Series Talk: ECQF: Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders (CAR Leads 3-1)

[Praetorian Caps]

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Yeah but the Islanders won the shot blocking battle!

By "gooning" I meant more letting frustration through and committing dumb penalties. I tip my cap to that the Canes aren't a team afraid of contact their style just offers less opportunity to hit.

The mismatch I'm talking about isn't gonna show up as a dominating goal differential it's more that the Canes have the ability to play their absolute worst and still beat the Islanders, it's more that the Islanders need their absolute best game and the Canes absolute worst to win at this point. The Canes won't quit no matter what the score is they will make you pay for every mistake.

I'm probably overly optimistic I just have a team of destiny feel for this team.

Your team is stacked and I have them going to the finals in my bracket. Still gotta win two more to get to round 2 though...

 

[bobc222]

He was our number 8 with injuries to Ekblad and Montour to start the year, played less than 5 games then was picked up off waivers.

He is just a guy

Does anyone know why Mike Reilly is top PP instead of Dobson?

 

[BMOK33]

Does anyone know why Mike Reilly is top PP instead of Dobson?

I did not see the full game but many Isles fans said it was apparent to some degree Dobson is not 100% based on his skating and maybe that is why he is getting less PP time

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Here’s Nelson feeding Guentzel in last year’s Da Beauty League


Any word on why Nelson went after Guentzel on the ENG?

 

[islesfan186]

The Canes are 3-3 on the NYI ice in the post season....and 7-0 at home.

NYI is 1-4 at home against Carolina and 1-6 on the road in the playoffs (3 total series)

Isles won game 5 in Carolina last season and are a combined 2-10 vs the Canes in the post season all time

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Any word on why Nelson went after Guentzel on the ENG?

Not sure. It was strange. Don't know if something happened earlier in the game or if there was some smack talking. Obviously frustration boiled over. Not a good look though.

NYI is 1-4 at home against Carolina and 1-6 on the road in the playoffs (3 total series)

Isles won game 5 in Carolina last season and are a combined 2-10 vs the Canes in the post season all time

Yes but when game 3 against Carolina is at home, NYI is undefeated.

 

[hangman005]

The real question is, are they cap compliant?

The even realer question is are they cup compliant, I hope by June they are, after beating Vegas in the SCF, just like I promised.

 

[Chaos2k7]

The even realer question is are they cup compliant, I hope by June they are, after beating Vegas in the SCF, just like I promised.

I am sorry, but we have a rematch in mind.

 

[hangman005]

I am sorry, but we have a rematch in mind.

You want those jerks to stand me up two years in a row.

 

[Chaos2k7]

You want those jerks to stand me up two years in a row.

Rod the Bod is still waiting for game 5 of the ECF

 

[Blueline Bomber]

 

[Kranix]

Palmieri and the other islander going after Guenztel for the empty netter shows you just how dumb most hockey players are.

 

[BMOK33]

Palmieri and the other islander going after Guenztel for the empty netter shows you just how dumb most hockey players are.

As far as I saw nobody asked them in media if something was said but I assume it was

 

[Kranix]

As far as I saw nobody asked them in media if something was said but I assume it was

They went at him instantly, because he went in close to shoot it. There was no time for him to say anything to them.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Any word on why Nelson went after Guentzel on the ENG?

By all evidence it was exactly what it looked like. Nelson lost his cool and stopped playing hockey in favor of frustrated antics. Several of his teammates followed his lead. It happens to a lot of teams in emotional moments.

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[Doshell Propivo]

They went at him instantly, because he went in close to shoot it. There was no time for him to say anything to them.

I guess he was upset because Guentzel emphatically shot the puck in? Though there were a couple of slashes before that. And then the celebration to his face really ticked Nelson off.

In any case, lame.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

History will be made

 

[Filthy Dangles]

 

[Frank Drebin]

I haven't followed the islanders. Why exactly is varlamov playing? He looked very dopey

 

[BMOK33]

I guess he was upset because Guentzel emphatically shot the puck in? Though there were a couple of slashes before that. And then the celebration to his face really ticked Nelson off.

In any case, lame.

Maybe. I do know there was a case in recent years where someone literally fired a slap shot into an empty net (not the incident this year) and they actually got a 2 minute misconduct over it, this is going back at least 5 years

 

[Eegs]

I haven't followed the islanders. Why exactly is varlamov playing? He looked very dopey

He played quite well in the latter portion of the season and Sorokin has been pretty mediocre this year

 

[BMOK33]

He played quite well in the latter portion of the season and Sorokin has been pretty mediocre this year

Sorokin was pretty bad this season, he was also fairly bad in the series vs Carolina last year. I felt he got scarred by that series perhaps because he has not really been the same since

 

[WreckingCrew]

I haven't followed the islanders. Why exactly is varlamov playing? He looked very dopey

I mean up until the very end he had like 2 GA on 35 shots? And had 2 GA on 25 shots the night before, really not that bad up until the very end