Around the NHL part 5: I think Rocky comes back from retirement in this one

[Finlandia WOAT]

Watching the Calgary game.

The entire Calgary team decided to ignore Yandle, who stood not 5 feet from the net for a good 30 seconds before someone finally got him the puck. One timed it, and its tied.

Such horrible team defense. They had better at least get a point out of this.

 

[Buenos Necas]

Aaaand Yandle ties it at 2. Come on Calgary, at least hang on till overtime.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Yeah Calgary's playing brutal down the stretch here.

 

[Brock Anton]

Way to go Calgary!

 

[Novacane]

Flames win!!!

 

[Buenos Necas]

Thank you Calgary! OT win with 23 seconds left.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Mark Giordano, simultaneously helping me to my fantasy hockey finals while also keeping my Seth Jones-related fantasies alive.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Hello 2nd to last.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Hello 2nd to last.

Nope... Still 4th to last.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Nope... Still 4th to last.

We'll be there soon. I'm not worried.

 

[Novacane]

We'll be there soon. I'm not worried.

No. We'll finish 9th.

Don't jinx it plz. thnx.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Devils lose 2-0, despite only giving up only 11 shots on net.

Broduer looks done.

Nobody's making saves those two goals.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Nobody's making saves those two goals.

Regardless, he's posted a SV% of under .900 since he returned from his injury.

I believe he let in 5 goals on 18 shots against the Bruins a couple days ago. And now 2 on 11 tonight. Not the greatest display of goaltending there, defensive breakdowns or not.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if he retired after this season.

 

[Jussijuice]

Glad the Flames cashes in.

I'm seeing a 3-5 or 2-6 record the rest of the way. Our weaker opponents all fighting for a Playoff spot except Flyers.

Boston - L
Senators - L
Jets - L
Flyers - W
Lightning - L
Islanders - W
Rangers - L
Pens - W (cause why the **** not)

 

[DaveG]

drop the Flyers to an "L", we never beat the Flyers.

Jets will jump both the Isles and Rangers, we'll beat the Isles giving Rangers fans a sliver of hope, and then rip it out from under them the next game.

all other games in that stretch are losses IMO... well maybe not the Bolts, they're going into tank mode too soon.

 

[Jussijuice]

drop the Flyers to an "L", we never beat the Flyers.

Jets will jump both the Isles and Rangers, we'll beat the Isles giving Rangers fans a sliver of hope, and then rip it out from under them the next game.

all other games in that stretch are losses IMO... well maybe not the Bolts, they're going into tank mode too soon.

Stamkos and St. Louis always get the best of the Canes. I count on a loss there.

In any case it is still looking like 3-5 or 2-6.

 

[rocky7]

Regardless, he's posted a SV% of under .900 since he returned from his injury.

I believe he let in 5 goals on 18 shots against the Bruins a couple days ago. And now 2 on 11 tonight. Not the greatest display of goaltending there, defensive breakdowns or not.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if he retired after this season.

Nope wouldn't surprise me either but he certainly has nothing to be ashamed of. I think they rushed him back and he wanted to be in there to try to help the Devils who have been playing poorly for a couple of reasons. If anyone deserves a break, Marty does. He has most likely won games for them this year per usual as well.

While he may retire, he may also stick around in some capacity. Backup perhaps. Coaching staff? I love the guy and his attitude. He does have a young family so who knows? That's what will probably dictate his decision more than anything. Maybe he will hang up the pads for good. Some fans are harsh sometimes of course. I kind of wish he would have retired after last year on a better note, but no matter when or how he does so, he will always be a legend in this sport. I'm sure every goaltender would concur. If he does hang them up, expect a televised Hall of Fame broadcast.

 

[rocky7]

Stamkos and St. Louis always get the best of the Canes. I count on a loss there.

In any case it is still looking like 3-5 or 2-6.

Tampa Bay seems to have the Cane's number but not for doing anything special. Just basic hockey. Martin St. Louis has been assigned to glue himself to Semin, a role he excells at. Shut down the number one line and what do the Canes have? Every team has done this like it is some sort of revolutional way to play the game. Simple basic hockey against the Canes and they lose every time unless they get a lucky bounce or five.
How many guys are behind the bench wearing suits with their arms crossed bobbing their heads up and down at the clock? One would think that someone would have figured it out. But they need a full training camp for that I guess.

 

[AD Skinner]

The guys behind the bench can't make our defense, goaltending, and second through fourth lines worth a damn. It is simple to beat this Hurricanes team- they're not very good.

 

[StormCast]

Tampa Bay seems to have the Cane's number but not for doing anything special. Just basic hockey. Martin St. Louis has been assigned to glue himself to Semin, a role he excells at. Shut down the number one line and what do the Canes have? Every team has done this like it is some sort of revolutional way to play the game. Simple basic hockey against the Canes and they lose every time unless they get a lucky bounce or five.
How many guys are behind the bench wearing suits with their arms crossed bobbing their heads up and down at the clock? One would think that someone would have figured it out. But they need a full training camp for that I guess.

Sorry, but that is not exactly accurate. Under Boucher their use of the 1-3-1 was often what gave the Canes fits. And St. Louis? It's not his responsibility to try and shutdown another wing. On paper there is more balance than a 1-line team with Skinner+JStaal+X but it hasn't clicked lately and the bottom 6 is too easy to play against.

Note: this isn't intended to be an attack but a starting point in a discussion.

 

[rocky7]

The guys behind the bench can't make our defense, goaltending, and second through fourth lines worth a damn. It is simple to beat this Hurricanes team- they're not very good.

Compare this team to the Crapitals. They're not very good either. Had key injuries. First place. Why is that do you figure?

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Compare this team to the Crapitals. They're not very good either. Had key injuries. First place. Why is that do you figure?

Better goaltending, better defense and a better power play for starters as well as a bigger, more physical team.

 

[FlyingSquirrels]

The problem will be the last 3 or 4 games. TB and Philly will be eliminated. NYR, NYI and Pitt might have their playoff fate already decided and step off the gas.

The Canes WILL win some of these games we aren't expecting them too, and will in turn totally **** up the only good thing that could come out of this season...A top-3 pick.

 

[DaveG]

Compare this team to the Crapitals. They're not very good either. Had key injuries. First place. Why is that do you figure?

Because Holtby and Neuvirth are both vastly superior goalies to Peters and almost certainly Ellis as well, their defense (other then Oleksy who's just a random goon) isn't worthless whereas ours is beyond our top 3, and they are most definitely a more physical team then we are.

 

[Identity404]

I agree that the Caps are not a much better team when both teams are totally healthy. Canes do have better goaltending with Ward. I would say offensively the teams are a wash, and the Caps have a slightly better defense. When it comes down to it though we are both mediocre teams that are lucky to be playing in a terrible division.