great night. He is playing really good. I usually knock on him, so I just wanted to give him props.

[PennsylvaniaCanesFan]

^ Didn't someone sometime say D-man really don't come of age until 26 or older? Perhaps Tanabe is salvageable.

[Serendipity]

Cole's not coming back. Lower body, yada yada yada. Hope he's ok.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Well, it's about time for Cole to go out for the season. :(:cry:

I wish there had been a better camera angle on that so we could at least get a glimpse of what might have happened.

Lower body concern, still being evaluated, will not be back. That's all we know.

Letowski is looking AWESOME!

[SoCalcaniac]

Remember earlier this season we had a Staal/Cole/KAds 3 goals what was the time on that?? I'm guessing they're close.

[Serendipity]

Remember earlier this season we had a Staal/Cole/KAds 3 goals what was the time on that?? I'm guessing they're close.

Around 43-45 seconds, I think?

[SouthernHockeyChick]

It's official.....fastest in franchise history. Stole one from Ronnie.

[Canesluver]

:D for Raymond
:cry: for Colesy

That hattrick was awesome fun! I hope they keep the pedal to the metal in the 3rd-- just keep on goin'!!

[CaniacKikiBB13]

He beat Ronnie by a mile. Fastest by any player in the league this season according to Forslund...

[Serendipity]

Poor Rosey...he works so hard!

ETA: Walker is in the locker room too. Upper body.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Walker might be in the locker room? He was back on the ice for about a minute after his 5 for fighting, and he hasn't been back since (according to NHL.com's shift chart).


Yep, upper body injury. :(

[KaniacFever]

Rosie. So close. He should of went high. But keep trying Rosie. You'll get the 3rd one eventually.

Is this a different team. The passing is sharp.

And what the hell happened to Walker.

[gocanes0506]

its probably just a cut hand or something from punching that visor a few times.

[G-Vegas Caniac]

its probably just a cut hand or something from punching that visor a few times.

He could of hurt something falling down at the end of the fight..let's hope it's just a cut hand..

[IceSun]

I turned it on about 15 secs before Wiz's first goal - was psyched by the three and then the Williams tip - WOW. Just bummed I missed the Walker fight. That would really have exorcised the last of Saturday's demons for me!

I'm liking this road trip. Hopefully Cole will follow Stillman and not be too hurt...

[KaniacFever]

its probably just a cut hand or something from punching that visor a few times.

Hopefully he didn't end up breaking his hand. I know that's a reason Lavi doesn't like his guys to fight in case they get injured.

I liked the fight, but hopefully his hand is just a bit bruised and with us up by 3 keep him out. We can't afford to have Stiller, Colesy and Scottie out.

[IceSun]

BTW Isles & Habs are losing

[Serendipity]

BTW Isles & Habs are losing
Leafs too, right now. Now if the Thrashers would just lose tonight...

Letowski is rocking tonight.

[canesgirl22]

HAHAHA did yall just hear tripp say something about his speedo he brought for Minn. lol

[Serendipity]

HAHAHA did yall just hear tripp say something about his speedo he brought for Minn. lol

What's that? Sorry, I'm too busy gouging my eyes out at that visual. :sick:

[canesgirl22]

i know right lol

[dakuwan]

Uh Oh!

Carolina just got bashed again, i counted them saying wolfpack two additional times. That scout.com fanboard is going to go nuts and half the Carolina fans will never watch again :laugh:

[KaniacFever]

I know. Mental picture that I did not want to see.

[IceSun]

Oh Captain My Captain -wrap this one up boys

[canesgirl22]

i HATE carolina



yay we won!!!!!!!!! 5-2 LET'S GO CANES

[Serendipity]

Woo-hoo!! Great win, great effort.

Hope Cole and Walks are ok. Off to check out the post-game show...

[dakuwan]

Great game, after a slow start.

Anyone else see Wesley pick up the puck at the end? Wonder who thats going to be for.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Did anyone see what Savard did?


I'm REALLY excited about this post-game now!! :lol:

[puck_it]

this game is happy

[puck_it]

Did anyone see what Savard did?

the shooting the puck? chuck said it was kessel... then asked if he was serving or if he got it... then said "kessel really showing his lack of maturity here..." even funnier now that i hear its savard.:lol:

edit: chucks screwing up all over the place tonight... said willy had 1G and 3A

[Bonbonsgrrl]

that was a good game....good to see Raymond smiling post game...oh if they have a post game interview with him...its gonna be good....

[ONeillsNo1Fan]

:lol: I love Whit

[MeanGene]

I bet Walker broke a knuckle or two during that fight. Wish he would have gotten his helmet off earlier!

[SouthernHockeyChick]

the shooting the puck? chuck said it was kessel... then asked if he was serving or if he got it... then said "kessel really showing his lack of maturity here..." even funnier now that i hear its savard.:lol:

edit: chucks screwing up all over the place tonight... said willy had 1G and 3A

I can see how you might get 81 and 91 confused from way up high. Maybe Chuck is the one who needs new glasses!

[Canesluver]

Anyone else see Wesley pick up the puck at the end? Wonder who thats going to be for.

Ray.... hat trick.... just guessing


It was a great to see the guys play with a lot of fire.

And I'm beyond happy with the pre- and post-game shows. Very good production values. Impressed.

[IceSun]

Damn 3-0 Atlanta late in the 1st

[SouthernHockeyChick]

These two hosts, though....you'd do just as well with one guy in a room with an echo, lol.

[OswegoExpress]

Yes, now were rollin... bring on the Wild

Can we get a break with our lineup, everybody keeps getting hurt!

[SouthernHockeyChick]

OK, that replay of Alberts' attempted hit on Walks makes me sick. It's gonna be damn hard to argue he wasn't INTENTIONALLY going for Walks' knee. I don't usually believe that ever happens but man, he sure did seem to make an intentional move to line up his knee.

[gocanes0506]

Maybe we can pick up a good young forwards for Babs to replace Stillman, Cole, and maybe Walker.

[IceSun]

Anybody going to trade for Babs after his boneheaded move? (sorry if I'm going off-topic here0

[Bonbonsgrrl]

i mean i might not get along with people associated with Willis....but Shane's alright, so i wouldn't mind seeing him coming up, or Aucoin who busted his butt last time he was up here...but i'm not JR..i'd think the guys in Albany want a chance to show they belong here...and to show Babs hey you do develop in Albany...

[SoCalcaniac]

Can we talk about the game and not trades in here? Good grief.

SHC- Yeah, I was sick when I saw that Alberts replay. I knew Scotty wasn't just going crazy on someone for a jump start. Alberts did this before against the Sens- (think it was Redden he clipped) I don't like it at all. I'm sure that tape is going straight to the league office.

So what the heck did Savard do to get the book thrown at him?

I liked the pre & post game shows- I would like to see more of John & Tripp but the guys in the studio are ok. That Matt McConnell dude used to work for the FSN North doing the Wild benches and pregame show.

[Bonbonsgrrl]

i'm not sure what Savard did.....i heard them say Commodore's name when announcing the penalties..from the over speaker thing

[SouthernHockeyChick]

See, I don't get it. Both McConnell and Jarome, whose last name I won't even attempt to spell, have done hockey broadcasts before....but hell if you could tell tonight. It was pretty much overall repetitive. They repeated each other, they replayed interviews, etc.

Still, better than nothing! AND we have a studio! :lol:

[SoCalcaniac]

:lol: ^ SHC is really giddy.

Jarome Jurenovich.

[hyena]

I <3 Sportsline. :D

http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/BXG105020821_1024x768.jpg

[canesgirl22]

awwwww <3

[puck_it]

thats a great pic.

[SoCalcaniac]

Great pic! Thanks hyena, as usual.................;)

[puck_it]

http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/BXG103020822_1024x768.jpg

check out his hand... looks cut.

[toastmasterbone]

Ray.... hat trick.... just guessing


Or Lavi's 100th win. Maybe they'll cut it in half.

[nccanes]

What a game (from the 2nd on). I'm glad they snapped out of it - or stepped up or whatever cliche is appropriate. LOVED the 4th goal just for fun at the end of the 2nd.

Letowski! Suffice it to say that good things happen when you are a good/patient teammate. What he's been thru as an "NHL player" can't have been easy, but he and his team are better for it. Just wished he could have buried one himself.

[livinthedream]

Bunko magic appears to have worked again. I just got home from the neighbor's house, and there was a sign taped to my front door, in my son's handwriting, that said "Somebody in Fuquay just won a tractor tonight thanks to the Wizard." :lol:

So far this season, this is what has happened when I haven't been able to watch the game:

1. JWill scores a hatter against TBL in October.
2. We beat Anaheim on Rod Brind'Amour night.
3. We come back and score 6 goals against Florida in the third period.
4. Tonight's game.

Maybe I'm the bad luck charm. :huh:

Can't wait to see the replays, especially Ray's wizardry and Scotty's fight. Memo to JR: We HAVE to keep those two next season. Whatever it takes, man.

Glad Trev had a good game. He was due. Did I also see that my two faves each picked up a goal and two assists? :D

Hope Erik's okay. :(

Good night for hockey ya'll!

[corylav]

heh .. we're 2-0 when Kaberle gets a point :D

[SouthernHockeyChick]

So far this season, this is what has happened when I haven't been able to watch the game:

1. JWill scores a hatter against TBL in October.
2. We beat Anaheim on Rod Brind'Amour night.
3. We come back and score 6 goals against Florida in the third period.
4. Tonight's game.

Maybe I'm the bad luck charm. :huh:



I see a restraining order coming..... :lol:

[Canesluver]

I forgot something!!!

It ain't over 'till the nanner gets to dance!!

:nanner:

[Solracer]

AS long as we have Walker, I think we will not See Jessie suit up for a long time, has he lost a fight this year? I called one a draw, but I have not seen him out right lose one.

[nccanes]

From Luke's blog:

The Hurricanes have been completely healthy for ... drum roll please ... less than 40 minutes this season.

And after reaching that apex in the first two periods of Tuesday's 2-1 win in Montreal, finally getting Frantisek Kaberle back as well as the other four defensemen who were injured in January, the Canes started going the other way Tuesday when Cory Stillman sprained his right knee and it only got worse in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Bruins.

First, Erik Cole slid awkwardly into Glen Murray's right knee with his right hip, suffering a likely hip pointer — a painful contusion to the exposed hip bone. Cole missed one game last week with a similar injury and wasn't able to put much weight on the leg when he left the ice.

Then, not five minutes later, Scott Walker jumped Andrew Alberts after Alberts led with his leg into a hit and, in the process of beating the stuffing out of Alberts, managed to injure his right arm.

X-rays on both were negative and Cole and Walker will be re-evaluated Friday, which the team is taking as an off day to travel to Minnesota for Saturday's game against the Wild. Barring an unexpected setback overnight, both will make the trip with the team. Stillman, meanwhile, is expected to miss at least a week.

[Canesluver]

Awe man, you beat me to it! You win!! :smoke:

[livinthedream]

Any guesses as to the First Star tonight on NHL.com? WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l83/kellja00/LGC/WhitneyFirstStar.jpg

[nccanes]

From ch.com! :D

http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/images/homepage/480200s/whitney0208.jpg

[Canesluver]

I like this one, too. From nhl.com:

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/upload/2007/02/whitney020807_325x235_canes_celebrate.jpg

[livinthedream]

Couple of questions since I missed the whole damn thing:

1. Captain spent 6 minutes in the box? What was going on there?

2. Did Tim Thomas make any comments this time about the Wizard padding his points so he could get a bigger contract?
Bwahahahaha :D

[Canesluver]

:laugh:

When I first read your post, I thought you wrote "padding his PANTS!"

:lol:

[OswegoExpress]

well Kaberle's game winning goal streak ended tonight.:lol:

[livinthedream]

:laugh:

When I first read your post, I thought you wrote "padding his PANTS!"

:lol:

Yeah, you're still thinking about that picture from the White House with his pants all bunched up! :evil:

Lol I had to look twice just to make sure I didn't write that!

[nccanes]

:lol:

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070209/capt.bxg10602090301.hurricanes_bruins_hockey_bxg10 6.jpg

[nccanes]

And not that this helps at all (in figuring out what exactly happened), but...

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070209/capt.bxg10402090212.hurricanes_bruins_hockey_bxg10 4.jpg

[OswegoExpress]

we're just the walking(skating) wounded.

[LostTexan]

Listening to the game on my XM was the only thing that kept me sane during my drive through central PA on the way to Olean, NY (dont ask).

LTD, Brindy got a double minor for high sticking (w/ blood) and then another penalty in the 3rd (I don't remember what it was).


Whitney didn't just break Ron Francis's franchise record he destroyed it. The Bruins broadcasters said Ron got the record in the 80s when they were the Whalers and that his hat trick was like 8 minutes.

The Walker fight sounded good too, the Bruins radio guys were talking about how great a fighter he is for such a small guy.


Great win! Lets get another one in Minnesota! GO CANES!!

[magnolia_mer]

N&O sez this morning that Cole's right hip is the problem. His hip hit Glenn Murray's knee when they collided. Walker hurt his right arm in the fight, although I thought I heard last night his knee was also a concern. X-rays show no major problems, so that's a good thing.

[SoCalcaniac]

Here's the full game article from this morning's N&O including the update on the injuries:


Canes have a ball
Whitney leads way with 5-point effort


Luke DeCock, Staff Writer
BOSTON - In a season in which the Carolina Hurricanes have been barraged by questions, whether asked of them by outsiders or themselves, there were more questions Thursday, albeit of the kind that are just plain fun to answer.
"Did you enjoy the Ray Whitney show?" Eric Staal asked.
"How long did that take?" Craig Adams asked.
"Am I the first star?" Whitney asked.
There were other, less pleasant questions -- "How badly are Erik Cole and Scott Walker hurt?" foremost among them -- but on a night when Whitney scored three goals in 100 seconds to turn a one-goal deficit into a two-goal lead, the Canes weren't lacking for answers. And they had a 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins, too.
Trevor Letowski, making the most of an opportunity to play with Rod Brind'Amour and Whitney, set up the first goal of Whitney's five-point night. Staal set up the second, and Whitney did the work himself on the third, cutting from behind the net to slip a backhand between Tim Thomas' legs.
"It was one of those nights," Whitney said. "I was the beneficiary of some hard work by the other guys."
"You were on fire," Staal interjected as he walked past Whitney's locker.
"I was on fire," Whitney said. "Let's be honest."
Whitney scored so fast he broke one of those Ron Francis franchise records that looked like it would be around forever. He started by tying the score 1-1 with 4:24 to play in the second period; his third, with 2:44 to play, was greeted by one lonely hat and a cascade of boos.
"Things happen quick in this game," Boston coach Dave Lewis said, "but normally you don't want them to happen that quick."
By the time the second intermission rolled around, Whitney had picked up an assist on Justin Williams' power-play goal. Even after play ended, Whitney was piling up points, given a belated assist on Brind'Amour's empty-net goal that originally was credited to Frantisek Kaberle.
The hat trick was the fastest in the NHL this season and more than four times faster than Francis' Hartford/Carolina franchise record of 8:05. More important, the Canes won consecutive games for the first time in almost a month to open a critical three-game road trip, rebounding from a dismal first period.
"Ray definitely gave us life," Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward said. "He took it upon himself to take his game to another level."
But the Canes lost Cole midway through the second period when he collided with Glen Murray, sliding into Murray's right knee with his right hip -- a likely hip pointer, a painful contusion of the hip bone and the aggravation of a hip injury Cole has been playing through lately.
Walker missed the third period after injuring his right arm pummeling Andrew Alberts during a second-period scrap.
X-rays found no major injuries for both Hurricanes. They are expected to travel with the team to Minnesota today and be re-evaluated by doctors there. On Tuesday, the team lost Cory Stillman, who will miss at least a week with a sprained right knee.
The Canes struggled early, but Ward stopped 11 shots in the opening 10 minutes and the first 13 he faced. The Bruins scored late in the first and could have had more in the second when Brind'Amour picked up a four-minute high-sticking penalty, but the Canes survived.
And then Whitney took over.
Whitney's final assist gave him not only the first five-point game of his career, but also 21 points in the past 14 games.
He now has 246 NHL goals, so here's another question: How was that only his second career hat trick? "I pass a lot," Whitney quipped on a night he had a natural hat trick and all the answers.



and a write up on Ladd & Letowski making the most of opportunities given to them last night:

http://www.newsobserver.com/796/story/541234.html

[livinthedream]

Some quotes from today's N&O, full article at:

http://www.newsobserver.com/796/story/541339.html

BOSTON - In a season in which the Carolina Hurricanes have been barraged by questions, whether asked of them by outsiders or themselves, there were more questions Thursday, albeit of the kind that are just plain fun to answer.

"Did you enjoy the Ray Whitney show?" Eric Staal asked.

"How long did that take?" Craig Adams asked.

"Am I the first star?" Whitney asked.
- - - - - - - -

"It was one of those nights," Whitney said. "I was the beneficiary of some hard work by the other guys."

"You were on fire," Staal interjected as he walked past Whitney's locker.

"I was on fire," Whitney said. "Let's be honest."



ETA: Oh, well, this is a dup, but still liked the quotes.

[Serendipity]

My favorite:


"I was on fire," Whitney said. "Let's be honest."

Hee! That's our Ray. :D

Oh, what about at the end of the article:


He now has 246 NHL goals, so here's another question: How was that only his second career hat trick? "I pass a lot," Whitney quipped on a night he had a natural hat trick and all the answers.


You da man, Ray.

[SoCalcaniac]

This is the only place to put this....

I have a couple converted Caniacs on the West Coast (they're Ducks Sthers and childhood buds) who saw highlights of the game out there on Primeticket, but they got the NESN 'feed' of the Walker/Alberts tilt; Anyway, one of them dug it up on YouTube, because there is audio I guess Alberts was mic'd up??? - Scotty Walker says "let's go" and well, you know :lol: :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjHKZgfy9sY&eurl=

[Solracer]

The on thing I really liked about this game was after we woke up and got the lead we never really seemed to let up, the d-men were still pinching and we were still attacking.

[Scottie2hottie]

:lol:

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070209/capt.bxg10602090301.hurricanes_bruins_hockey_bxg10 6.jpg


That's my man right there! WOOOOOOOOOOT! :beer:

[caneshockeychick]

This is the only place to put this....

I have a couple converted Caniacs on the West Coast (they're Ducks Sthers and childhood buds) who saw highlights of the game out there on Primeticket, but they got the NESN 'feed' of the Walker/Alberts tilt; Anyway, one of them dug it up on YouTube, because there is audio I guess Alberts was mic'd up??? - Scotty Walker says "let's go" and well, you know :lol: :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjHKZgfy9sY&eurl=

That was great!!

Walker and Whitney, they made my night last night. Woooo

[Scottie2hottie]

This is the only place to put this....

I have a couple converted Caniacs on the West Coast (they're Ducks Sthers and childhood buds) who saw highlights of the game out there on Primeticket, but they got the NESN 'feed' of the Walker/Alberts tilt; Anyway, one of them dug it up on YouTube, because there is audio I guess Alberts was mic'd up??? - Scotty Walker says "let's go" and well, you know :lol: :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjHKZgfy9sY&eurl=

Thanks for the link SoCal...I didn't see what sparked it last night. I just heard the crowd at the Ale House start cheering and I looked up to see Scott kicking his butt!

[StormChaserBH]

Canes have a ball
Whitney leads way with 5-point effort


Luke DeCock, Staff Writer

edit: OK I see it now, "given a belated assist on Brind'Amour's empty-net goal that originally was credited to Frantisek Kaberle." They haven't updated the game sheet online yet.

[StormChaserBH]

This is the only place to put this....

I have a couple converted Caniacs on the West Coast (they're Ducks Sthers and childhood buds) who saw highlights of the game out there on Primeticket, but they got the NESN 'feed' of the Walker/Alberts tilt; Anyway, one of them dug it up on YouTube, because there is audio I guess Alberts was mic'd up??? - Scotty Walker says "let's go" and well, you know :lol: :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjHKZgfy9sY&eurl=

The fight is up on hockeyfights too, complete with commentary and an overwhelming vote for Walker (obviously, roughly 10-11% of hockeyfights voters are Bruins fans):

http://hockeyfights.com/fights/31179

[SoCalcaniac]

Couple of questions since I missed the whole damn thing:


2. Did Tim Thomas make any comments this time about the Wizard padding his points so he could get a bigger contract?
Bwahahahaha :D

You were on to something there LTD- I saw him actually say these words on the NESN "Overtime" show last night, and gosh he had steam coming out of his ears- just like he always does when we play them-lol; so here goes:


I guess the feeling is shellshocked, but it's also mad," said Boston goalie Tim Thomas, whose defense left him to be picked apart by the sharp-shooting Whitney (24 goals for the season). "If a guy tries to turn into a hero like that, let's at least try to put the body on him."



and this was just a funny bit that made me laugh:


Whitney skated around as if he were sporting a red shirt, denoting that he was not eligible for contact. He scored his first at 15:36, and his second at 16:45, and in the old NHL, it was right about then that someone would have knocked him three rows back into the loge (plenty of seating there last night, by the way). Instead, the game rolled on, without the Boston bench waving a white flag or asking for a time out.


pretty safe to assume Tim Thomas is glad we're done with the B's this year. :lol:

[car3hur]

You were on to something there LTD- I saw him actually say these words on the NESN "Overtime" show last night, and gosh he had steam coming out of his ears- just like he always does when we play them-lol; so here goes:




and this was just a funny bit that made me laugh:



pretty safe to assume Tim Thomas is glad we're done with the B's this year. :lol:

God I hate Boston....hate hate hate em! This win was BETTER THAN BEATING THE RED SOX!!!!!!!!!

Wait a sec...nothing compares to beating the Red Sox....okay, but THIS WAS DAMN CLOSE to it!! :D

SUCK IT, BOSTON!!!

Oh yea, just one last thing:

http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/citywide/curiosities/defeat/boston.jpg

[livinthedream]

Originally Posted by Boston Globe, via SoCal's post
I guess the feeling is shellshocked, but it's also mad," said Boston goalie Tim Thomas, whose defense left him to be picked apart by the sharp-shooting Whitney (24 goals for the season). "If a guy tries to turn into a hero like that, let's at least try to put the body on him."

Tim Thomas's version of "It's not about me, it's about the guys in front of me."

[KaniacFever]

I liked this little comment in the boston globe's write up:

the Boston defense scrambled like the three-egg special at Denny's

[Staalgurl4ever]

Congrats to Whitney on the Hat Trick, and I hope Walker and Cole are alright.

[aldamon]

:lol:

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070209/capt.bxg10602090301.hurricanes_bruins_hockey_bxg10 6.jpg



Well, there's my Halloween costume for next year. :laugh:

[puck_it]

headless bruin or constipated linesman?

[Scottie2hottie]

headless bruin or constipated linesman?

:laugh:

[caveman]

"It was one of those nights," Whitney said. "I was the beneficiary of some hard work by the other guys."

"You were on fire," Staal interjected as he walked past Whitney's locker.

"I was on fire," Whitney said. "Let's be honest."

Comedy. Gold. Staal performs the jedi mind trick on Whitney and everything. All they need now is to sneak into an opposing team's locker room using the wookie prisoner ruse.

[puck_it]

By the time the second intermission rolled around, Whitney had picked up an assist on Justin Williams' power-play goal. Even after play ended, Whitney was piling up points, given a belated assist on Brind'Amour's empty-net goal that originally was credited to Frantisek Kaberle.
official score sheet says Kaberle... wtf?

and stats page has whitney with 41 assists (saying he got 2...)

[SoCalcaniac]

They gave that empty net assist to Frank originally, then they changed it to Whitney puck_it...... the official score sheet was changed to reflect Whitney with 3G/2A 5pts..... ;)

[puck_it]

acore sheet still says kaberle to me. :huh: and the nhl three stars cradits whitney with 3g 1a... weird.

[livinthedream]

Frozen Moment - www.nhl.com (http://www.nhl.com) :D

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l83/kellja00/LGC/frozenmoment.jpg

[caveman]

Atlanta is heading off for the nasty of nasties road trip (at Colorado, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, and Ottawa) before yet another road game here in Raleigh. Here's hoping Colorado buries them in precisely the way that Kruschev did not bury us, and we take care of freaking business, and we get that much closer to seeing that Tuesday Feb. 20th game as a battle for the division lead.

Well, since Tampa's start time is 7:30, if we are able to put a beat-down on the Thrash, we will tie for the division lead (3-way, Tampa would have 2 games in hand at that moment including the game they would be in the 3rd period of).