GDT: Knights Visit Carolina 7:30 EST

[emptyNedder]

Pesce's value to a budget team like ours is insane. It would take a good young center for me to consider trading him.

It will be equally insane if the Canes become serious contenders and have cap constraints. When Svechnikov, Necas, Fox or Bean, become high-end players, then Pesce's $4M AAV will be really helpful.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Selfish, lazy Nino

Probably hanging around fair af Aho.

 

[HisIceness]

Undefeated in February of 2019. Must keep winning. Be strong like the downtown Durham bridge. Can-open the opposition

 

[HisIceness]

Also random note of the day, first ever home victory over the Golden Knights

 

[zman77]

 

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[Negan4Coach]

Speaking of, we're 20 movies in at this point. Why people leave before the credits still baffles me. You just sat there for 2 to 3 hours. Do you have somewhere to be that urgent you can't watch another 5?

Because I feel like an asshole just sitting there staring at words going up the screen.

 

[zman77]

Canes return from break, top Golden Knights 5-2
By Chip Alexander February 01, 2019

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour believed the Canes were playing their best hockey of the season -- before the NHL All-Star Game break, before their mandated bye week.
The long rest period over, the Canes finally returned to the ice Friday to play, looking for a victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at PNC Arena. They got it 5-2 .
“It was a real solid effort,” Brind’Amour said. “The execution wasn’t great. But the effort, I thought, was really high. I’m really happy obviously with the win but the way we played.”
Goalie Petr Mrazek earned his 11th win of the season with 22 saves. And Justin Faulk became a new franchise leader in career points by a defenseman for the Canes (25-20-6), 10-3-1 in their past 14 games. Faulk also had a late empty-net goal.
“You look up and down our lineup and everybody contributed,” Brind’Amour said.
Faulk’s assist gave him 241 career points, passing Dave Babych for the franchise record for points by a defenseman. Babych set the record from 1985-91 with the Hartford Whalers.
Asked about the record, Faulk said, “It’s not really in my head right now, to be honest, just playing and trying to do my thing out there.”
Canes return from break, top Golden Knights 5-2

 

[The Faulker 27]

It's like Gretzky's father used to say to little Wayne "Don't go where the puck IS - go where the puck is going to be".

I wish my Dad had some insight like that. He was usually just saying go where I'm not.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Speaking of, we're 20 movies in at this point. Why people leave before the credits still baffles me. You just sat there for 2 to 3 hours. Do you have somewhere to be that urgent you can't watch another 5?

I have to pee.

 

[DougieSmash]

We play our best hockey since Rod put Slavin/Dougie together again and Pesce/Faulk. At this point i'm leaning toward keeping Faulk for strong push in the last months. Try to add Toffoli or Miller from Tampa and that's it.

 

[The Faulker 27]

I think this group is making the strongest case of not selling of any group in the past 10 years. Goaltending is playing it's part aswell. Say what you want, but Mr. Azek is stopping the pucks he needs to stop.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I hate to say "we like our group"... but, uh... kinda.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

that was good imo

 

[DougieSmash]

Jaccob Slavin has six assists in a four-game point streak. … Carolina has scored at least four goals in nine of its past 13 games.

 

[The S5]

Mrazek's save percentage tonight is describes his game perfectly. Knights have earned two goals, it's just that the two they earned didn't go in and two they didn't went in. McElhinney's save pct. is .914 because he doesn't allow the cheapies.

First goal was a bomb from about 35 feet. Unless it hit him, it was in.
Second goal was just a really good shot with the help of a screen.
I was sitting right behind the goal and that shot was off the post and in really quickly. Mrazek was really good last night.

 

[emptyNedder]

delete

 

[emptyNedder]

but Mr. Azek is stopping the pucks he needs to stop.

I'll take Canes goalies for $800 Alex. "The answer to the Carolina Hurricanes goalie dilemma."

Who is Mr. Azek and McBackup.

 

[CandyCanes]

I hope we can roll Mrazek and McBackup next season. McBackup may fight an injury or two, which would give Nedeljkovic some time, which I think is perfect.

A guy like Bobrovsky would be nice. But he’s going to get paid. And he’s a goalie, goalies are voodoo.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

for any who weren't there, they did the first on ice projector thingy last night and it was pretty hype. Looked really good in person

 

[Primetime8]

Mrazek should have saved the 1st one. Clear view of the puck from that far away you save it. Buttt...

Man did he make HUGE saves with under a minute left in both the 1st and 2nd periods. Keeping momentum on the Canes side going into both intermissions was big. Pesce scored less than a minute into the 2nd and Aho less than 4 minutes into the 3rd.

 

[zman77]

 

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