GDT: pitcar

[tomdundo]

We've gotta be the worst shootout team ever, right?

 

[the halleJOKEL]

the flyers are worse iirc

but just barely

 

[VAcaniac]

Wardo has been awesome last 2 SOs but I dont even know why he tries with our forwards...

 

[Joe McGrath]

We've gotta be the worst shootout team ever, right?

Yes. By a lot. Despite winning 10 the 1st year it existed.

 

[HisIceness]

Shootout lol.

Not even coaching changes can change the fact this team is ****ing pitiful at them.

 

[AD Skinner]

Do they not practice this ****? I swear to god there are guys in my beer league who look better in shootouts. I realize they're playing against way ******** goalies but at least they make the goalie make a save. All game long they just scuffed up the glass

 

[Bub]

I think that I shall never see

The Canes hit the net in a shootout

 

[HisIceness]

Has this team even scored a SO goal this season? Can't recall one in the few shootouts we've had.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Has this team even scored a SO goal this season? Can't recall one in the few shootouts we've had.

Apparently they had 1 against the Leafs. They still lost, of course.

 

[VAcaniac]

Thats it, im gonna look at the numbers since 05.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

point

 

[HisIceness]

point

Truth.

 

[Joe McGrath]

the flyers are worse iirc

but just barely

The Flyers are actually substantially worse, but have 1 more shootout win than the 30th place Canes. In 22 more games.

31 shootout wins for the Canes in 10 seasons. When you take away the cup year it's 21 in 9 years, which is just horrific.

 

[HisIceness]

Funny thing about that, the Flyers 2010 cup run wouldn't have been possible w/o a Shootout win on the last day of the season.

God help us if this team is ever in that scenario.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Shootouts are F.U.N.!

 

[Sens1Canes2]

This was one of the first games I've been to this year.

Damn. These young guys - Pesce, Slavin, DiG, etc. All composed, in position, determined. I am really impressed with the direction and future of this team.

Also, while the result wasn't the optimal one, I thought the whole team played a really solid game. If anything, they may have been a little too cute when they got inside the blue line instead of just firing pucks at the net. Although, the Pens also did a good job at taking away shooting lanes and they did block plenty of shots.

And 3 on 3 is crazy.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Shootouts are F.U.N.!

****ed up nonsense?

 

[HisIceness]

Shootouts are F.U.N.!

It's not about winning, its about fun!

F is for fire that burns down the whole town
U is for uranium bombs
N is for no survivors

Yes, I pretty much have every episode of Spongebob pre the movie memorized.

 

[Joe McGrath]

If this wasn't such an important game to win, we'd be talking about what a great performance for the Canes without their best player. completely shut down Crosby without Faulk.

 

[VAcaniac]

Stats since 2005:
W L W% Shot% Save %
Anaheim 53 61 0.465 32.7 0.654
Arizona 58 55 0.513 31.9 0.666
Boston 57 63 0.475 27 0.715
Buffalo 66 55 0.545 33.6 0.695
Calgary 39 51 0.433 31.9 0.622
Carolina 31 46 0.403 28.1 0.645
Chicago 61 58 0.513 34.4 0.667
Colorado 64 35 0.646 39.2 0.713
Columbus 56 57 0.496 32.3 0.689
Dallas 63 46 0.578 34.4 0.714
Detroit 48 63 0.432 30.7 0.661
Edmonton 61 56 0.521 31.3 0.7
Florida 54 73 0.425 27.9 0.659
Los Angeles 60 57 0.513 33.7 0.664
Minnesota 58 57 0.504 35.7 0.63
Montreal 55 52 0.514 30.3 0.693
Nashville 53 53 0.500 31.1 0.681
New Jersey 63 62 0.504 35 0.659
New York Isles 68 50 0.576 37.8 0.679
New York Rags 65 50 0.565 32.1 0.723
Ottawa 45 59 0.433 32.8 0.633
Philadelphia 32 67 0.323 27.9 0.574
Pittsburgh 67 42 0.615 36.6 0.722
San Jose 60 55 0.522 33.7 0.689
St. Louis 50 58 0.463 36.7 0.659
Tampa Bay 48 50 0.490 26.6 0.714
Toronto 48 59 0.449 32.3 0.622
Vancouver 54 58 0.482 30.8 0.67
Washington 51 58 0.468 31.2 0.667
Winnipeg/ATL 59 50 0.541 33.7 0.691

Somehow Philly is worse than us...

Kind of surprised our save% is that high considering Cam usually gets deked out of his pants...but I guess the glass makes a lot of saves.

 

[VAcaniac]

Nothing probably does justice to the Canes and Flyers shootout competence like this shot...sums it up well

 

[Brock Anton]

It's to the point where if we're tied after OT, just concede the extra point. Not like we're going to win it in a SO.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Funny thing about that, the Flyers 2010 cup run wouldn't have been possible w/o a Shootout win on the last day of the season.

God help us if this team is ever in that scenario.

is it weird to say that i still distinctly remember olli jokinen's "attempt" in that so?

so bad

 

[Clark Gillies]

Very entertaining game last night. The young D held up pretty well without Faulk. I really like Slavin and PDG they are going to be nice NHL players.

The 3 on 3 was the most up and down action, all season, but as soon as it ended I shot out to the parking lot and left KNOWING full well that we were not going to win the SO (I just refuse to watch that garbage skills competition anymore)

 

[DaveG]

Very entertaining game last night. The young D held up pretty well without Faulk. I really like Slavin and PDG they are going to be nice NHL players.

The 3 on 3 was the most up and down action, all season, but as soon as it ended I shot out to the parking lot and left KNOWING full well that we were not going to win the SO (I just refuse to watch that garbage skills competition anymore)

Absolutely the same here.

That said I think we had some issues with our transition game last night that we usually don't when Faulk's in the lineup and it hemmed us in to our own zone a few times. I think his presence there and in the PP alone has this one as a 2-1 regulation win for us at worst. That's not to take away from Pittsburgh though, they're playing much better right now then they were earlier this season.