GDT: Gaem vs. Toronto

[Joe McGrath]

Burke inherited the Ed Johnson tire fire, poured all the gasoline in the state of Connecticut on it and then bailed at the first opportunity. **** that guy forever.

As much as he f***ed the Whalers, and believe me he did, he also traded up for Pronger who Rutherford bungled to shit.

 

[Unsustainable]

Damn refs blew this one for us.

What, we won.


2hours and change left on the drive, just had to drain the tank

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

John is heavily implying Rod should start McStarter back to back on Friday and Sat.

Poor Darling, no one supporters but one....

 

[Wolfpuck]

John is heavily implying Rod should start McStarter back to back on Friday and Sat.

Poor Darling, no one supporters but one....

Do we know when Mrazek will be ready?

 

[Joe McGrath]

John is heavily implying Rod should start McStarter back to back on Friday and Sat.

Poor Darling, no one supporters but one....

Yes let’s play the 36 year old backup who has spent his entire career playing once every two weeks every game. What could go wrong?

 

[sabremike]

As much as he ****ed the Whalers, and believe me he did, he also traded up for Pronger who Rutherford bungled to ****.

That was probably the smartest move he made in his entire life. Too bad he wrecked it by loading up on talentless goons who could do nothing but lose hockey games. I also give him credit for getting Sean Burke who was really great but stuck on awful teams. Liut (and Al Smith, but that was in the WHA) had way more success but I think Burkie was the best Whalers goalie ever. One of my childhood heroes, I have a blank white Whalers jersey (a Christmas present from 1996) and I need to find a place that can turn it into a Burke jersey.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Yes let’s play the 36 year old backup who has spent his entire career playing once every two weeks every game. What could go wrong?

If he dies, he dies.

 

[Ole Gil]

Darling has a .903 sv%. McBackup going into the night had a .903 sv%.

You'd think it was Cmc at .935 and Darling at .850 the way people talk about the two.

What I like about Curtis is how well he tracks the puck through traffic. But if I need someone to play laterally a bit, I'd rather have Darling.

The team has played some real good games in front of McC. Trying to think of his biggest save of the night. Maybe a shoulder shrug save through a screen? He did his job, but they really did an amazing job in front of him.

 

[The Faulker 27]

John is heavily implying Rod should start McStarter back to back on Friday and Sat.

Poor Darling, no one supporters but one....

Darling will get one of those starts, I'm sure. He can have a good game here and there, but he's a backup being paid like a starter, and somehow still being trialed as a starter. I just hope Mrazek gets healthy soon. It's going to take 3 backups to have a sniff at a chance this season.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Seriously, Darling had a bad game last game out (the whole team did that game), but he'd had 3 solid outings before that. I'm pretty sure anyone expecting "McStarter" in the long run will be sorely disappointed. Of course, I guess no one remembers when Curtis had a strong start with us, everyone had these same thoughts, and then he didn't play well for a few games.

 

[The Faulker 27]

The sooner they realize they have no starter, the better off they will be.

Stop trying to make a starter happen.

 

[BrindAmours Army]

How did Rask look?

 

[Lempo]

The Hurricanes aren't the heroes we need, they are the heroes we deserve!!!!!!

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[Blueline Bomber]

Darling looked really good against Chicago. He was a big reason why they were able to tie, and eventually win that game. He also looked really bad against Columbus. As already stated, so did the rest of the team, but Darling certainly didn't help the matter.

Right now, McBackup has 2 wins in a row, which (and I just looked this up to confirm it) is still something Darling hasn't achieved in his Hurricane career. He's literally never won a game and followed it with another win while with the team.

No reason to not start Mac next game, then decide what to do after that.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

If he dies, he dies.

Lolirl

 

[Stickpucker]

Yes let’s play the 36 year old backup who has spent his entire career playing once every two weeks every game. What could go wrong?

To be fair Darling is a career backup too.

Mrazek is the only one who showed starter potential.

 

[The Faulker 27]

How did Rask look?

Had only 10:32 TOI. Only PDG had less, but he looked fine. Was skating well, and moved the puck well. No mistakes, that I noticed. Had 2 SoG. I think he'll be back to 15-16 minutes before we know it.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Darling looked really good against Chicago. He was a big reason why they were able to tie, and eventually win that game. He also looked really bad against Columbus. As already stated, so did the rest of the team, but Darling certainly didn't help the matter.

Right now, McBackup has 2 wins in a row, which (and I just looked this up to confirm it) is still something Darling hasn't achieved in his Hurricane career. He's literally never won a game and followed it with another win while with the team.

No reason to not start Mac next game, then decide what to do after that.

I'm plenty fine with giving McElhinney games. We've just literally already been through it once this year where people are expecting too much from a guy that is a career backup, and not even always a good one. Yes, Darling and the team played awful against Columbus. And yes, he still hasn't won 2 in a row as a Hurricane. However, I just don't like that some around here will ignore his 3 game stretch where he was 2-0-1 with a 2.58 and a .924. I'm not willing to let one bad game torpedo a promising three game stretch.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

There are 3 goalies on the roster ideally suited for a backup role. Just go with the hot hand until that goalie goes cold. Rinse and repeat.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

I know we all like to complain about him and dunk on him, but did anybody else notice Tripp get super emotional at the end of the game when he dedicated the win to his Dad? My wife and I both got the impression that it sounded like Emmet, Jr.'s not in good health.

 

[HisIceness]

Thank God, a two game winning streak appears at a time we need it.

Please, keep it going.

 

[MinJaBen]

I know we all like to complain about him and dunk on him, but did anybody else notice Tripp get super emotional at the end of the game when he dedicated the win to his Dad? My wife and I both got the impression that it sounded like Emmet, Jr.'s not in good health.

And he was flying home after the game. I wonder if he’s back for Friday? I hope everything turns out ok for him and his family.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I know we all like to complain about him and dunk on him, but did anybody else notice Tripp get super emotional at the end of the game when he dedicated the win to his Dad? My wife and I both got the impression that it sounded like Emmet, Jr.'s not in good health.

I saw it mentioned on Twitter. I believe either Cory or Section 328 came to the same conclusion. All the best to him and his family if that's the case.

 

[bleedgreen]

As much as he ****ed the Whalers, and believe me he did, he also traded up for Pronger who Rutherford bungled to ****.

Burke was our best gm I thought. Pronger Burke, and Kron trades.

He bailed for sure, which hurt but I didn’t blame him.

 

[bleedgreen]

So Svech was dominant in the first. For the first time he looked like he was the first forward in the draft. Fell off quite a bit the rest but I’m glad he got rewarded, he created the first goal almost solo.

I watched the TO broadcast for giggles. They flat out accuses the building for padding the shot clock. Multiple times. They go to the panel in between periods and Friedman said people were doubting it even in the studio and that the “boys upstairs” actually went back and counted them all to verify that it was legit. Then the next period the game guys said it was padded again anyways.

My god f*** all those people. So arrogant.

All around good effort. Rask got brought in slow, everyone contributed it seemed. Aho wasn’t too noticeable. Defense played great I thought.