Game Thread ..... @ Pittsburgh, 2/02/08

[Canesluver]

So, off on a 5-game road stretch the boys go. But they're spread-out nicely, and judging from the practice schedule it looks like they're coming home every now and then, so they're not really away from home for 2 entire weeks. I be they kinda like that.
So... it's off to Pittsburgh! And no Sidney! Weeeeeeeeeeeee!:yippee: Of course, they've still got Malkin, and seem to be managing w/out Crosby O.K.......... I just had to get that dig in! :lol:

So, here we sit having won 4 of our last 5. Brind'Amour and Wesley both have been quoted as saying they need a minimum of 20 more wins. So, that's 2 down, 18 more to go. I say.... just go for all 30!! :beatup:

Puck-drop at 7:30PM

LET'S GO 'CANES!!

[caneshockeychick]

And I can't believe that I'll get to watch 3 in a row on TV at the same time the game is going on!!! Amazing how my schedule worked out for me this week :D

[nccanes]

This one is in HD! Woohoo!

[caneshockeychick]

I'm hoping for HD by next season...saving the money from quitting smoking for a smoking TV and some TWC HD :lol:

[Mona2006]

Play hard, play smart and if you want to wait until there are 2:00 left in the 2nd period to appear that is fine..as long as you win. :)

I am sure it will be a loud and rowdy Saturday crowd.. keep 'em quiet. :evil:

Let's Go Canes!

[KaniacFever]

I'm actually dreading Mellon Arena. That place just isn't nice to us. Please everyone come home healthy.

Now with that said, let's go kick some Pens ass

[StormShaman]

Another win would be...well, win.

And seeing Jarkko Ruutu get the beatdown from Brookbank wouldn't be too shabby either. :D

[caneshockeychick]

From tsn's ice chips:

The Latest from Pittsburgh

Colby Armstrong :sick: skated for the first time in almost a week after missing the Penguins past two games with the flu. He hopes to return for Saturday's game against the Hurricanes. - Tribune Review

[LostTexan]

Well since we've won the last 2 games I better not mess with the Mojo:

We need to draw a line in the sand on the ice, the blue line is important, we can't flat line on the blue line. And we should control the neutral zone like the Swiss in the war but not be like Swiss Cheese.

[KaniacFever]

Well Cullen won't be traveling with the team today :(

Frustrated Cullen sitting out indefinitely

Matt Cullen won't travel with the Hurricanes to Pittsburgh this afternoon and doesn't know when he'll rejoin the team. Even Cullen called it an "ongoing saga."

He didn't skate Friday and remains out indefinitely with vision problems stemming from the head injury — the team maintains it wasn't a concussion, even as he has been diagnosed with any number of concussion symptoms — he suffered Dec. 26.

A team of specialists is working with Cullen on his vision problems, mainly changing his focus from near to far while on the ice.

"It's been frustrating because physically I feel great," Cullen said. I can practice fine, I can skate, I can handle the puck. I'm just having trouble seeing things on the ice normally."

Cullen missed two games after he was injured before trying to come back and making it through only a period. He then sat out the next seven games before returning to play in the next four. He was scratched from Thursday's win and won't play Saturday against the Penguins.

[SoCalcaniac]

Oh my word. Poor Matt.

Even in my glee last night over the win and after Mr. Socal told me earlier that Chuck K. said "blurred vision issues" at the beginning of the game, I was immediately concerned. You need ony look at all of the people just this season, who have had some concussion/head injury issues (Gagne and Bergeron come to mind- Bergeron obviously in a worse situation) this isn't something to take lightly. Gagne, did almost exactly what Cullen did- took a hard hit, was concussed, was out a couple games, then back in, and was foggy/had issues, then back out again. Gagne missed what 25+ games and just came back? Right there, I'm concerned. Cullen seemed out of sorts on his return a few games ago, I was really hoping the AS break would have given him some extra time, but this is not good.

and on another similar note, it's like Tanabe doesn't even exist with his concussion and all. I mean they don't even give an update anymore. David is not Matt, but you see me working here.

[nccanes]

You know, this whole "it wasn't a concussion" is just ridiculous at this point.

Very scary stuff if you ask me. I hope they can get a handle on his real status and he stays out until it's truly no long an issue.

[andyt]

You know, this whole "it wasn't a concussion" is just ridiculous at this point.

Very scary stuff if you ask me. I hope they can get a handle on his real status and he stays out until it's truly no long an issue.

It is possible to have post concussion syndrome without actually having a concussion. If he passed his baseline tests, then it wasn't a concussion, regardless of the after effects.

But yes, he needs to stay off the ice until it's resolved.

[nccanes]

It is possible to have post concussion syndrome without actually having a concussion. If he passed his baseline tests, then it wasn't a concussion, regardless of the after effects.


Is that like being "a little bit pregnant"? ;) :lol:

I guess it just seems like we're talking about semantics.

[SoCalcaniac]

Exactly E, a little pregnant indeed.

It was a concussion, he was knocked out. Passing the baseline is all well and good, but he's showing all kinds of symptoms and he's not able to play.

It's just annoying to me that nobody will admit to him being concussed.

My concern is for this player, and I'm sure the Canes are concerned. I'm just not too thrilled that they can't just admit that he was concussed.

[c-girl]

I don't understand it either. The information I found was that if you are knocked out, you are deemed to have been concussed. There's no leeway.

[Mona2006]

They hide everything. How many times have we had a player out and they say it is because of "an undisclosed injury" and we never find out what it was. Seems like Brindy's injuries tend to be described that way.

[Fghtr4jc]

I just want a win without injuries, which would be pretty incredible considering we're going to the cursed stadium.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

I'm so pissed they have made this an HD game because I'll be in Nashville and won't get to watch it, dammit. But, ya'll enjoy. Jerks. ;)

[Shell]

as long as the ground hog sees his shadow, we will win.

but yes, please, please, please, escape without further injury!

[Steve Hanson]

WE'RE GONNA MURDER 'EM!!!!

WE'RE GONNA RIP THEIR ARMS OFF AND BEAT THEM WITH THEM!!!

[VandyCane]

This is funny--from nhl.com's game preview:

Ty Conklin (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8469152) has more than made up for Fleury's absence, however. The career backup has made 15 starts since Dec. 20, going 11-3-1 with a 2.00 goals-against average. He's never faced the Hurricanes.
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Preview&gameNumber=791&season=20072008&gameType=2

I'm pretty sure Ty still has nightmares about Rod scoring on him!

:lol:

[StormChaserBH]

I'm pretty sure Ty still has nightmares about Rod scoring on him!

:lol:

Woooo!!!

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/71131501.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193875DCB1DD8387ABB0DE634B1F019C797 A40A659CEC4C8CB6

[livinthedream]

I'm pretty sure Ty still has nightmares about Rod scoring on him!:lol:

StormChaser, I'm not authorized to view the image you posted, but if it's this one, perhaps they made the comment because the net is so empty that they forgot Conklin was supposed to be in it? :evil:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l83/kellja00/LGC/SCF_G1_Brindy.jpg

And I'm pretty sure both Sir Walter Wally and Punxsutawney Phil saw their shadows this morning. :D

[kermelbar]

Of course they saw their shadows! With all of those TV camera lights, how could they not?! (This has driven me nuts for several years as I can't seem to recall the last time a shadow was not seen.)

[caveman]

We've won 4 of 5 for the third time this season. (Once in October, once in early November.) Let's go for 5 of 6, shall we?

Big 5-game road trip... get it started right -- I wonder if those long-rumoured whispers of an "all-Staal brawl" will come to fruition? Without Crosby in the lineup, the Pens will be looking to other means to get themselves started. After winning 8 straight (!!) they've been 3-4-1 in their last 8.

Take another step, boys! The Thrashers and Caps are right at your heels, with Florida only a few points off the pace. 60 minutes of Hurricanes hockey!

[caneshockeychick]

Per WRAL.com, Sir Walter Wally won't come out until noon, however, Puxatawney Phil has predicted more winter (Wally's record is better though so I'm waiting for his report ;) :lol: )

[SoCalcaniac]

Conklin - OMG, of course he remembers us, but wants to forget, lol. He's played real well though, so we need to stay in the present not the past.

Pens are hurting and have a bit of a flu bug like we experienced, so lets jump on them.

I don't want to see hub receiving texts from his nephews and their pals who are using our tickets for this one.

2 points or their is no spring.;)

[VandyCane]

Forslund updated his blog today.
http://www.wral.com/sports/blogpost/2387620/

This really worries me though:
As much as the Pittsburgh sky is cloudy, the Hurricanes situation with Matt Cullen is also murky at best. Cullen, who is out with vision problems which could be a result of a concussion sustained on December 26th in New York, did not travel with the team. Heis is out on an indefinite basis. According to my information he will not travel to Nashville on Monday so this situation mat go way beyond day to day
We need a healthy Matt Cullen, but of course if he is rushed that it takes longer for him to get better in the long run. :(

[StormChaserBH]

StormChaser, I'm not authorized to view the image you posted, but if it's this one, perhaps they made the comment because the net is so empty that they forgot Conklin was supposed to be in it? :evil:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l83/kellja00/LGC/SCF_G1_Brindy.jpg
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Not sure why it didn't post the image or even letting the link work (works for me from the PC I posted from but not another), but it was essentially this image (trying again from a different source):
http://cdn.nhl.com/image-upload/scf_gm1_brindamour_conklin_194x280.jpg

[IceSun]

Ty Conklin (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8469152) has more than made up for Fleury's absence, however. The career backup has made 15 starts since Dec. 20, going 11-3-1 with a 2.00 goals-against average. He's never faced the Hurricanes.

It depends on your definition of "faced" - for example, if you are facing the back of the net from behind it, can you truly be facing the other team as well...'

Side note - Isn't it beautiful seeing Pronger so close and yet too far in that picture :)

[toastmasterbone]

On this day in 1979, Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose.
Sid the Kid is out.
Hurricanes starts with "H."
As with Vicious, the Pens will soon know that the smack is pure and strong.

[Alicia]

Buncha dorks...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOrvdvczpEA

[IceSun]

:hurl:

[IceSaber]

Anyone know if the game is on HD on TWC?? Would it be on another channel but 50?? We've got HD service from them, just don't know which channel to look for it on.

[Mona2006]

That pic of Brindy scoring in the empty net while Conklin was housekeeping behind it is a joy forever. :lol: That is every hockey player's and fan's dream.. a wide open net.. especially in a SCF game. :D and Pronger you big pric*, your arms are long, but not that long! :evil: :lol:

Let's Go Canes!

[VandyCane]

Anyone know if the game is on HD on TWC?? Would it be on another channel but 50?? We've got HD service from them, just don't know which channel to look for it on.

Should be on 291 Mojo.

[Alicia]

Cole vs. Orprik...how do you score it?

[Alicia]

Woooo...Samsonov!!

[Caniac]

Chicken salad?

What does that even mean, Tripp?

[brindyfan]

Chicken salad?

What does that even mean, Tripp?

something to the effect of making chicken salad out of chicken sh%t

guy where I work says this all the bloody time.

(first trippism I actually understood..lol)

[run-that-way]

No comments on Cole fighting? That was an odd sight, but then again, he deserved it. The other guy that is.

[Caniac]

Yeah he did/does. I wish Cole's strap had stayed put, but maybe he'll get another chance.

[SoCalcaniac]

Interesting comments from Forslund on EC asking about Orpik. I think Erik just needed to do that, and perhaps this is the first time he felt good enough to do it, since the whole thing happened. Orpik is still a jackass, so I'm happy Erik got it out of his system.

Great 1st period on the road. Boys have jump, Staal was flying and Sergei looks like he has played on this team all year. It's spooky.

But I have a question- what does Sergei's brother living in London have to do with Sergei sitting next to Rod in the locker room? He is making absolutely no sense. :crazy: First Chicken Salad, then him mentioning Staal's wife sent a cinnamon loaf and he's asking for some, and this. Good thing Cullen text'd him and called him on the chicken salad comment. :lol: Makes me think Tripp is the one with a concussion or post concussion syndrome(?)

[brindyfan]

not sure who said it during a previous game but I am copying whoever it was...I am taking a drink everytime Tripp says something stupid (which he started by saying Ty Conklin giving up to the puck to Rod during game 7 of SCF---hello it was game 1).....anyway, needless to say I am feeling no pain and its only the first intermission. :lol:

[apolinar]

I score it cole won. One good shot to the left face, causing orpik to check for blood after the fight. (or was it the right?)

Anyhow, I don't see it ending there. Cole is gonna finish every check he can (Even though he doesn't have to)

[nccanes]

(first trippism I actually understood..lol)

:lol: :lol:

Thanks for the translation.

[caniac_26]

How about the follow-up regarding the cinnamon loaf from John Forslund?

"A little sugar is good in the morning...in a lot of ways."

:eek2: :lol:

[nccanes]

Tell me that Brian Hoyle did that voice over for the stretch pack...who the hell is Marian ga-BORE-ik?

[Alicia]

Interesting comments from Forslund on EC asking about Orpik. I think Erik just needed to do that, and perhaps this is the first time he felt good enough to do it, since the whole thing happened. Orpik is still a jackass, so I'm happy Erik got it out of his system. Hasn't Orprik been conspicuously absent from the lineup the last few times we've played the Pens?

[SoCalcaniac]

Tell me that Brian Hoyle did that voice over for the stretch pack...who the hell is Marian ga-BORE-ik?

Yep girl, it was our man Hoyle. Dumb as dirt.

A- you're right. I think he was a scratch once and I know he had an injury early in the season, so yeah, he was missing conveniently. ;)

[livinthedream]

Hey! That was a really good kill at the end of the period. Very aggressive.

ETA: With 9 minutes to go in the third, and with the Caps leading the Thrashers 29-10 in SOG, Atlanta scores on their 11th shot to go up 1-0.

Bolts up on the Panthers 2-1 at the end of the 2nd.

EETA: Crap. Christensen ties it up.

[livinthedream]

Double Crap. That's in unless they whistled it dead first.

Nope. 2-1 Pens

[StormWarning]

This just in... everything power play-related we attempt to do sucks on ice.

And to be this bad at even the simplest aspects of the power play for this long is coaching.

[livinthedream]

3-1. I now have to start ignoring my text messages.

And.....we've officially reached the moment in the broadcast where Tripp has to start gushing over an opposing player.

****. 4-1.

4 unanswered goals in the third period. This is embarrassing.

And Atlanta just tied us in points tonight with their win over the Caps.

[apolinar]

WTF is wrong with this team? And cam's face says it all again. The confidence has sailed out after the 2nd goal, and even worse after the 3rd. That was just a weird position he was in for the 3rd. And the defense and Penalty kill are back to pre all star game levels.

[caveman]

gah what a terrible period. whitney came *this* close to bringing it to 3-2, it goes the other way, commie takes a penalty, and boom, 4-1 and crapola.

[SoCalcaniac]

4 third period goals against a team who leads the league in 3rd period goals. Once again, we've collapsed. At least I'm not in PIT for a repeat of the last game we played there.

LTD- texts are coming in like crazy from the 724 area code, specifically the Igloo. :roll.............:sick:

This is absolutely maddening. They played 2 periods of not to lose hockey, and then crumble.

[WillLikeWhoa091]

AND my school's hockey team lost tonight.

Ah well. :\

[Alicia]

And the wheels came off the wagon...again...

[brindyfan]

when was the last time we won 3 games in a row this season?

[livinthedream]

I'm not sure that we've won 3 straight this season. :beatup:

I take that back, we won three in a row in early October.

[LostTexan]

Our Canadian swing 10/9-10/13 only time this season.

[LostTexan]

Florida just scored w/ 65 seconds to go so maybe that game will end up only being 2pts as well.

[brindyfan]

Our Canadian swing 10/9-10/13 only time this season.

the glory days of the season, eh?


Thanks..was too lazy to look it up (or too depressed from the 3rd period meltdown)

[SoCalcaniac]

Completely embarassing.

LTD was bang on with the Tripp-gushing-over-the-opposition observation. Somebody get Tripp some pepto bismol for his diarrea (sp) of the mouth issues.

What the hell was that "as a Hurricanes fan, you have to be happy for Ty Conklin" ?????? we have to be happy for Conklin? what the hell for? :crazy:

Enough of this madness. The wheels have fallen off the bus again.

And in true form, we get Conklin on the post game. ARGHH.

[livinthedream]

Final 3-2 Panthers, so 2 points for them as well. Bolts put up 46 SOG.

[caveman]

Meh. One game. We stunk up the 3rd period. Leave it in Pittsburgh, burn the jerseys, have a giant pyre for the sticks that could find nothing but iron, get on the plane and give Nashville hell.

[SoCalcaniac]

One game. When we need two points. I wish I could be so cavalier.

[livinthedream]

What the hell was that "as a Hurricanes fan, you have to be happy for Ty Conklin" ??????

Yeah, that's right there on the top of my to-do list, Tripp.

http://www.thescoreboards.com/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif

[OswegoExpress]

i don't even know how to explain the 3rd period.....:hurl:
maybe this will inspire JR to make a move

[SoCalcaniac]

I really wish this talk about making a move would just stop. If JR 'could make a move' don't you think he would have by now? I mean seriously...?

It's been documented that trades are near impossible with the new CBA- as we can see the cluster of trades happening every day (said with strong sarcasm here) , and when you're not in a position of "strength" like we are; (i.e a strong contender) you're gonna be held by the balls and have to pay dearly to get what you want- so here we sit, with the people who are either going to get this done, or not. So the white knight, trade-em up theory just doesn't fly with me, because if JR does indeed do something by the deadline, it'll be in an attempt to improve the club, but he's not gonna give away the farm to do it.

[LuvDaCanes]

The only change that can help this team is in that locker room. They are not willing to put forth the work to be a top team. They do for two, three or five games in a row, but not night in and night out. The were totally out worked in that 3rd period. Just look at our power play and the Pens. The Pens battled along the boards and were willing to go to the net. And then after the game we hear the same stuff out of the locker room about what they need to do.....bla,bla, bla. I hate to think this because I really love being a fan of this team but except for Stillman and Commie, noboby is playing for a contract. How many guys were FA during the cup run?

[Guyute]

Another embarassing lack of focus. The guys just fell asleep in the 3rd. All of em. Hard to win a game in this league 1-0. To play 2 solid periods and then turn in a 3rd like that... it's.... disgusting.

[Pyronite]

Look at this shot chart:

http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/shotchart?gameId=280202016

You don't have to be a genius to see why we aren't scoring. There is a reason why we make netminders look Vezina-worthy.

[StormWarning]

The only change that can help this team is in that locker room. They are not willing to put forth the work to be a top team. They do for two, three or five games in a row, but not night in and night out. The were totally out worked in that 3rd period. Just look at our power play and the Pens. The Pens battled along the boards and were willing to go to the net. And then after the game we hear the same stuff out of the locker room about what they need to do.....bla,bla, bla. I hate to think this because I really love being a fan of this team but except for Stillman and Commie, noboby is playing for a contract. How many guys were FA during the cup run?

Are you kidding? I'd be THRILLED if they put together an effort for "three or five games in a row". No way they have that in them!

Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Thank God we're in the SouthLeast else coaching changes would have to be considered. The power play continues, again this year, to suck. That's coaching.

BTW... That shot chart referenced in the thread above is very telling and a great example of "how to miss the playoffs... again".

Pathetic.

[evan]

I wouldn't be as upset with Lavi if the power play wasn't always the same exact players, in the same positions making the same mistakes over and over. I've not seen him make one adjustment other than scratching Hamilton a few games here and there.

[IceSun]

when was the last time we won 3 games in a row this season?

Not since the Canadian road trip in October

Since then, we implode after 2 wins (sometimes sooner, but always spectacularly)
http://ml-implode.com/king_dome_implosion.jpg

[c-girl]

From Luke's blog:


• Sergei Samsonov was the beneficiary of some puck luck on Carolina’s goal, but that tends to happen to players who hang around the net.
Andrew Ladd was trying to get the puck back to Tim Gleason at the point but his pass hit Penguins forward Maxime Talbot — and bounced right to Samsonov in front.

• Echoes of 2006: In the second period, Andrew Ladd stole the puck from Ty Conklin behind the net, but there was no one in front to receive his pass.


Why do they rarely they have somebody AT THE NET? I can't even count the times hubby and I have screamed "Go to the net. Somebody get in front of the net." And after they center a pass to nobody because nobody's there, we scream "Nobody home." That shot chart really illustrates where the players aren't.

[IceSun]

Exactly!

While a puck moving defenseman would be nice, what I'd really like to see is a "butt parked solidly in front of the net to make good things happen" anyman.

This seems to be a recurring theme. Year after year. You can't center when there's nobody home.

[Guyute]

Yes, year after year after year. When Staal is out front, he scores. When Stillman is out front, he scores. When Ladd is out front, he scores.
Problem is, no one wants to do it more than once in a while. I've given up hoping that would change.

[caveman]

One game. When we need two points. I wish I could be so cavalier.

http://www.cavalierlimassol.com/Cavalier%20Logo%20(FINAL%20DESIGN).jpg

(from: http://www.cavalierlimassol.com/)

Well I suppose there are a few reactions one can have when one's team that one cheers for loses an ugly game. One could be "oh noes, gloom, doom, we are teh suxors, why us, poor us fans that our team is so sucky". Another is "we need to move on and not dwell on this and not let one sucky game throw yet another wrench in the works, when we've already got enough wrenches in there a plenty". I'm sure there are more reactions. I'd rather get on my horse and raise my sword and call for a rally than ***** and moan about how much we suck. (Not saying that you SoCal are doing that, because I don't see you doing it, but I'm not going to join the pity party that others are throwin' down.) Do I see huge gaping flaws in the team? Heck yes I do, our special teams both ways are ghastly right now, and heck yes these were two points for the taking that were pretty darned important. But at the end of the day I'd rather the boys who have to lace up their skates and put on a Hurricanes jersey put a 4-goal third period behind them than dwell on being sucky.

;]

[Kahz]

I wouldn't be as upset with Lavi if the power play wasn't always the same exact players, in the same positions making the same mistakes over and over. I've not seen him make one adjustment other than scratching Hamilton a few games here and there.Somebody must be paying Laviolette several million dollars to play Hamilton on the right point. That is the only explanation. It hasn't worked since October. Move him to the left side or get him off the powerplay.

[Alicia]

Yes, year after year after year. When Staal is out front, he scores. When Stillman is out front, he scores. When Ladd is out front, he scores.
Problem is, no one wants to do it more than once in a while. I've given up hoping that would change.
It would help if all three forwards wouldn't get caught behind the net while the Dmen are back at the blueline. Someone needs to stay out front in the slot, at least, if battling it out in the crease ain't their thing. Otherwise, we'll continue to see our centering passes gobbled up by the opposition.

[KaniacFever]

Sounds like this was a good game to miss. I spent all day and night at the hospital waiting for my brother's first child make his presence into the world. I had my laptop with hoping to pick it up on centerice online but twas blacked out so instead we put Chuck on. Once it got 3-1, we turned it off, but that was also because we got the news that the little guy finally decided to come out into the world. I told my brother that his son must be a Pens fan, b/c when we got the news, the Pens scored their 3rd :lol:

I didn't get to see any of the game but from Chuck it sounded like we played a really good 1st period, had our usual dreaded 2nd but some how still had the lead then just completly fell apart in the 3rd which is strange since that's usually our period. I blame it on the groundhog.

[LuvDaCanes]

http://www.cavalierlimassol.com/Cavalier%20Logo%20(FINAL%20DESIGN).jpg

(from: http://www.cavalierlimassol.com/)

Well I suppose there are a few reactions one can have when one's team that one cheers for loses an ugly game. One could be "oh noes, gloom, doom, we are teh suxors, why us, poor us fans that our team is so sucky". Another is "we need to move on and not dwell on this and not let one sucky game throw yet another wrench in the works, when we've already got enough wrenches in there a plenty". I'm sure there are more reactions. I'd rather get on my horse and raise my sword and call for a rally than ***** and moan about how much we suck. (Not saying that you SoCal are doing that, because I don't see you doing it, but I'm not going to join the pity party that others are throwin' down.) Do I see huge gaping flaws in the team? Heck yes I do, our special teams both ways are ghastly right now, and heck yes these were two points for the taking that were pretty darned important. But at the end of the day I'd rather the boys who have to lace up their skates and put on a Hurricanes jersey put a 4-goal third period behind them than dwell on being sucky.

;]
I hear ya caveman. In church today it was all I could do to focus on the message and not think about different lines Lavi could try. On to the Preds!!!

[Dammit100]

compare the shot chart from the penguins game saturday to the one from the Rags game earlier in the week.

here it is: http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/shotchart?gameId=280129007

it's pretty obvious what needs to happen, and its been uttered countless times: GET SOMEONE IN FRONT OF THE NET!!!

[Mona2006]

it's pretty obvious what needs to happen, and its been uttered countless times: GET SOMEONE IN FRONT OF THE NET!!!

I yell that at each home game until I am hoarse..and at the tv as well. Juicy rebounds come off the stick or glove and nobody home in a red sweater. :mad:

Kick some kitty booty fellas.