GDT: torcar

[Sens1Canes2]

I wish they had a mic on Peters there

Both coaches giving some quality language lessons to the refs.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Eric, Jordan, and McC all out of the game, only 2 centers left lol. Lindy and Nash

actually victor rask plays hockey for the hcanes he is pretty good too

 

[Unsustainable]

actually victor rask plays hockey for the hcanes he is pretty good too

For some reason I forgot he centered Lindy today

And I really like his game

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

**** the leafs.

Otoh, Devils lost, so I guess tomorrow is the true test.

 

[The Faulker 27]

https://www.nhl.com/news/jordan-eri...ine-with-hurricanes/c-279149262?tid=277567772

Doesn't sound like Eric will hold the NTC over Francis's head

I just hope we don't see a different Jordan Staal if Eric leaves for good. Other than that, I'm fine with him moving on if they can't work out a deal that's financially sound for the Organization.

 

[The Faulker 27]

actually victor rask plays hockey for the hcanes he is pretty good too

Something about "hcanes" bothers me. Awkard to read I guess.

 

[Bullseye]

Don't forget about Altshuller. His ceiling isn't as high but he's a good couple years closer to being in the mix in the NHL and he has some nice upside to him as well.

I witnessed the most amazing save I've ever seen in my life by Altshuller in a playoff game against the Niagara IceDogs a few years ago and I've never forgotten it - Dougie Hamilton unleashed an absolute rocket of a clapper heading for the top right corner - Altshuller was caught moving across the crease so he threw his leg up to the crossbar for a pad save basically upside down in the net!

TSN ran the save for a couple days on Sportscentre afterwards - so rare to see the play the game coming from the OHL on TV.

Anyway, he's a good prospect.

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

Any word on Nestrasil or Mcclement?

 

[Brock Anton]

That didn't look good for Nestrasil at all. I wouldn't be surprised to see a fairly significant back/tailbone injury there.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

this one stings worse than that time i ate ghost pepper wings and went to the bathroom w/o washing my hands first

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

this one stings worse than that time i ate ghost pepper wings and went to the bathroom w/o washing my hands first

I, too, have felt this pain and can confirm a loss to Toronto feels just as bad. Actually, it might be worse and I'm surrounded by leafs fans all day at work.

 

[Joe McGrath]

They just aren't ready yet. Let's just hope selling and/or losing the UFAs doesn't set them back next season

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

They just aren't ready yet. Let's just hope selling and/or losing the UFAs doesn't set them back next season

Yeah, but on the flipside, I feel one of the biggest problems is still depth. With all the success the team has had this year, it's basically with almost every NHL ready prospect/young guy on the squad playing key roles (Pesce, Slavin, Hanifin, PDG, Lindholm, Rask). The team has been lucky enough to avoid major injuries, but when they do, the team doesn't have enough NHL quality guys to fill roles, especially at forward.

Fleury and Aho "may" be ready next year, but may also still be a couple years away. Tolchinsky hasn't shown he's near ready yet. McGinn needs to show some hockey sense before he can be counted on full time.

Trading pending UFAs can definitely hurt in the short term, but if done right, can fill that pipeline. The key, IMO, is not just getting picks back, you need to get picks for sure, but also some NHL ready (or near ready) guys on top of that.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Any word on Nestrasil or Mcclement?

I don't know if this guy is legit but I'd say Nesty is probably done for the regular season. That look on his face after it happens says it all. If it's tailbone\lower back I know what that feels like, and it takes a long time to fully recover. I'm hoping for the best for him.

https://twitter.com/THNKenCampbell/status/703061790733643776

 

[VAcaniac]

I don't know if this guy is legit but I'd say Nesty is probably done for the regular season. That look on his face after it happens says it all. If it's tailbone\lower back I know what that feels like, and it takes a long time to fully recover. I'm hoping for the best for him.

https://twitter.com/THNKenCampbell/status/703061790733643776

Even bruising your tailbone is a mother****er.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

I've never had any serious injuries, but the two worst pains I've ever experienced are dislocating my shoulder (repeatedly) and banging up my tailbone.

I'm not sure which is worse. The shoulder issue has a sharper pain when it first happens, but after a couple of days it feels better. The tailbone just doesn't stop hurting for several days, if not weeks. If it's his tailbone and it put him in as much pain as it looked like, he's not going to feel right for a month.

 

[RodTheBawd]

The only positive I took out of that ****show was seeing them show some balls and frustration, which makes me believe they actually care.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Can we set aside the "not caring" myth for a hot second?

This is a team that believes they're in a playoff hunt. Of course they freaking care. C'mon.

 

[RodTheBawd]

Can we set aside the "not caring" myth for a hot second?

This is a team that believes they're in a playoff hunt. Of course they freaking care. C'mon.

I'm not referring to the "myth". I'm referring to the fact it's one of the few times we've actually seen frustration from the team as a whole, and it was nice to see them finally get a little scrappy. With your last line you're implying they shouldn't care when they aren't in a playoff hunt, that's a problem.

 

[Bub]

My wife had a bruised tailbone years ago and she was MONTHS getting totally over it.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I'm not referring to the "myth". I'm referring to the fact it's one of the few times we've actually seen frustration from the team as a whole, and it was nice to see them finally get a little scrappy. With your last line you're implying they shouldn't care when they aren't in a playoff hunt, that's a problem.

We haven't seen frustration from the team because they've been playing great hockey for almost all of 2016. The last two games have been bad. They didn't show frustration in the first game because they won it despite playing poorly. They showed frustration in this game, appropriately, because they played badly and lost as a result.

I'm not at all implying "they shouldn't care when they aren't in the playoff hunt". You are inferring it. And incorrectly. I'm saying it's ludicrous to think that players "don't care" generally, and even more ludicrous when everything is obviously on the line.

 

[My Special Purpose]

We haven't seen frustration from the team because they've been playing great hockey for almost all of 2016. The last two games have been bad. They didn't show frustration in the first game because they won it despite playing poorly. They showed frustration in this game, appropriately, because they played badly and lost as a result.

I'm not at all implying "they shouldn't care when they aren't in the playoff hunt". You are inferring it. And incorrectly. I'm saying it's ludicrous to think that players "don't care" generally, and even more ludicrous when everything is obviously on the line.

There's a big difference between "caring" and putting in the work. The Canes obviously care. I mean, we care. Lots of people on all sides care. But the guys have to be willing to do the work. For some reason, as a group last night, their minds were willing but their bodies just weren't. They didn't skate. They got pushed around. They played really poorly. But in an 82-game season, and especially during a stretch of very inspired play well above their level, games like this one happen.

Having said all that, it's clear that we're not there yet, nor are we particularly even close. The fire sale needs to be large.