The other series that should be over fast. Carolina is way too strong this year for them to lose to the Islanders. Unless Sorokin/Varlamov come out and steal this series, it should be Canes in 5.
Series Talk: ECQF: Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders (CAR Leads 3-1)
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Agreed but this season I'm not even sure insane goalie play will save them the Canes are gonna throw 35+ shots on net, Jordan Staal is going to shut down their top line....
I don't see them scoring more than 2 4 times
Yea it sure looks like that, but I'll be more confident in that belief after seeing game 1.
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Except tricking malicious people into believing they've tricked people into believing the saying is still 1 more clever than them.
Unless I'm very mistaken, if they match up Staal it will be against the Nelson line, not the Hovat line. It's what Brind'Amour has done in the past.
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I feel like the Islanders are going to win this. Canes goaltending can't be depended on
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I'd agree, and I think Brind'Amour may try to match Aho vs Horvat. I'd be curious if that's how it shook out in the head-to-head this year as I'm just going from my hazy memory.
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Isn't there a quote from Barzal the person he hates to play against the most is Staal? I thought that came in the playoffs.
Can't tell you about regular season. Bu oh do I know about that Staal-Nelson matchup, which hasn't been good for our guys.
It'll interesting to see whether the Hurricanes will be able to dominate the series without help from the guys in stripes.
Probably. I think the context was that he gets away with holding, which is true.
One thing that has changed (idk why it has changed, but it has), is refs vendetta against Barzal appears to be over.
I think Staal is an overrated factor at this point imo. Mobility on defense vs NYI's inability to cover the upper part of the defensive zone are bigger issues. On line 2 you have Palmieri & Fasching who *both* can't cover their area effectively. On line 3 Lee can't (Engvall can). On line 4, Clutterbuck and Martin can't either. If NYI fight Canes to a draw down low, they still lose.
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Hate this matchup, would have loved to have drawn Rangers first. IMO Canes best team in the league. So much speed and the Guentzal acquisition is huge.
Not as lopsided as records may suggest though. Isles a very different team under Roy.
2019 Series Isles never recovered from 2 questionable called off goals in game one. Sorokin was less than stellar last year in 2 of the losses, especially Game 2. Isles dropped all the OT games over the past 2 series.
Liking the Varley-Roy connection. It's really sparked the team. Guy has been lights out and inspired under his former and present coach. Must continue for Isles to have a chance. Need a healthy Dobson too to have an effective PP.
Not as lopsided as records may suggest though. Isles a very different team under Roy.
2019 Series Isles never recovered from 2 questionable called off goals in game one. Sorokin was less than stellar last year in 2 of the losses, especially Game 2. Isles dropped all the OT games over the past 2 series.
Liking the Varley-Roy connection. It's really sparked the team. Guy has been lights out and inspired under his former and present coach. Must continue for Isles to have a chance. Need a healthy Dobson too to have an effective PP.
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Tricky team Islanders, but think Canes got themselves enough offensive power this time around. This should be physical series, and looking forward to watching, but it's so hard to read tea leaves. Canes offense better be on.....
Sorokin won't be playing. If he is, that means the series is already over.
Both of those are just indications of how much more the other team has the puck.
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It’s like a slightly more spectacular version of teams playing each other. Could be a slog fest. But the winner could also make some noise.
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isles are winning in 5. this team is a unit when they’re on. enjoy the ride folks
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IT"S f***ING GAME DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Playoffs BEGIN NOW.
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The Isles are the bottom seeded team that nobody really would’ve wanted to play — the Canes are the team in the league that absolutely nobody wants to play. They’re f***ing good.
Obviously I want to see the Isles win, and I think it’ll be a 6/7 game series, but the Canes do everything at an elite level.
Obviously I want to see the Isles win, and I think it’ll be a 6/7 game series, but the Canes do everything at an elite level.
Fun fact: only two of this year's playoff coaches from the East have won the Jack Adams. Roy and Brind'Amour.
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