GDT: Opening Night: Carolina vs Minnesota, 7pm

[jaloviina]

Being both Finnish and a sea bass--probably more of a Finja

he used to be called "the professor" here in Finland

 

[AD Skinner]

Slightly OT but how long do y'all think "canesfam" is going to be a thing? Easily worse than beep beep and "Mom, are you gonna eat tonight?" combined

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

I don't know. Let's ask the gift horse.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Geeeeyuft horrrrrs

 

[tarheelhockey]

My boys sure do like their sports

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Slightly OT but how long do y'all think "canesfam" is going to be a thing? Easily worse than beep beep and "Mom, are you gonna eat tonight?" combined

It's an all season long, thing. From what I understand this is the marketing angle they're going with family night after there was enough thought that it didn't play well, both in keeping people who generally aren't fond of small children away from games and in restraining who they could market it to. But heck, now they can market to us when "family night" can be defined as me and my wife going on a double date to the game with our best friends or, say, HFCanes Team Trivia night out on the town. Just without @DaveG since he abandoned us.

One thing that I had a tough time adapting to was Lindy *not* wearing 16. There were a few times I saw him out there before he turned his game around and thought "Is Semin back?"

 

[AD Skinner]

My boys sure do like their sports

Looks like we're going to rex express care, AGAIN

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

This GDT is like pop without the carbonation.

 

[Lempo]

Anyways I told you 'kuokka' means a hoe in Finnish.

So I believe got enough cred to suggest that Saarela is a short form for "islander" and he probably should be traded for Tavares.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

But heck, now they can market to us when "family night" can be defined as me and my wife going on a double date to the game with our best friends or, say, HFCanes Team Trivia night out on the town. Just without @DaveG since he abandoned us.

Speaking of which, does anyone know the location of the secret swingers bar in Raleigh? Asking for a friend.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Kuokkanen means "Aho" in Finnish?

That seems circular.

 

[Lempo]

Kuokkanen means "Aho" in Finnish?

That seems circular.

No quite, as 'aho' means glade. It's more like an omega, or that odal rune thingy.

But your post surreptiously looks now like something an Italian Santa would say.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Speaking of which, does anyone know the location of the secret swingers bar in Raleigh? Asking for a friend.

House of Hops

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Speaking of which, does anyone know the location of the secret swingers bar in Raleigh? Asking for a friend.

I'll ask my wife and get back to you.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Maybe I just missed the scouting report and this was widely known, but I was pleasantly surprised with Darling's ability playing the puck. I didn't realize he had that dimension to his game; he was effective.

 

[MinJaBen]

I'll ask my wife and get back to you.

So your wife knows the location of the secret swingers club and you don't....ok.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

So your wife knows the location of the secret swingers club and you don't....ok.

That's the joke

 

[DaveG]

Maybe I just missed the scouting report and this was widely known, but I was pleasantly surprised with Darling's ability playing the puck. I didn't realize he had that dimension to his game; he was effective.

No he came a good bit better then advertised in that regard in the opener, had some nice instances playing it.

Which was an improvement over how he looked in his pre-season outings that I caught in that regard. We'll see what he looks like throughout the season I guess.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

On an unrelated note, am I the only person who was disappointed that the new athletic trainer, whoever they are, didn't come out jacked up like a ferret on a combination of speed, caffeine, and cocaine like Friesen used to?

 

[RodTheBawd]

Maybe I just missed the scouting report and this was widely known, but I was pleasantly surprised with Darling's ability playing the puck. I didn't realize he had that dimension to his game; he was effective.

Which type of "playing the puck" are you referring to? I think I mentioned previously that it was something I was never impressed by with him, but it could have also been that he just wasn't asked to be as aggressive in Chicago. I was pleasantly surprised in this game.

 

[Roboturner913]

One thing that I had a tough time adapting to was Lindy *not* wearing 16. There were a few times I saw him out there before he turned his game around and thought "Is Semin back?"

it's not just you....Lindy got credit for taking 9 faceoffs and I'm pretty sure at least 3 or 4 of them it was actually Kruger out there.

 

[Roboturner913]

EXCUSE ME FOR TALKING ABOUT HOCKEY AND NOT DERANGED SEX STUFF AND LOCAL CABLE COMMERCIAL INSIDE JOKES YALL

 

[My Special Purpose]

Which type of "playing the puck" are you referring to? I think I mentioned previously that it was something I was never impressed by with him, but it could have also been that he just wasn't asked to be as aggressive in Chicago. I was pleasantly surprised in this game.

The word on the broadcast was that Darling was underrrated around the league as a puckhandler because the Blackhawks' system basically forbids the goalie from handling the puck. Our coaching staff has had to beg Darling to play the puck because of the way he's been conditioned, but they knew he was good at it.

 

[tarheelhockey]

EXCUSE ME FOR TALKING ABOUT HOCKEY AND NOT DERANGED SEX STUFF AND LOCAL CABLE COMMERCIAL INSIDE JOKES YALL

Not sure why anyone would even be here if all they wanted to talk about was hockey.

 

[HisIceness]

Speaking of commercials, any good ones thus far or is it the same ole same ole?