GDT: Hogtown Hoedown - Hurricanes vs Maple Leafs

[geehaad]

Let's dance, Tranna.

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(also, why are the markup options while posting disabled from both Chrome and Firefox?)

FUN FACT: Dinosaurs roamed the planet for 165M years, and this current period in which humans exist is closer to the era of T-Rex than Tranna-Soar-Us-Rex is to the age of Stegosaurus.
(also: "Hogtown" is one of Toronto's many nicknames)

There’s only room in this game for one goalie to do dumb shit and get away with it

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[LostInaLostWorld]

2+2+0+2+0+0+0+2+2+2+0+2+2+0+2+0+2+2+0+2+2+1+2+0+0+0+0+2+2+1+1+2+1+0+2+2+2=44

Win pls.

Thx in advance.

 

[Tryamw]

Yet another game this time vs the leafs.

Blow leafs BLOW!

 

[WreckingCrew]

What's Dave Ayers up to these days?

 

[HisIceness]

Just f***ing win please

 

[Blueline Bomber]

This'll be the real test for our goalie. We're not going to prevent the Leafs from getting grade A chances. Not with the talent they have and not with how our D has played this year. So it'll be up to PK to bail us out.

And on a bigger note, this road trip is pretty brutal. Toronto, Rangers, Caps is not going to be an easy go about. Getting 2-3 points out of this trip would be a success.

But after this trip, 11 of the next 12 games are at home.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

5-1 loss

 

[chaz4hockey]

This'll be the real test for our goalie. We're not going to prevent the Leafs from getting grade A chances. Not with the talent they have and not with how our D has played this year. So it'll be up to PK to bail us out.

And on a bigger note, this road trip is pretty brutal. Toronto, Rangers, Caps is not going to be an easy go about. Getting 2-3 points out of this trip would be a success.

But after this trip, 11 of the next 12 games are at home.

I’d be very happy with 4 of 6. Then, we can feast on home cooking.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

You sad saps won’t bring the team or me down. Rags Lafs and craps don’t scare me one bit. Road or not

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

ebug they ass

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

This'll be the real test for our goalie. We're not going to prevent the Leafs from getting grade A chances. Not with the talent they have and not with how our D has played this year. So it'll be up to PK to bail us out.

And on a bigger note, this road trip is pretty brutal. Toronto, Rangers, Caps is not going to be an easy go about. Getting 2-3 points out of this trip would be a success.

But after this trip, 11 of the next 12 games are at home.

THIS WILL BE A TEST IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE A GOALIE. STATUS STILL UNCLEAR

 

[Tryamw]

This'll be the real test for our goalie. We're not going to prevent the Leafs from getting grade A chances. Not with the talent they have and not with how our D has played this year. So it'll be up to PK to bail us out.

And on a bigger note, this road trip is pretty brutal. Toronto, Rangers, Caps is not going to be an easy go about. Getting 2-3 points out of this trip would be a success.

But after this trip, 11 of the next 12 games are at home.

THIS WILL BE A TEST IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE A GOALIE. STATUS STILL UNCLEAR

Well we should just put in Cardboard Cutout. Then we can have the 5 skaters play O

 

[zman77]

Preview: December 30 at Toronto​

Svechnikov's On A Roll​

• Recording his third career regular-season hat trick on Thursday, #37 doubled his season total in goals on just three shots. Now with three consecutive multi-point performances, Svechnikov has produced seven points in those games.

Four More For Aho?​

• Sebastian Aho totaled four points in both Wednesday and Thursday's wins, becoming the first player in franchise history to produce four points in consecutive days. The first player NHL player to do so in over 20 years, he now leads all Canes skaters in goals (14), assists (25), points (39), power-play assists (11), power-play points (15), multi-assist games (6) and multi-point games (11) this season.

Bunting's Return To The Six​

• Forward Michael Bunting will play his first game back in Toronto tonight since signing with Carolina this offseason. The Scarborough, Ontario native registered 112 points in 161 games with the Maple Leafs over the past two seasons (2021-23).

In Net​

• Raanta's victory over Montreal on Thursday means Pyotr Kochetkov will be back between the pipes this evening. Although last Saturday against the Islanders went a little rocky, the young netminder has been mostly superb this month. Since December 12 in Ottawa, the Canes have earned points in six of Kochetkov's seven starts, as he's posted a .931 save percentage.
• Preview: December 30 at Toronto | Carolina Hurricanes

 

[hblueridgegal]

I hope the Canes know what day it is ‘cause I don’t. Encounters with the Leafs are often exciting so here’s hoping for a fun one!

 

[MisterDobz]

Is it playoffs yet?

 

[chaz4hockey]

Time to change the statistic:

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Shit, we play the Leafs? They're going to score a boatload on us. We're doomed.

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

It’s nice to see the boys bounce back. I hope Pyotr has a great game because we’re going to need it. I know the division has games in hand on us but it’s nice to be in second and be within shouting distance of the Rangers.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

It’s nice to see the boys bounce back. I hope Pyotr has a great game because we’re going to need it. I know the division has games in hand on us but it’s nice to be in second and be within shouting distance of the Rangers.

Don’t look now but if we win tonight and Rags lose in Tampa, beating them Tuesday would bring us within 3 points of the division (granted they’d have 2 games in hand). Still for all the negativity and doom here we really haven’t really dug ourselves a hole too deep to climb out of even for the division title…

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Don’t look now but if we win tonight and Rags lose in Tampa, beating them Tuesday would bring us within 3 points of the division (granted they’d have 2 games in hand). Still for all the negativity and doom here we really haven’t really dug ourselves a hole too deep to climb out of even for the division title…

I’m going to hold off on any optimistic outlooks until the end of this road trip. It’s very rough and going 0-for isn’t an unlikely result. The home games afterwards will hopefully help make up any damage that’ll have been done.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

I’m going to hold off on any optimistic outlooks until the end of this road trip. It’s very rough and going 0-for isn’t an unlikely result. The home games afterwards will hopefully help make up any damage that’ll have been done.

Ok

 

[skipnjump]

I'm hoping for a good game by the Canes and that we win.

 

[CandyCanes]

Auston Matthews with 29 goals in 32 games. Insane… Pacing for 74 goals. Would love to see a vintage Slavin game by making the super star render useless. But now that I’m saying this it’s probably an Auston hat trick incoming.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I’m going to hold off on any optimistic outlooks until the end of this road trip. It’s very rough and going 0-for isn’t an unlikely result. The home games afterwards will hopefully help make up any damage that’ll have been done.

For once, I agree with reserving judgment on optimistic takes. Either way, we'll all know soon enough.

 

[hblueridgegal]

For once, I agree with reserving judgment on optimistic takes. Either way, we'll all know soon enough.

There are some gorgeous stretches of games in later Jan and early Feb against primo competition at home. I look forward to seeing how the Canes stack up against them.