GDT: Carolina @ Chicago: Attack of the Clones Edition

[sctvman]

7-3-1 since December 5.

 

[AD Skinner]

Still Lack's best game as a hurricane

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

great game from lack

 

[HisIceness]

Sucks for Eddie but the win feels good man. Beggars can't be choosers.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

35 saves out of 36. Sucks to lose the shutout, but hey.

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Too bad, but great game, both from Läck and the team. Its fun to watch them right now.

 

[HisIceness]

This is the kind of win that good things happen for a team.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Just imagine if Eric was scoring or setting up plays like he used to.

 

[CanesAvs16]

Overall good game. It's been a while since I've looked forward to watching the canes.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Faulk was the best player on the ice in a game that featured Kane, Toews and Kieth.

 

[Unsustainable]

Faulk is a God

 

[HisIceness]

Faulk was the best player on the ice in a game that featured Kane, Toews and Kieth.

Like I said, Aloe Blacc "The Man" is about Faulk.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

So... who starts in goal for the next one?

 

[SabresSharks]

I've been meaning to catch some Canes' games to watch Faulk (and Hanifin).

That 2nd period ... wow! Effortless, composed, confident, in control of the game. Tripp said that was possibly the best period of his career, so I guess I saw him at his absolute best.

You guys who watch him every game, tell me more, please. Future captain? Future Norris? What are his elite game-by-game skills? What still needs work?

Great win, btw. Always nice to see the Hawks get beat, especially at home.

 

[Unsustainable]

I've been meaning to catch some Canes' games to watch Faulk (and Hanifin).

That 2nd period ... wow! Effortless, composed, confident, in control of the game. Tripp said that was possibly the best period of his career, so I guess I saw him at his absolute best.

You guys who watch him every game, tell me more, please. Future captain? Future Norris? What are his elite game-by-game skills? What still needs work?

Great win, btw. Always nice to see the Hawks get beat, especially at home.

Norris would require us to make the playoffs.

Future Captain, might as well be now.

He's what is needed on the ice, he's a offensive minded guy lately, but is able to shut things down also.

At 23, he's only going to get better.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I've been meaning to catch some Canes' games to watch Faulk (and Hanifin).

That 2nd period ... wow! Effortless, composed, confident, in control of the game. Tripp said that was possibly the best period of his career, so I guess I saw him at his absolute best.

You guys who watch him every game, tell me more, please. Future captain? Future Norris? What are his elite game-by-game skills? What still needs work?

Great win, btw. Always nice to see the Hawks get beat, especially at home.

Honestly, I think he's the captain now. My guess is that Eric gets traded at the deadline, and Faulk gets the C. If we're lucky, he wears it for the next decade or more.

Personally, I think if the Canes were a legit playoff contender, Faulk would get consideration for a Norris this year.

Obviously his PP shot has been great this year. We'll see if it continues to be an elite asset in the future, or if his numbers regress to the mean.

 

[SabresSharks]

What impressed me most today was Faulk's ability to make the smart defensive play consistently ... maneuver the puck carrier into the corner, seal the opponent along the boards, poke the puck away, take the opponent's stick (preventing a goal late in the 3rd by Seabrook with a wide-open net was masterful), break up rushes, etc.

Everyone knows about his goal-scoring ability. I had no idea just what a well-rounded player he is, and how much he's counted on for his defensive abilities.

 

[Novacane]

Justin Faulk is too good for us mortals

 

[HisIceness]

Faulk is the future captain. It is only a question of when. Norris? Perhaps if he keeps up what he is doing and the team starts becoming a regular in the playoffs.

It's rather frightening to think of this team without him. He is the MVP of this squad.

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

so can the rest of the team go to faulk's shooting school or what

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

faulk = christian mccaffrey

kieth = derrick henry

norris = heisman

am i = doing this rite?

 

[Stickpucker]

What impressed me most today was Faulk's ability to make the smart defensive play consistently ... maneuver the puck carrier into the corner, seal the opponent along the boards, poke the puck away, take the opponent's stick (preventing a goal late in the 3rd by Seabrook with a wide-open net was masterful), break up rushes, etc.

Everyone knows about his goal-scoring ability. I had no idea just what a well-rounded player he is, and how much he's counted on for his defensive abilities.

Physically his core strength is insane...rarely can anyone move him from where he wants to be....it helps him control play down the boards and in front of the net a lot.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

What impressed me most today was Faulk's ability to make the smart defensive play consistently ... maneuver the puck carrier into the corner, seal the opponent along the boards, poke the puck away, take the opponent's stick (preventing a goal late in the 3rd by Seabrook with a wide-open net was masterful), break up rushes, etc.

Everyone knows about his goal-scoring ability. I had no idea just what a well-rounded player he is, and how much he's counted on for his defensive abilities.

IMO, Faulk's biggest issue (if you can call it that) is he still has more inconsistency in his game than I'd like to see from a #1. He's only 23 though and he's improved on that tremendously in the past couple of years, but every now and then he'll still have a game or stretch where he looks average (or worse). That's not unique to Faulk as I watch a lot of Doughty and have seen him have some rough games as well, but it's magnified a bit with Faulk since he is pretty much the guy on the Canes.

To me, that's probably the biggest thing he needs to focus on.

 

[DaleCooper]

I completely forgot that we already extended him to 2020. Now I am even happier.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I completely forgot that we already extended him to 2020. Now I am even happier.

Yep, but we all know how this fan base (and probably every other fan base) goes. We love him now, he'll become captain in a year or two and in 3 years time he'll be the scapegoat.