GDT: What Should Be A Battle Royale Between McDrai and The Canes Defense...Except...

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Boy that Oilers thread is some good reading. Apparently Canes commit a penalty every shift according to them.

I felt the same about them for most of the third.

 

[Canes]

Clearly then, we shouldn't send him down. Carry 8 D on the roster if we must, but I wouldn't cry if somebody claimed Smith off waivers instead.

We're going to have to carry 8 I think. At this point Smith has kinda established himself as a Martinook Jr with the defense. At least IMO. So it's going to be a difficult decision once/if it happens.

 

[Lempo]

those are Caring bears We have a bear that Cares.. totally different!

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

There is no cap downside to carrying 23 players this year.

 

[VAcaniac]

Me reading Edmonton thread was all of us a week ago. So frustrated.

But honestly i’ve seen more hunger on defense than ever lately. We need to keep it up.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Canadian rinks play to Canes skating advantage with quality ice.

it’s too bad rbc can’t match….

 

[Llamamoto]

Aho’s last 5 games against Edmonton: 13 points.

Rising to the occasion against the best.

I wouldn't call us the best haha.

But Aho is killing it right now, he's a borderline top-5 center.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Waivers are required again at 10 games/30 days. Tomorrow will be 7 games/14 days for Chatfield. Send him down on Monday. Recall him for good next time injury hits, so that he doesn’t spend too much time in the pressbox.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Staal has to be hurt or under the weather.

last two games he’s only 35/36% in face off wins.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Boy that Oilers thread is some good reading. Apparently Canes commit a penalty every shift according to them.

Wow, then the refs must hate them even more that they hate us!

makes u think

 

[Canes]

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

The Canes defense had no Pesce on it...and a recovering Bear still sheltered like a motherf***er...and they STILL kept McDrai off of the scoresheet. That's all you need to know about how superior our defensive structure has been to date than the rest of the NHL.

 

[larueskee]

So the official scorers gave assists to Ian Cole and Teravainen on the Canes third goal. Good for Cole it was his long pass the started the play and he could use a point.

 

[The Faulker 27]

I enjoyed this hockey match

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I switched to the Edmonton broadcast for the third period. They were very complementary of Aho.

 

[hockeynjune]

Slavin>McDavid nuff said. Awesome win!

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

Please rest our Holy Knight against Vancouver. Flail of Chaos can carry the load this time.

 

[StormCast]

The defensive effort level is off the charts right now, including the goalies.

Can't remember a Canes game with that combination of physical play and stick work on D.

Somewhere Edzo is babbling about active sticks.

 

[CanesUltimate11]

Trying to recall where I saw it (might have been someone here) but ignoring Seattle, I think, Carolina is the only team McDavid is not at at least a point per game in his career.

never mind, found some stats, he is at exactly point per game against us. 8 in 8. But he is also a -5 so haha! The Blues and the Sabres he is apparently under a point per game. I still stand by the below statement.

The fact that Slavin will never sniff a Norris top 3 finish without putting up 50 points is a freaking crime.

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

Think I might sit Slavin next Sunday. 2cd of b2b against the Perds. All this ice time...

 

[urho]

That was a good game. It also showed some key-differences between a true contender and a playoff team that relies heavily on its top players. Hurricanes had so much better defensive structure in their game even without their best offensive D and 2nd best defensive D. And the chances Oilers had Andersen was there making some key saves while Koskinen looked shaky all game long.

This is a good team on both individual level (boy is Aho good right now) and as a team. Edmonton is not. Surprisingly easy win and Canes looked better all game.

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

'Canes kept McDavid quiet.
'Canes out played Oilers in all zones.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Think I might sit Slavin next Sunday. 2cd of b2b against the Perds. All this ice time...

After tonight, they have 2 days between games 3x before the back to back so plenty of time to recover. With Pesce and DeAngelo back in the fold, his minutes will likely go down as well.

 

[zman77]

Freddie was solid.
Carolina have a 'Real Team!!'