News Article: News and Notes XXVI: A Sisyphean Rask

[MinJaBen]

The answer to our goalie woes?

 

[WreckingCrew]

I'm not so sure watching is quite the right term maybe gawking at the disaster happening to the Carolina Hurricanes on the ice.

In all fairness, it could make a great drinking game. Take a shot every time:
1. We shoot right at the goalie's chest
2. Faulk fumbles a pass on the PP at the point
3. the other team gets a shot during our PP
4. we fail to connect a pass with no interference from the opposing team
5. we try to force a pass or shot through an impossible area
6. own goal scored

 

[geehaad]

^ BYOA

 

[MinJaBen]

That first part alone should necessitate the vehicle is a bit different...

 

[Breakdowns]

Did you guys knew that Slavin is -9 this season, which makes him 9th worst +/- in the NHL? I know +/- is not a good stat, but damn, didn't expect that he would be that bad at it.

 

[BrindAmours Army]

After last night, Darling has put up a respectable (for Canes goalies) .913 in his handful of games. Let's hope he can keep playing at at least that level for the rest of the season.

 

[HisIceness]

Sounds like were not going to Traverse City for the prospect tournament next September. Going instead to Music City.

 

[cptjeff]

Sounds like were not going to Traverse City for the prospect tournament next September. Going instead to Music City.

After the shitshow of headhunting that the last Traverse City tourney turned into, I completely understand that decision.

 

[DaveG]

After the ****show of headhunting that the last Traverse City tourney turned into, I completely understand that decision.

Bingo. And sounds like the one they're doing instead is going to rotate through the 4 teams as host (Preds, Canes, Bolts, Caps) each year from my understanding. Honestly that sounds fun as hell.

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[MinJaBen]

Aho, Pesce and McElhinney for Nylander.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Did Aho hurt himself celebrating?

 

[MinJaBen]

Uh oh....

 

[The Stranger]

Did Aho hurt himself celebrating?

 

[MinJaBen]

Guess LA took themselves out of the Nylander sweeps...

 

[A Star is Burns]

Pearson's production has been awful this year. Probably a good change of scenery for him. Has always seemed like a decent complementary player. Not sure I really see him as the answer for the struggling Pens, but you never know. Be interesting to see the rest.

 

[Lempo]

Did Aho hurt himself celebrating?

This is why Nemo Nieminen forbade Barkov ever raising the arms above the shoulder level. There's the red light for the audience.

 

[GoldiFox]

Guess LA took themselves out of the Nylander sweeps...

Wow.

Edit: no idea why but I read as Toffoli. Pearson isn’t worth getting excited over for the Canes.

Jeff Carter please?

 

[The Jerk Store]

The answer to our goalie woes?

 

[Lempo]

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

Andrei Svechnikov

First to note is that his game is growing just as one would hope it did over the course of his rookie season. In yesterday’s Daily Cup of Joe that had a sizable chunk of notes on Svechnikov, I said that people should not sleep on his playmaking ability which I actually think has transitioned to the NHL level a bit faster than his finishing ability. I actually think Svechnikov’s finishing ability is the area with room for improvement right now. With good hands and a shot, he has the tools to be a 30-goal scorer, but early on in the 2018-19 season, he has room to grow in this regard. Some like to discredit his line mates in looking at his goal total, but he has had his share of chances both in alone off the rush and also in front of the net. With time to maneuver, Svechnikov has been prone to make a move and then be just a tiny bit slow in putting the puck in the net such that NHL goalies have been able to stop most of his attempts. He will learn that the opening created by a deke or other move only offers a split second to finish against an NHL goalie not an open net to tuck the puck into. And in front of the net he has had a few chances were where got shots on net but failed to quickly hit a corner and in the process gave the goalie a chance. The difference is small but significant, but I think the next step up for Svechnikov is for him to become just a touch faster in terms of putting pucks into openings and just a bit more precise in terms of shot location.
Possible next steps for the Carolina Hurricanes rookies | Canes & Coffee

 

[Blueline Bomber]

 

[The Faulker 27]

That has to suck.