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[FearTheBeard]

We would have gotten 17 more points with Seguin on the team last year? Really? Doubt it. Also the Panthers would have always taken Ekblad and Reinhart is nearly identical to RNH. So Calgary would be the only team that would have taken Reinhart. In that case we would of had to gotten 25 more pts to not get Reinhart last year. ^_^

The way they play maybe, but RNH was miles ahead of Reinhart at the same age. He's still even smaller than Samson but was almost putting up a PPG in his rookie year, and just dominated the World Juniors

 

[Zip15]

Canes/Oil tonight. Someones gotta win!!
Here's to a 3 pt game

Edmonton's not in the same class as the injury-depleted Canes. If Edmonton gets average goaltending this season, they'll be decent. Not a playoff team, but not a laughingstock, either.

 

[Clock]

Canes/Oil tonight. Someones gotta win!!
Here's to a 3 pt game

Go canes. Puke.

 

[TehDoak]

Go canes. Puke.

I still have my Hurricanes pint glass from the 06 ECF.

I'm saving it for a special franchise ruining moment for them to smash into a million pieces in a cathartic rage. And probably video tape it.

 

[FearTheBeard]

Edmonton's not in the same class as the injury-depleted Canes. If Edmonton gets average goaltending this season, they'll be decent. Not a playoff team, but not a laughingstock, either.

sure, but they're also in a much tougher Western conference

 

[Zip15]

sure, but they're also in a much tougher Western conference

My post was more in response to the "someone's gotta win" part of your post. That suggests both teams are awful. Edmonton's not that bad, and they should win handily against an injury-depleted team playing the second of a road back-to-back.

 

[Jim Bob]

Kassian and Ott

 

[sjci]

the Drouin-Stamkos hookup

 

[Paxon]

can seem to get the video to link right to play here, but it's the Drouin-Stamkos hookup

http://zippy.gfycat.com/GiddyAcidicEuropeanfiresalamander.webm

tag is [ GFY ]GiddyAcidicEuropeanfiresalamander[ /GFY ]

 

[Clock]

tag is [ GFY ]GiddyAcidicEuropeanfiresalamander[ /GFY ]

Gorgeous play.

 

[Zman5778]

can seem to get the video to link right to play here, but it's the Drouin-Stamkos hookup

http://zippy.gfycat.com/GiddyAcidicEuropeanfiresalamander.webm

Those two playing together is going to be borderline unfair to the NHL in a year or two.

 

[EichHart]

The way they play maybe, but RNH was miles ahead of Reinhart at the same age. He's still even smaller than Samson but was almost putting up a PPG in his rookie year, and just dominated the World Juniors

No he wasn't. At least not in the year leading up to the draft. RNH was 1.54 PPG in his draft year and Reinhart was 1.75 PPG. Reinhart also played defense. RNH had a great rookie season, but Reinhart was the better prospect IMO.

 

[sjci]

tag is [ GFY ]GiddyAcidicEuropeanfiresalamander[ /GFY ]

Thanks

 

[Zman5778]

I don't understand how the Devils can lose 18 shootouts in a row. You'd figure they'd have stumbled their way into one win after like 9 or 10 losses.....

 

[Clock]

Well, Carolina and Edmonton tied up at the end of the second. Take it to overtime, then the Canes can win.

 

[sjci]

Refs just completely blew a non call that led to a EDM goal. Guy hooked Carolina defender right in front of the ref and 2 seconds later the Oilers scored. Then the ref was so butt hurt that he gave the Canes a bench minor for arguing the call

 

[sjci]

Carolina's goaltending is so ****ing bad. Such a joke

 

[cybresabre]

Can't count on Carolina tonight, couldn't count on Boston last night...

 

[Woodhouse]

Carolina's goaltending is so ****ing bad. Such a joke

The defense leaving Draisaitl all alone in front on the fourth goal doesn't help either:

 

[SabresFan26]

Everyone getting their first NHL goals tonight, well just Drouin and Draisaitl. And Edmonton just scored so 5-3, Canes will lose again.

Draisaitl played 14:00 minutes, more than double Reinhart on most nights.

 

[sjci]

About 10% through the season and I think the bottom teams are starting to materialize.

Tank Tier 1
Buffalo
Carolina

Tank Tier 2
Winnipeg
Arizona

Tank Wildcard
Philly

 

[Afino]

we all know damn well that the NHL will give Philly the lotto win if they're bottom 5, that's some Ewing/Knicks ****

 

[haseoke39]

we all know damn well that the NHL will give Philly the lotto win if they're bottom 5, that's some Ewing/Knicks ****

Yeah, if I were a betting man, that's where I'd see it going. The McDavid-Sid Keystone rivalry, oh they'd cream for that.

In other news, good tank day today: Dallas at NYI, Buf at SJ, Chi at STL

 

[sjci]

@SunGarrioch 3m3 minutes ago
Buffalo GM Tim Murray is on the press list in his old home tonight to see #Sens and New Jersey

 

[ZeroPT*]

This might sound dumb but I think Burakovsky is better than Kuznetsov.