Pre-Game Talk: Tampa Bay @ Carolina

[Wolfpuck]

Pitkanen and Gleason are both practicing today.

Hope springs.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

I'm curiously awaiting the announcement that Ellis is starting. This is THE biggest game so far this season, and Ward is in la-la land.


Chip tweeted that Ellis is starting tomorrow. There is hope!

 

[Unsustainable]

Projected line up for tomorrow?

Doing my first GDT

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Projected line up for tomorrow?

Doing my first GDT

Tlusty//Eric//Semin
LaRose//Jordan//Dwyer
Bowman//Jokinen//Wallace
Welsh//Nash//Nodl

would be my guess for forwards

Harrison//Faulk
Murphy//Corvo
Jordan//Sangs

was the D against WPG, if Pitkänen and Gleason play, I'd imagine it'll be

Gleason//Faulk
Pitkänen//Corvo
Harrison//Sangs

 

[Cin]

Hey Canes fans. I'm starting to get really interested in following this team and am wondering what Twitter sources to follow. Any guidance is appreciated!

 

[normalpsychology]

Hey Canes fans. I'm starting to get really interested in following this team and am wondering what Twitter sources to follow. Any guidance is appreciated!

@TrippTracy

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

@CanesNHL

 

[DaleCooper]

https://twitter.com/ice_chip
https://twitter.com/lgc_com
https://twitter.com/CanesCountr
https://twitter.com/dougwarf
https://twitter.com/CanesNHL
https://twitter.com/Section_328

 

[dammit100]

@CanesChantel

 

[Cin]

Wow, thank you so much!

 

[DaveG]

Hey Canes fans. I'm starting to get really interested in following this team and am wondering what Twitter sources to follow. Any guidance is appreciated!

@ice_chip - Chip Alexander, N&O beat writer
@LukeDeCock - Luke DeCock, former beat writer, very well connected and informed
@MikeSundheim - Canes PR guy
@PaulBranecky - Media director for the Charlotte Chekers
@MSmithCanes - Canes media
@HurricanesDaily - new Canes info site, has broken a good bit of info in the recent past.
@corylav - covers Canes prospects here and for Canes Country
@CanesCountry
@NHLCanes

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Hey Canes fans. I'm starting to get really interested in following this team and am wondering what Twitter sources to follow. Any guidance is appreciated!

@ice_chip - Chip Alexander, N&O Beat Reporter
@JohnForslund
@AndTheLetterK (Chuck Kaiton)
@MikeSundheim (Hurricanes PR)

 

[Cin]

Seems like you guys have way more coverage than Dallas. Pretty cool.

What type of system do the Canes play?

 

[Lazyking]

Seems like you guys have way more coverage than Dallas. Pretty cool.

What type of system do the Canes play?

Heavy Forechecking/ no defense system.

sometimes M.T KNETT system as well

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Heavy Forechecking/ no defense system.

sometimes M.T KNETT system as well

The system that always beats us. If a team really wanted to guarantee a win against us, they'd just keep both their goalies on the bench.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Tlusty//Eric//Semin
LaRose//Jordan//Dwyer
Bowman//Jokinen//Wallace
Welsh//Nash//Nodl

would be my guess for forwards

Harrison//Faulk
Murphy//Corvo
Jordan//Sangs

was the D against WPG, if Pitkänen and Gleason play, I'd imagine it'll be

I don't think that's quite right. Last night had Bowman on J. Staal's line (Chip tweeted today he was staying on the line at practice as well), Nodl on Jokinen's line and LaRose on the 4th with Nash and Westgarth.

And the defense against WPG had Murphy paired with Harrison and Faulk paired with Corvo.

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/depthchart.htm?dcid=12

 

[Novacane]

Just a hypothetical, if Pitkanen were to come back for tomorrow's game and we shipped off one of our healthy d for a pick, could we still keep Murphy? Not that it would ever happen, just wondering how emergency call-up rules work.

 

[Caniac1234]

Ellis starting? 4-2 win

 

[Lazyking]

I think that's circumventing the rule, so likely no.

 

[geehaad]

I think this will mark the first game since the 05-06 season where general consensus is: "Ward isn't starting? Good."

 

[tarheelhockey]

What type of system do the Canes play?

Pray.

 

[caniac247]

Just a hypothetical, if Pitkanen were to come back for tomorrow's game and we shipped off one of our healthy d for a pick, could we still keep Murphy? Not that it would ever happen, just wondering how emergency call-up rules work.

Nope. Michael Smith tweeted earlier that as soon as Pitakenen or Gleason return, Murphy has to go back to Kitchner.

Tampa is the team to beat for the division. If we can get a win in regulation that'll help pad the points as we'll also have a game in hand. If we lose, it's not the end of the world cause we'll still have that game in hand, but we just need to take care of business and win this on home ice and keep the lead on the division.

And in case anyone cares, its the first black jersey game as well.

 

[MovesLikeJagr]

Nope. Michael Smith tweeted earlier that as soon as Pitakenen or Gleason return, Murphy has to go back to Kitchner.

Tampa is the team to beat for the division. If we can get a win in regulation that'll help pad the points as we'll also have a game in hand. If we lose, it's not the end of the world cause we'll still have that game in hand, but we just need to take care of business and win this on home ice and keep the lead on the division.

And in case anyone cares, its the first black jersey game as well.

Last year's black jersey games included the win over Vancouver on my birthday, and the shut out of the Caps.
I'm feeling good about the black jerseys this time around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFLNSxV3hYs
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[Lazyking]

I love our black sweaters.