GDT: 18 years and counting (Carolina @ Vancouver)

[Wolfpuck]

5 minutes from Markstrom's first career shutout in 114 games, 4 shy of the record

1. Who had the record?
2. Did he break it against the Hurricanes?

 

[CandyCanes]

All I can say is that I'm officially aboard the Mike Vellucci train at this point. Why not?

I mean Charlotte has had a new coach 4 straight seasons, another new one next season couldn't hurt? Lol

 

[What the Faulk]

1. Who had the record?
2. Did he break it against the Hurricanes?

Pokey Reddick, 132 games played (Markstrom is at 114 starts, 128 games played). Never got a shutout.

 

[Wolfpuck]

It's so sad to watch us try to get shots on goal.

 

[Roboturner913]

It's so sad to watch us try to get shots on goal.

we lead the league in shots on goal

 

[Wolfpuck]

Yeah, just try to walk through three defenders.

 

[Wolfpuck]

we lead the league in shots on goal

I stand by my point. It's still sad to watch.

 

[Wolfpuck]

And scene!

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

All I can say is that I'm officially aboard the Mike Vellucci train at this point. Why not?

I think the organization needs to go after an established NHL HC this time.

Darryl Sutter is available, but he might be out of the organization's price range. Michel Therrien would be interesting. He likely wouldn't have staying power, but a temporary kick in the pants wouldn't be a bad thing. Perhaps a more conservative system would suit this team better.

 

[CandyCanes]

Lol the Canes just got shut out by Jacob Markstrom

 

[the halleJOKEL]

this is actually embarrassing to watch

this vancouver team is very clearly not good and we look horrible against them haha

 

[CandyCanes]

I think the organization needs to go after an established NHL HC this time.

Darryl Sutter is available, but he might be out of the organization's price range. Michel Therrien would be interesting. He likely wouldn't have staying power, but a temporary kick in the pants wouldn't be a bad thing. Perhaps a more conservative system would suit this team better.

Sutter won a cup with a defensive minded team. If we are going new coach he's my number 1 target.

 

[hurricure]

Were there any moral victories?

 

[the halleJOKEL]

on the 2nd page i was lead to believe that this game would be a cakewalk because vancouver just had an emotional road trip and they are not good

so now that our team got shutout by them an dlooked horrific while doing so, i am sad and feel like i was lied to by someone trying to have an easy out just in case their team did not play well

 

[Tryamw]

Morale victories? That went down with the game.

Depression rules the day!.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

Were there any moral victories?

no, only morel ones

because our team played like a bunch of mushrooms out there tonight

 

[Hulkacaniac]

It's so sad to watch them work so hard and play with energy and then you realize they're just cycling the puck around the perimeter. It's also sad that the Florida game was a good game, yet it was really a 3-2 ot win against one of the worst teams in the conference

 

[Roboturner913]

Were there any moral victories?

no just oral victories because we sucked **** for money

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Not giving up on him, simply pointing out that of our two goaltenders, one has looked better overall and has had the team perform better in front of him on the whole.

Sample size: the 5 last games.

[plz ignore the last half decade of sucking ass]

"The Hurricanes are shortsighted for not increasing Cam Ward's work load after 5 games in which he did not suck ass, despite the last half decade of sucking major ass."

. "Shortsighted"? Not in the least.

Not to say Darling was good tonight. He got outplayed by Markstrom, that was the difference in this game.

EDIT: Well that and our forwards.

Michel Therrien would be interesting.

Dear God no. He is a major d-bag, and not in the "I'm trying to motivate you guys by getting you to focus on my tenor/energy rather than the literal content of what I'm saying, you stupid motherf***er NOW GO GETTIM", but in the "I am legitimately a d-bag" kind of way.

 

[Canes]

I think the organization needs to go after an established NHL HC this time.

Darryl Sutter is available, but he might be out of the organization's price range. Michel Therrien would be interesting. He likely wouldn't have staying power, but a temporary kick in the pants wouldn't be a bad thing. Perhaps a more conservative system would suit this team better.

Peters is a good coach. Maybe not NHL head coach material. Seems to be a great guy to teach the fundamentals, but in the other areas required to be a good coach he seems to be lacking or merely average. He is probably a great assistant coach. I'm also starting to think the players are tuning him out, but I think that's understandable since they're young and not getting results after playing his system for so long now.

Who knows, maybe if we stick with him like the Jets did Maurice we'll make the playoffs at some point?

A big part of this is obviously on Ron Francis and his inability to bring in a competent starting goaltender and another legit top 6 forward. We had/have the prospects to get it done.

 

[JetsFan815]

I watched this game and I can't imagine how frustrating it must be for you guys to dominate in Corsi night after night and still not score enough goals. This was only my 4th Canes game of the season and even I was frustrated with them not converting any of those chances lol

 

[Lempo]

no just oral victories because we sucked **** for money

Fishing in the halleJOKEL's GDT theme I see.

 

[Roboturner913]

I watched this game and I can't imagine how frustrating it must be for you guys to dominate in Corsi night after night and still not score enough goals. This was only my 4th Canes game of the season and even I was frustrated with them not converting any of those chances lol

You mean zero goals isn't enough? LOL

IMO this team is frustrated because for the most part, they do everything according to the system and work hard, but it's not translating to wins. And that's when a coach starts to lose the team. I don't think Bill P is a bad coach, but he inspires no one.

I think back to the core of the team that succeeeded under Maurice, and then Laviolette comes in and suddenly they had a freewheeling, attacking element added on to the tendencies they retained from playing under Maurice, so you had a good mix of offensive and defensive tendencies going. The same happened after Laviolette was fired and Maurice took over, suddenly concentrating on structure and system based play gave them a fundamental place to play from and they still had the offensive mindset to know when to break out of it.

Making a change to an offensive-minded coach who puts creativity and flow at a premium could do a world of good for this team in the short-term, IMO.

 

[Dishface]

Lol at the thought of the Florida game being a turning point.

 

[Roboturner913]

Lol at the thought of the Florida game being a turning point.

I called it before the Florida game