GDT: Feel good GDT, remember the good old days - Canes vs. Devils.

[HisIceness]

I think at this point, I'm all aboard the "Lossin for Auston" train.

 

[DaveG]

I think we have regressed from last yr. Better October worse Nov and dec

The good news is this may FINALLY be the year we're just flat out bad enough for it to make a difference.

Of course, now with the ****ing Oilers rule in effect, we'll end up picking 4th. ****ing guarantee it.

 

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

at least last year hope was held with the idea of Jordan coming back

now there is no hope

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Only watched a few minutes of the game so I'm glad that I didn't keep watching

 

[TheOllieC]

How ridiculous is P. Kane? Three points tonight puts him at 41. That's more than Faulk + Rask + half of E. Staal's points.

 

[Unsustainable]

Some FB people still think we have a shot at the playoffs. Lol

 

[Josepho]

who did the canucks draft with our 3rd round pick?

wonder if we can get him back

Do you guys really not like him in Carolina? Most of us in Vancouver miss him a lot. He was putting up great numbers and he's an awesome guy. Is he like a level below Ward in terms of performance? Or are they both struggling behind an iffy (sorry) team? And to answer your question, Guillaume Brisebois.

 

[DaveG]

He's been absolutely ****ing atrocious so far. The way he's playing right now I'm not sure a beer league goalie would be THAT much worse.

 

[Francis10]

i could have gone to this game for free and i said no and i live like 10 minuites from the arena

so much effort to be miserable for 3+ hours away from the comfort of my own home

it isnt like you can go to enjoy the atmosphere, it is just depressing as hell

Lol. CANES HOCKEY!!!!

 

[The Faulker 27]

Wife was out tonight, and I had 2 choices.. play video games... or watch this game...

 

[AhoLottaLove]

He's been absolutely ****ing atrocious so far. The way he's playing right now I'm not sure a beer league goalie would be THAT much worse.

I think the guy on my lower level adult hockey league could do better and he doesn't even know how to fasten his pads properly.

 

[Francis10]

https://twitter.com/nhlcanes/status/672609551821234176

This coming from the guy who hasn't been competing for last 2 years.

I'm an Eric Staal fan, but these last 2 years have seen his 'give a **** meter' hit all time lows. When your 'C' is doing that, it's not good news for the organization.

 

[Josepho]

wrong thread

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Oh, no. We already know Eddie is a bad goalie so far. The results of this game will determine whether we think he is still a bad goalie, or now a slightly less bad goalie.

Still a bad goalie. But tonight the team was just as bad as he was. Impressively bad all around.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Oh, and Lack's save percentage went down tonight. I didn't think that was likely to happen, but here we are. Cam is bad, but Eddie is terribad. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[DaveG]

Only good news is that Cam is a UFA after this year and we can use that money to try to acquire a real goalie.

JK. Karmanos will just pocket it and we'll ride a Tirronen-Lack pairing into last place in what's looking to be a weak draft. Hail ****ing Hydra.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Only good news is that Cam is a UFA after this year and we can use that money to try to acquire a real goalie.

JK. Karmanos will just pocket it and we'll ride a Tirronen-Lack pairing into last place in what's looking to be a weak draft. Hail ****ing Hydra.

They will sign Stamkos or Kopitar with the $15 million they will save on Eric and Cam

 

[Navin R Slavin]

They will sign Stamkos or Kopitar with the $15 million they will save on Eric and Cam

CONFIRMED WITH LINK: Hurricanes sign Steve Kopitar, 2yrs, $15m

 

[Brock Anton]

The good news is this may FINALLY be the year we're just flat out bad enough for it to make a difference.

Of course, now with the ****ing Oilers rule in effect, we'll end up picking 4th. ****ing guarantee it.

At least I like all of Matthews, Puljujarvi and Tkachuk (meh on Laine).... which of course means that the Oilers will get the #1 pick again, take Matthews, and then watch the other forwards go 2-3 and leaving us with ****ing Chychrun.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I think at this point, I'm all aboard the "Lossin for Auston" train.

this is good, but nowhere near as good as the "suck **** for nkemdiche" thing roboturner started on the football board

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Not an excuse for Lack, as right now he's terrible, just an interesting observation that Joe posted the other day. The team plays much worse in front of Lack for some reason.

Lack has started 7 games and in 4 of them, the team was held to UNDER 2 goals (contrast that to 7 out of 18 for Ward's starts - and one of those 7 was Buffalo where Lack played the 2nd half).

The team averages 2 shots / game less in Lack's starts
The team averages 1.57 Goals/game under Lack and 2.22 under Ward.

Sample size for Lack is still small, but the team seems to lay eggs with Lack in net. I was at the FLA game and it was one of the poorer outings I had seen, kinda like last night.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

It's not just Lack. This team has played differently in front of any goaltender not named Ward for as long as I can remember.

 

[Unsustainable]

Manny Legace was the only goalie with a winning record for us I think.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

It's not just Lack. This team has played differently in front of any goaltender not named Ward for as long as I can remember.

If I recall though (maybe I'm misremembering), 2 years ago the team played pretty well in front of Khudobin and even Peters. It seemed like they were working harder in front of Peters because they knew he sucked.

 

[AD Skinner]

If I recall though (maybe I'm misremembering), 2 years ago the team played pretty well in front of Khudobin and even Peters. It seemed like they were working harder in front of Peters because they knew he sucked.

I remember a stretch where Peters was putting up respectable numbers because everyone collapsed in front of him all game long. I want to say that was Muller's last season? Don't really remember.