GDT: big strong western studs ravage weak hockey boys from carolina, dozens of voyeurs watch

[VAcaniac]

Im old enough to remember when I got absolutely eaten alive on this board in 2010? for stating the obvious — the team aint making the playoffs. 7 long years later, other people are still learning.

I think they have the potential but realistically is it happening barring a roster change? Doubtful.

Maybe if everyone gets smoking hot and we start having games like the spring of 2009 when we just OUTWILLED better skilled teams (Rangers, Pens etc). They havent been able to regularly compete with the best and that should be obvious

Next month will really tell the story. The schedule looks brutal

 

[Roboturner913]

Last time the Canes made the playoffs I could eat at the Y without being interrupted. But tonight I attempted to dine there only to have one kid crying because the coat rack in his room is "spooky" and the other kid yelling about wanting a glass of water for 10 minutes straight.

I eventually got back to my meal, but all momentum had been lost and I just kinda trudged through the rest of it, because you have to clean your plate, but not really enjoying it as much as I had before.

The second child's nickname is now "Intermission" FYI

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Last time the Canes made the playoffs I could eat at the Y without being interrupted. But tonight I attempted to dine there only to have one kid crying because the coat rack in his room is "spooky" and the other kid yelling about wanting a glass of water for 10 minutes straight.

I eventually got back to my meal, but all momentum had been lost and I just kinda trudged through the rest of it, because you have to clean your plate, but not really enjoying it as much as I had before.

The second child's nickname is now "Intermission" FYI

ahahahaha this is so great

 

[Roboturner913]

It was just disappointing a little because typically they only serve finger foods on weeknights

 

[Lempo]

I think we found the 2018 marketing campaign boys!!!

"Grow Old With Carolina Hurricanes"

 

[CandyCanes]

Pretty certain the last time the Hurricanes made the playoffs my kahonas hadn't even dropped yet, so there's that

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Im old enough to remember when I got absolutely eaten alive on this board in 2010? for stating the obvious — the team aint making the playoffs. 7 long years later, other people are still learning.

Are you talking about 2010 which was part of the 2010/11 season? Or the 09/10 season?

Because if it 2010 as part of the 09/10 season, I think most would have thought the Canes weren't making the playoffs because by that point in the season, most thought we were getting either Taylor or Tyler at that point because the team was so bad.

And if it was 2010 (as part of the 10/11) season, I don't recall many thinking this was a playoff team after being one of the worst teams in the NHL the prior season and they were in 9th or 10th place by the time calendar year 2010 ended. Even so, that 10/11 season was the season they missed the playoffs by 2 points by failing to win the final game of the season.

EDIT: based on follow on comments, seems there was some debate even late into 2010 season.

 

[AD Skinner]

The last time the canes made the playoffs my Netflix subscription consisted exclusively of receiving dvds in the mail

 

[tarheelhockey]

The saddest part of all this is, making the playoffs isn’t some great accomplishment. Get knocked out early and it’s like it never happened.

That’s my nightmare, that 2-3 years from now we finally squeak in and get swept, just in time for guys like Staal and Skinner to decline and take us back out of the running.

 

[Bub]

"Grow Old With Carolina Hurricanes"

"Hurricanes Hockey! You know the rest."

Last time the Canes made the playoffs...hmm...two jobs, three cats, two cars, one apartment, one rental house, one (current) "owned" house, one life of enthusiasm and hope.

 

[DaveG]

Are you talking about 2010 which was part of the 2010/11 season? Or the 09/10 season?

Because if it 2010 as part of the 09/10 season, there is nobody that would have thought the Canes were making the playoffs because by that point in the season, most thought we were getting either Taylor or Tyler at that point because the team was so bad.

And if it was 2010 (as part of the 10/11) season, I don't recall many thinking this was a playoff team after being one of the worst teams in the NHL the prior season and they were in 9th or 10th place by the time calendar year 2010 ended. Even so, that 10/11 season was the season they missed the playoffs by 2 points by failing to win the final game of the season.

Seems like a pretty strange thing to be beating your chest about.

Unless we're talking about the start of the 09/10 season where teh hype was real, and there was basically every reason to believe this team could get back to the playoffs. Oh how wrong we were proven to be by November.

 

[AD Skinner]

If it takes them 2-3 years to squeak in they'll be doing it in fleur-de-lis jerseys

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Unless we're talking about the start of the 09/10 season where teh hype was real, and there was basically every reason to believe this team could get back to the playoffs. Oh how wrong we were proven to be by November.

Right, but at that time (fall 2009) the team came off of a run where they made it to the ECF and brought most of the team back. It was entirely reasonable to think they'd make the playoffs. That feeling lasted about a month though, unfortunately.

 

[tarheelhockey]

My HFBoards join date was February 2010 and I remember the first argument I ever got in was a raging debate over whether we could still make the playoffs.

To start that month we were second-last in the conference and 11 points behind. Then the Canes reeled off seven wins in a row, and were still third-last and 7 points behind. But it created a big fight over whether it was “too early to give up hope” and whether they had a real chance of a miracle run. Confidence was THAT high in the quality of the team and their chance of staying on an insane hot streak like that. And, we also still had actual bandwagon fans who didn’t fully understand the reality of being that far behind in March. Accusations of non-fandom were made, tears were shed.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I honestly don't remember that, but I trust you are right. I remember the whole Taylor/Tyler thing for much of the season then many being pissed off because we won just enough games when it didn't matter any longer only to get a worse draft choice.

Of course, we were all probably still naive enough after a cup win in 06 and a ECF appearance in 09 so there's that. I know for one that with each passing year, my expectations got lower and lower going into the season, except for this year where they, maybe unfortunately, crept back up.

Also, wasn't 2010 the first time in a long time the Canes were actually sellers at the deadline? IIRC, Wallin, Ward, Alberts, Yelle, Walker, Corvo and maybe a few others were moved and they even tried to move Whitney but he refused to waive his NTC. It was pretty clear by Feb/Mar that this team itself didn't think it was playoff worthy.

 

[geehaad]

I suppose the reason so many refused to give up was because the previous season had also looked dead, and then they went on a tear and made the playoffs. I can't remember what side of the coin I was on that spring, but it would probably be embarrassing to find out.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Oh, I'm guessing I was more on the optimistic side of things then. IIRC, the thing that really started to wear on my positivity was that the loss to TB in the 10/11 season. I was more devastated at the time when they lost to Florida the last game a few seasons prior, but saw that as more of a "blip", where as the TB loss was more like "this is how it's going to be."

 

[Lempo]

If it takes them 2-3 years to squeak in they'll be doing it in fleur-de-lis jerseys

Fleur-de-lis is a stupid pretentious Beethoven piano song.

 

[geehaad]

I was more devastated at the time when they lost to Florida the last game a few seasons prior, but saw that as more of a "blip", where as the TB loss was more like "this is how it's going to be."

Frankly, I've gotten to the point where I can't keep track of losses in playoff-pivotal games; those type of losses last year and so far this year aren't helping matters. Almost like in-game swings where they go down by 3 and storm back within one then fail to score the tying goal.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Fleur-de-lis is a stupid pretentious Beethoven piano song.

Oh THOSE are the lyrics...

“Fleur-de-fleur-de-fleur-de-fleur-de lis”

“Fleur-de-lis”

“Fleur-de-lis”

“Fleur-de-fleur-de-fleur-de-fleur-de lis”

“Fleur-de-lis”

“Fleur-de-lis”

 

[Lempo]

That's the reason why it's popularly known as instrumental piano song and not at all as choral song.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Also, wasn't 2010 the first time in a long time the Canes were actually sellers at the deadline? IIRC, Wallin, Ward, Alberts, Yelle, Walker, Corvo and maybe a few others were moved and they even tried to move Whitney but he refused to waive his NTC. It was pretty clear by Feb/Mar that this team itself didn't think it was playoff worthy.

I don't remember the finer details of that debate at this point, but I would guess it was probably driven heavily by the approaching TDL and debates about what the team should do.

It's kind of sad to think of all those folks who jumped on the bandwagon circa 06-09, and got really used to that "anything is possible" kind of spirit the team had during that era, finally got themselves up to speed with being more than a bandwagon fan, and then ran face-first into the malaise of lost seasons and nothing to play for but draft position. I can't imagine how differently the fanbase would feel right now if we'd made the playoffs in even just half the seasons since 2009. 15K on a bad night instead of 8K. It could have been a whole different thing. The organization as a whole was just astonishingly efficient at capturing literally none of the benefits of that brief run of success.

 

[NotOpie]

I suppose the reason so many refused to give up was because the previous season had also looked dead, and then they went on a tear and made the playoffs. I can't remember what side of the coin I was on that spring, but it would probably be embarrassing to find out.

It was the 08-09 team that did it to us...on February 17, game #57, they lost to the Bruins 5-1. That was the beginning of a 16-7-2 streak to finish the season. They had a 9 game winning streak during that run, finishing 2nd in the division. That team scored 4 or more goals 12 times in that 25 game span, twice putting up a 9 spot. They beat playoff teams including division leading NJ and WASH twice and the Rangers twice.

I remember watching that team and it felt like they were a team of destiny. It absolutely confirmed my optimistic nature....forever ruining me as a Canes fan.