Boom Boom Apathy
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Annual "Where will the Canes finish?" poll
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Nikishin Go Boom
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If we were in the East, I would say 3 but with an easier division I say 2.
If Trocheck and the goalies have strong years, we could slide into the first category.
If the goalies arent great and our secondary scoring still lacks then we could slide into 3
Going for 2.
If Trocheck and the goalies have strong years, we could slide into the first category.
If the goalies arent great and our secondary scoring still lacks then we could slide into 3
Going for 2.
This is the first year since I've been posting here that I think we are comfortably in the playoffs. This of course means we will have a lottery pick.
#5-10 league-wide
I think it would be a disappointment if the Canes didn't finish #2 in the Central.
Another question is when the Canes first loss of the year will be. I would say Game 8 against the Lightning. Canes start off hot.
I think it would be a disappointment if the Canes didn't finish #2 in the Central.
Another question is when the Canes first loss of the year will be. I would say Game 8 against the Lightning. Canes start off hot.
Boom Boom Apathy
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This year is so hard to predict because of the short season, new alignment and COVID. Lose a key player or 2 to Covid for 14 days, or lose a key guy to injury and that could be a huge deal in this shortened season. On the surface, I think the Canes should make the playoffs though, but there is a lot of uncertainty this year.
Yeah, that uncertainty makes it tough. But my feeling is that the season is long enough that those uncertainties are unlikely to be randomly distributed in an unbalanced way; so if we lose Aho for a couple of weeks, we are also likely to be the benefit at times of other teams losing skilled players as well due to COVID. Now, if we factor in non-random distribution (ie. active measures taken by teams and players) I think (maybe because of an unreasonable personal bias) our group is likely to be very proactive and disciplined in staying away from risky situations, thus giving us an advantage in this climate.
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This.
However, based on where the Canes were the previous two seasons at the 56-game mark, I voted bubble.
I really think 6 of the 8 teams (all but Chicago/Detroit) could be bunched. Tampa and Carolina could separate, but too much is unprecedented.
Joe McGrath
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I went bubble and in. It’s hard to imagine anyone but Tampa being comfortably in with 2 weeks to go. Also, until they clinch a playoff spot I’m not comfortable so that may be skewing my answer.
MrazeksVengeance
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Rod has been good at preparing the team for the starts of things, so I think we'll see really good start, regression and than recovery.
Stickpucker
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I think we end up no 2 if we're healthy.
I agree with Rod that less turnover will help our overall team game and chemistry.
I agree with Rod that less turnover will help our overall team game and chemistry.
AD Skinner
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I think on paper the canes are the second best team in the division, but so much will likely be crazy this year its hard to make any predictions with any level of confidence. Bubble and in
AhosDatsyukian
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I’m betting on some of our players taking a significant step forward from last year (Tro, Necas, Foegele, Nino, Staal, Mrazek, Skjei, Gardner, etc.). Went with #1 because I think enough players improve this year compared to last year that we’ll be a top 5 team. May be ambitious but that’s what I think will happen.
sabremike
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I am disappointed that one of the options isn't "Somewhere between 1st and 8th in the Central". The off the wall humor level of this glorious online oasis needs to be maintained!
Bunch of Jurcos
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Top 5 in the NHL. Forecheck, backcheck, paycheck, am I right boys?
Nikishin Go Boom
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...Trocheck
Tampa is clearly the class of the division, but the extent to which the Bolts will put their foot on the gas pedal in the regular season is a question. Of the previous 10 cup winners pre-Tampa, only 3 won the division the following year (St. Louis going by P%, Washington and Boston).
DaveG
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#2 central. Can't legitimately place league wide standings when all the games are intra division. So tier 2 makes sense with a distinct possibility that we're in Schrodinger's tier 1
Svechhammer
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Due to the division, I would not be shocked if we have a Top 5 point total by the end of the year. I think its a 2-way battle between us and Tampa for division champions with a glut of teams battling it out for the other playoff spots. We will finish closer to the top of the division than the playoff cut line.
AhosDatsyukian
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Yeah may not make a ton of sense to read into teams’ records league wide — every single division will have the same overall winning %: .500. The best team in a bad division could easily wind up with the most points but actually be worse than 5+ other teams who are in more competitive divisions where they beat each other up. Will be extremely interesting to follow that this season.
Justshootmore
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Went bubble in, just because I have no clue about the other teams besides that Tampa should be better and Chicago and Detroit should be worse than us.
People should not forget about Florida: I don’t think Bob is done, he might have a rebound year. And then there are 5 teams battling for 3 spots.
People should not forget about Florida: I don’t think Bob is done, he might have a rebound year. And then there are 5 teams battling for 3 spots.
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2016 Bobrovsky for something like 45 games would make Florida a serious contender.
seems like it would be significantly harder to ride a hot goalie this shortened season vs a typical 82-gamer with 12 extra weeks in it.
So you are saying we'll start off FAST?
AD Skinner
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On the flip side of that though a goalie getting hot for even a short time against the right team(s) can swing a race dramatically since every game is a division game
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