Grigowski
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The Canes are shooting themselve in the foot in this one so far.....
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Get your shit together.
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Get your shit together.
Series Talk: Stanley Cup Playoffs 2024
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henchman21
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That is just who they are... they need a legit gamebreaker on the offensive side of the puck.
Avs_19
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The game was closer to even than the shots might indicate but the Canes were still the better team. Igor, man.
This has been trend in the playoffs, fail powerplays and lose games and series. Very important moments.
I agree.
Do they have any good prospects who are ready to break in? They seem like the team tailor made for the Rantanen trade that won’t happen but still should be explored except it’s not clear if they have anything worth trading him for. That’s a team you could see him extending with unlike Utah or Buffalo
henchman21
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They have a metric crap ton of prospects... maybe not a ton of high end guys (though I really like Morrow and Nikishin), but I'm not sure how they could really structure a deal. I expect Carolina to be heavy into the Marner sweepstakes this summer. I know people are gonna jump and state he's not a playoff player... but good players tend to find a way. Cheese was labeled as a terrible playoff guy prior to Florida, not he's regarded as an elite playoff guy after 1+ run.
LOFIN
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With respect.... you can't possibly be that new to NHL hockey.
The playoffs are officiated differently than the regular season. Ref's swallow their whistles. They do not want to be the deciding factor. Penalties are called on infractions that are incurred on scoring chances. The players and coaches know this. The motto is let the players decide the game.
They ask Dave Jackson his opinion and he then pushes the new NHL officiating mantra by way of explanation.
He would NEVER have made that call. So disingenuous.
I agree with Mess. It's too bad that he must have been read the riot act off camera by someone because later on in the show he was given the opportunity to reaffirm his opinion and he backed off. Disappointing.
NHL officiating is at an all time low in terms of quality, consistency and the application of wise judgement. All the former good refs are now retired. I wish the rules committee would just LEAVE THE DAMN GAME ALONE.
Yes. Leave the game alone.
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Really looking forward to my 1st look at the Oiler/'Nucks series. Tocchet's coaching has been masterful this year.
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Sure hoping the nucks can make it a series, I have my doubts though. Should be fun hockey as a neutral fan either way!
I see the Canes unraveling on special teams in the postseason is already happening.
I'm surprised Jaccob Slavin isn't getting more flack for last night's game. For a guy who's revered as one of the best pure defenders in the game he went absolutely brain-dead in the sequence that led to the GTG. On the PK he followed the play into the corner, left the slot area wide open, and then when he saw the puck making its way to the guy out in front (Trocheck) he went around the BACK of the net instead of just charging headlong into the slot, then instead of pushing guys out of the way he just kinda swatted at the loose puck, which Kreider put past Andersen.
Missed opportunity for Carolina. Took waaaaaaay too many penalties, and while I didn't love that 2OT call that led to the game-winner, that was a pretty stupid thing for Skjei to do.
Also, Jacob Trouba nearly killed himself trying to decapitate Marty Necas. That dude needs to lay off the 'roids.
I'm surprised Jaccob Slavin isn't getting more flack for last night's game. For a guy who's revered as one of the best pure defenders in the game he went absolutely brain-dead in the sequence that led to the GTG. On the PK he followed the play into the corner, left the slot area wide open, and then when he saw the puck making its way to the guy out in front (Trocheck) he went around the BACK of the net instead of just charging headlong into the slot, then instead of pushing guys out of the way he just kinda swatted at the loose puck, which Kreider put past Andersen.
Missed opportunity for Carolina. Took waaaaaaay too many penalties, and while I didn't love that 2OT call that led to the game-winner, that was a pretty stupid thing for Skjei to do.
Also, Jacob Trouba nearly killed himself trying to decapitate Marty Necas. That dude needs to lay off the 'roids.
henchman21
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Also, Jacob Trouba nearly killed himself trying to decapitate Marty Necas. That dude needs to lay off the 'roids.
Since Trouba missed, that play is up there with the most hilarious things I've seen in a game. If he had landed it, it would have been up there with one of the worst elbows of the past decade.
Well, let's say instead that Tocchet managed to exceed almost everyone's expectations......... Which were pretty darn low. (At least mine were....)I see the Canes unraveling on special teams in the postseason is already happening.
I'm surprised Jaccob Slavin isn't getting more flack for last night's game. For a guy who's revered as one of the best pure defenders in the game he went absolutely brain-dead in the sequence that led to the GTG. On the PK he followed the play into the corner, left the slot area wide open, and then when he saw the puck making its way to the guy out in front (Trocheck) he went around the BACK of the net instead of just charging headlong into the slot, then instead of pushing guys out of the way he just kinda swatted at the loose puck, which Kreider put past Andersen.
Missed opportunity for Carolina. Took waaaaaaay too many penalties, and while I didn't love that 2OT call that led to the game-winner, that was a pretty stupid thing for Skjei to do.
Also, Jacob Trouba nearly killed himself trying to decapitate Marty Necas. That dude needs to lay off the 'roids.
I can't argue that, but I'll also say he's made some decisions this postseason already that have IMO indirectly led to losses.
I still say his insanely conservative style will eventually cost him, but somehow it hasn't yet.
henchman21
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I despise Tocchet's style and I think he will fail eventually... he's done a really, really good job this year.
expatriatedtexan
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With respect, you do realize there is a problem with the refs judgement right? The refs are actually having an outsized influence on the outcome of games because they are essentially handing out completely random power plays. They will allow a hook by one team and then call a hook that was actually less on the other team. It's complete bullshit. If you want to defend anything to do with officiating, that's up to you. It's a choice. Not one that I would make, but it's a choice.
Tactically I think he's a f***ing mess, as far as motivating players and getting the most out of them, especially noted headcase J.T. Miller, he's done an absolutely phenomenal job.
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Trouba got this close of getting suspended for the rest of the playoffs
And of course P.K. Subban, who arguably suffered much under the withering gaze of old-school hockey guys, is front and center celebrating a guy who goes out of his way to injure other players.
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Oh I know he was a surly punk-ass who played with an "edge", I'm just disappointed that he's just so ridiculously old-school.
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It's almost worth clicking on that tweet to see just how stupid Subban is. I can't believe I just read all of that. It's like someone asked AI to write an HF post.
How this clown isn't suspended based on all his previous crap? He is head hunting every game. It's insane.
If Rempemania taught us anything, it's that there's a sizable contingent of hockey fans who absolutely love guys who play like that.
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