GDT: x-CAR - CHI - Teamwork. It keeps our players gruntled.

[hblueridgegal]

Too much time at home...time for a change in scenery...kinda predictable

 

[A Star is Burns]

I have no problem with Trocheck trying to make it happen. Necas does it too. Your top players need to have swagger and Tro does, we wouldn’t be in the playoffs without him. If the move worked its game over, and it wasn’t the reason they scored. It’s not like he was last man back when he dangled.

Yeah, we've obviously had more rough times than good recently in OT, but we've been a much better team in OT than we used to be in recent years. Some of that is valuing the puck in OT, which has been lacking recently, but mostly it's our skilled guys making skilled plays. I'm not going to wish that away. I'm sure many of our dazzling OT winners the last few years were inches away from stupidity. It's how 3 on 3 goes.

 

[bleedgreen]

The loss stinks, at least we got a point. One more win and the division race is over, so that's good. Just disappointed we choked this one away like we did. And I have no words for playing Trocheck in OT. An ill advised turnover of his has directly led to the last 3 OT goals against us. At a certain point, you just can't put this man out there. He doesn't value possession in OT where it is so, so critical.

This team went through the motions tonight. After they got the SHG, they played for the point, not the win. They deserved to lose. I have no worry that they'll bounce back, but man, this stinks because it could have iced the division race and basically gotten us into a situation where home ice was looking certain. Now, we absolutely need Vegas to lose, possibly twice.

There’s no reason to over value possession in OT like that right now. We’re in the playoffs. It has no application to playoff games. Attack away. Again....the turnover was in the other end of the rink and the Hawks even took their sweet time getting over our blue line. It was a change of possession but it’s not like he did it at our blue line. We had all three guys back on that goal. It was a skilled shot.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

We lost, which isn't great, but the important thing is that Buffalo lost tonight, too, clinching last place in the league. Again.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

We lost, which isn't great, but the important thing is that Buffalo lost tonight, too, clinching last place in the league. Again.

They reward Buffalo by giving the Rangers another high pick

 

[Svechhammer]

Shit, this is even more devastating than the loss

Barkley fixed his swing

 

[To Be Determined]

tonight did clinch home ice in the first round.

that might seem like a stupid thing to celebrate after a disappointing loss, but i'll take it. unless i'm forgetting something (rangers play-in last year doesn't count), canes haven't had home ice in the (real) playoffs since 2006.

 

[HisIceness]

tonight did clinch home ice in the first round.

that might seem like a stupid thing to celebrate after a disappointing loss, but i'll take it. unless i'm forgetting something (rangers play-in last year doesn't count), canes haven't had home ice in the (real) playoffs since 2006.

Correct, 2006 was the last playoff appearance this team had any kind of home ice advantage

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

tonight did clinch home ice in the first round.

that might seem like a stupid thing to celebrate after a disappointing loss, but i'll take it. unless i'm forgetting something (rangers play-in last year doesn't count), canes haven't had home ice in the (real) playoffs since 2006.

Last win clinched home ice for the 1st round. We owned the tie breaker over Florida

 

[Svechhammer]

tonight did clinch home ice in the first round.

that might seem like a stupid thing to celebrate after a disappointing loss, but i'll take it. unless i'm forgetting something (rangers play-in last year doesn't count), canes haven't had home ice in the (real) playoffs since 2006.

We clinched home ice last game.

Tonight's result just means that if we win one more game, we win the division. (or if Tampa loses one more in regulation) But it actually hurts us in the President's Trophy race as Vegas has the tiebreaker over us. We now need them to lose one more game than us from here on out.

 

[To Be Determined]

damn, i can't math apparently. tonight clinched me realizing we had home ice, then.

 

[surfzone365]

Lol at the Chicago fans taunting the crowd after the win. Who does that? Your team is playing golf in a few days.

I don’t think they were taunting. Just happy their team won. They aren’t Boston fans.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Can't get too hung up on the Presidents Trophy. We'd all love it, the team wants it, but bottom line is this team is good and if the chips fall to Vegas so be it. We're in, with home ice advantage in the first round so far.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I want the President's Trophy and what goes with it, but if a 9-0-4 stretch ends up falling short, so be it. Anyways, it's a long ways from over.

 

[Canes]

We got 1 point. We're finally getting 100% healthy again. Still on track for home ice advantage for at least divisionally. Get 'er done.

 

[3CanesInTheBox]

Frakin Cat strikes again!

 

[3CanesInTheBox]

I’m greedy: I wanted the win and I want the PT banner; but at the end of the day these things are all icing.

huge we got the point and I love this team.

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[surfzone365]

That’s accurate!

 

[Svechhammer]

Guys.... Guys

 

[HisIceness]

Points in 13 straight is damn impressive. Especially when more than one of those games has been less than stellar effort and performance.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Guys.... Guys

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Lost in the shuffle:

Cory Stillman's son scored on us tonight. That was my first "Oh god, how old AM I?" moment in a long time.

 

[HurricaneFanatic]

Not the best effort tonight.