Agreed and I think some are forgetting the talent gap between the two teams. Washington is more balanced and better built overall than Carolina is. You can go down the checklists and Washington would have quite a few more check marks then the Canes would.
Around the NHL part 5: I think Rocky comes back from retirement in this one
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Just read this article on Adam Oates' coaching style in Washington:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...dc5586-a2d5-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html
My opinion of him went from non-existent to high regard.
Edit: Just went back and read what I missed in this thread, and you guys are already talking about Oates.
I agree. Oates has done a bang up job with the Capitals and Alex Ovechkin.
DaveG
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Jack Adams will probably be the most interesting award to watch this year. Before the Caps run I would have said BB was running away with it, but since the Caps got hot again I'm not so sure. Oates should have a strong shot. And Therrien up in Montreal and MacLean in Ottawa have to be contenders as well. Any one of those 4 should be the winner IMO... now watch it be something like ****ing Bylsma.
garnetpalmetto
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I'm not sure who's annointing Oates while destroying Muller, CarolinaCaniac, but I got to thinking. Watching Pittsburgh under Therrien and then under Bylsma how different the two coaches are. Therrien is a hardcore disciplinarian, who readily called out the Pens as being soft. That discipline was needed at first, though, to mold them into a team. Disco Dan, like Oates, is by all accounts, a player's coach and he's been pretty successful in Pittsburgh getting the most out of his players by understanding them. The biggest knock Pens fans have on him now is that he's not as strategically minded a coach as they'd like to see. Maybe in Muller we've got a nice happy medium between Therrien's hard-nosed "no excuses" approach and a player's coach like Bylsma? Of course, as with all things that come in moderation there's the concern that he's not enough of either to ultimately be effective, but thus far I have to wonder if he may not be the type of coach we need - someone who can peel paint when needed but can also coax best efforts out of players who need that type of coach.
Jerkob Slavin
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That was aimed at rocky7. He's been very critical of Muller (unfairly so in my opinion). I just wanted to point out that Muller got very similar results out of Staal when he first took over the team too.
I think the Hurricanes failures lie at the feet of Rutherford. No depth and no defense. Poor and underperforming prospects. That's on the GM in my opinion.
Cardiac Jerks
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Would be so funny if Oates wins considering caps fans wanted him fired 5 games into the season.
The Caps run has been remarkable but they were also supposed to be where they are, given last year's trip to the playoff semifinals. Not to take anything away from Oates, but I think there's a big gap between what he's done and MacLean and Therrien.
Novacane
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Cardiac Jerks
Asinine & immoral
And his replacement is MacT. Also not surprising at all.
Biggest joke of a franchise in the league atm.
Oenatzu
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Glad to see that the Hurricanes aren't the only organization that is so predictable with it's management decicions.
faulkingdynamic
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Lowe - MacT - Howson ...........wow At least we arent Edmonton.....cue Feaster cackling in the background.
Edit: LOL just listened to the begining of the pc.....Lowe played the "i won more cups that you" card. brutal
Edit: LOL just listened to the begining of the pc.....Lowe played the "i won more cups that you" card. brutal
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So, there are nine teams within eight points at the top of our inverse standings board. Here's your handy-dandy rooting guide for 4/15 as we cheer on fellow bottom-feeders in the quest to guarantee the best possible pick in the June draft. (Not sure I can keep this up daily, but there are five teams in action tonight while the Canes are off, so I thought I'd give it a shot.)
New Jersey (15-16-10, 40 PTS) at Toronto, 7 p.m.
The Devils are the best of the worst, four points clear of us and eight points ahead of last-place Florida, but they're in a death spiral after the loss of Kovalchuk. Another loss tonight makes it 10 straight without a win, tying the team record and making them a late contender for a Top 3 pick.
Philadelphia (17-21-3, 37 PTS) at Montréal, 7:30 p.m.
Another team with playoff dreams a few weeks ago is also headed in the wrong direction as the Flyers have lost four straight games in regulation, scoring just three goals in that span. The power play, which was the NHL's best just a few weeks ago, has failed to score in six straight games, going 0-for-16.
Vancouver at Nashville (15-20-8, 38 PTS), 8 p.m.
Weird to see Nashville down here because -- like us -- they usually seem to finish 8th or 9th just about every year. But a 1-7-2 streak, highlighted by the current six-game losing streak, will do that to you in a short season. The Preds can't score either. They have scored six goals in their past six games and have been shut out three times in that span. The Predators have been blanked a League-high nine times. Vancouver is probably the wrong team to see on the schedule when you can't score, but GO PREDS! (By the way, we're picking on Skinner for his 22 points in 36 games this year, but Weber and Legwand are tied for the lead in Predators scoring this year with 23 points each in 43 games.)
Columbus at Colorado (14-22-6, 34 PTS), 9 p.m.
Kinda weird that we're focusing on Colorado here, and not Columbus, but the Jackets are safely middle-of-the-pack this year with 45 points. We're all sick of watching them blow Top 10 picks anyhow, so it's better this way. The Avs clearly want and need hometown boy Seth Jones, but that didn't stop them from picking off the Canucks over the weekend to pass the Panthers for 29th overall. Also, the Avalanche are 11-7-2 at the Pepsi Center this season, so there's hope for tonight.
Minnesota at Calgary (16-21-4, 36 PTS), 9 p.m.
Minnesota is too far ahead to jump into our group of nine, but that hasn't stopped them from being really, really bad lately, going 1-5-1 so far in April. Calgary has been really good at playing spoiler lately, but losing Alex Tanguay will hurt. Honestly, this game will likely be completely unwatchable, so I'm just gonna hope for a Calgary win when I read the scores later on tonight.
New Jersey (15-16-10, 40 PTS) at Toronto, 7 p.m.
The Devils are the best of the worst, four points clear of us and eight points ahead of last-place Florida, but they're in a death spiral after the loss of Kovalchuk. Another loss tonight makes it 10 straight without a win, tying the team record and making them a late contender for a Top 3 pick.
Philadelphia (17-21-3, 37 PTS) at Montréal, 7:30 p.m.
Another team with playoff dreams a few weeks ago is also headed in the wrong direction as the Flyers have lost four straight games in regulation, scoring just three goals in that span. The power play, which was the NHL's best just a few weeks ago, has failed to score in six straight games, going 0-for-16.
Vancouver at Nashville (15-20-8, 38 PTS), 8 p.m.
Weird to see Nashville down here because -- like us -- they usually seem to finish 8th or 9th just about every year. But a 1-7-2 streak, highlighted by the current six-game losing streak, will do that to you in a short season. The Preds can't score either. They have scored six goals in their past six games and have been shut out three times in that span. The Predators have been blanked a League-high nine times. Vancouver is probably the wrong team to see on the schedule when you can't score, but GO PREDS! (By the way, we're picking on Skinner for his 22 points in 36 games this year, but Weber and Legwand are tied for the lead in Predators scoring this year with 23 points each in 43 games.)
Columbus at Colorado (14-22-6, 34 PTS), 9 p.m.
Kinda weird that we're focusing on Colorado here, and not Columbus, but the Jackets are safely middle-of-the-pack this year with 45 points. We're all sick of watching them blow Top 10 picks anyhow, so it's better this way. The Avs clearly want and need hometown boy Seth Jones, but that didn't stop them from picking off the Canucks over the weekend to pass the Panthers for 29th overall. Also, the Avalanche are 11-7-2 at the Pepsi Center this season, so there's hope for tonight.
Minnesota at Calgary (16-21-4, 36 PTS), 9 p.m.
Minnesota is too far ahead to jump into our group of nine, but that hasn't stopped them from being really, really bad lately, going 1-5-1 so far in April. Calgary has been really good at playing spoiler lately, but losing Alex Tanguay will hurt. Honestly, this game will likely be completely unwatchable, so I'm just gonna hope for a Calgary win when I read the scores later on tonight.
Finlandia WOAT
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Matt Duchene is racing back, 2 on 1, 15 seconds left in OT, Nick Foligno with the puck, he SHOOTS....score...Jackets win in OT.
I hate Colorado's announcers so much.
I hate Colorado's announcers so much.
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He knows a thing or two about winning. It's easy, all you do is just tell Gretzky, Messier, Fuhr etc to go play. You don't even need to coach that s***
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lets go canes
He knows a thing or two about winning. It's easy, all you do is just tell Gretzky, Messier, Fuhr etc to go play. You don't even need to coach that s***
What a ridiculous statement.
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Nice gesture by the Sabres players to salute the crowd after the game. That's why my hatred for them is all about the fans and not the team itself.
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lets go canes
Novacane
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I posted on the OT thread but ill post here too...
Just my speculation on "new" Canes jerseys next year... but I noticed MAB and Dalpe (open bigger pic link) wearing new gloves that are not typical of all the other Canes colors. Its all red with white lettering, with no black or silver piping. Look at all the other canes that wear the same brand gloves and they are different. Maybe they ran out of the old stock and only have the new stock available?
It may be nothing but I read that we were simplifying our jerseys for next year and maybe we are getting rid of black and silver? Just my speculation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlottecheckers/8644644306/
Just my speculation on "new" Canes jerseys next year... but I noticed MAB and Dalpe (open bigger pic link) wearing new gloves that are not typical of all the other Canes colors. Its all red with white lettering, with no black or silver piping. Look at all the other canes that wear the same brand gloves and they are different. Maybe they ran out of the old stock and only have the new stock available?
It may be nothing but I read that we were simplifying our jerseys for next year and maybe we are getting rid of black and silver? Just my speculation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlottecheckers/8644644306/
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