Hard fought game. I came away despising Brian Strait more than I did before, and that's saying something. Third goal was also miscommunication more than anything else though between Johnson and his defense. I also think Johnson is a backup for a good reason.
Nelson was a beast tonight again. His penalty kill in the middle of the third period was a thing of absolute beauty.
We need to start Boulton against the Canes next time and have him remove Gleason. That guy takes serious liberties against our top line and I am honestly sick of it.
Again with the poor line changes. Capuano...
Our PP looks ok but the PK is poop. Once we get Vis & deHaan back our PP gets even more dangerous.
Just back from the game, here are my observations/comments.
-Terrible job by team with pre-game.... no individual player introductions, the pre game video was lame, no ceremonial drop of the puck by somebody with a historical tie to the team, anthem performed by a no name.
Now to the game itself,
-The usual 3rd period pins & needles. The PK is not good, even the coach says that.
-Reinhart looks overmatched out there. On a couple of plays he looked like a traffic cone and the Canes went right around him. He needs to use his size and body to check and knock the opponent off the puck. Once deHaan or Viz comes back he needs to get some seasoning at BPT.
-Goaltending was nothing special. The 3rd goal was on Johnson in my opinion.
- I did like the way the 1st line (Tavares) and 3rd line (Nielsen) played tonight. The 2nd line (Nelson) was pretty much ineffective. While Boychuk has lived up to his billing, Leddy has not stood out (good or bad) in these 2 games.
-Let's face it, the Canes are where we were the past couple of years.... A bigger test will be the next few games vs. NYR, SJ, TOR, PIT..... If they cannot get past the 3rd period scrambles quickly, it can become a long season.
Just back from the game, here are my observations/comments.
-Terrible job by team with pre-game.... no individual player introductions, the pre game video was lame, no ceremonial drop of the puck by somebody with a historical tie to the team, anthem performed by a no name.
Now to the game itself,
-The usual 3rd period pins & needles. The PK is not good, even the coach says that.
-Reinhart looks overmatched out there. On a couple of plays he looked like a traffic cone and the Canes went right around him. He needs to use his size and body to check and knock the opponent off the puck. Once deHaan or Viz comes back he needs to get some seasoning at BPT.
-Goaltending was nothing special. The 3rd goal was on Johnson in my opinion.
- I did like the way the 1st line (Tavares) and 3rd line (Nielsen) played tonight. The 2nd line (Nelson) was pretty much ineffective. While Boychuk has lived up to his billing, Leddy has not stood out (good or bad) in these 2 games.
-Let's face it, the Canes are where we were the past couple of years.... A bigger test will be the next few games vs. NYR, SJ, TOR, PIT..... If they cannot get past the 3rd period scrambles quickly, it can become a long season.
Just back from the game, here are my observations/comments.
-Terrible job by team with pre-game.... no individual player introductions, the pre game video was lame, no ceremonial drop of the puck by somebody with a historical tie to the team, anthem performed by a no name.
Now to the game itself,
-The usual 3rd period pins & needles. The PK is not good, even the coach says that.
-Reinhart looks overmatched out there. On a couple of plays he looked like a traffic cone and the Canes went right around him. He needs to use his size and body to check and knock the opponent off the puck. Once deHaan or Viz comes back he needs to get some seasoning at BPT.
-Goaltending was nothing special. The 3rd goal was on Johnson in my opinion.
- I did like the way the 1st line (Tavares) and 3rd line (Nielsen) played tonight. The 2nd line (Nelson) was pretty much ineffective. While Boychuk has lived up to his billing, Leddy has not stood out (good or bad) in these 2 games.
-Let's face it, the Canes are where we were the past couple of years.... A bigger test will be the next few games vs. NYR, SJ, TOR, PIT..... If they cannot get past the 3rd period scrambles quickly, it can become a long season.
HAHAHAHA, Bails scores!!! Suck it haters!
Cool Lemon!!!
Just back from the game, here are my observations/comments.
-Terrible job by team with pre-game.... no individual player introductions, the pre game video was lame, no ceremonial drop of the puck by somebody with a historical tie to the team, anthem performed by a no name.
Now to the game itself,
-The usual 3rd period pins & needles. The PK is not good, even the coach says that.
-Reinhart looks overmatched out there. On a couple of plays he looked like a traffic cone and the Canes went right around him. He needs to use his size and body to check and knock the opponent off the puck. Once deHaan or Viz comes back he needs to get some seasoning at BPT.
-Goaltending was nothing special. The 3rd goal was on Johnson in my opinion.
- I did like the way the 1st line (Tavares) and 3rd line (Nielsen) played tonight. The 2nd line (Nelson) was pretty much ineffective. While Boychuk has lived up to his billing, Leddy has not stood out (good or bad) in these 2 games.
-Let's face it, the Canes are where we were the past couple of years.... A bigger test will be the next few games vs. NYR, SJ, TOR, PIT..... If they cannot get past the 3rd period scrambles quickly, it can become a long season.
Dude mentioned Chief Jay Strongbow LMAO
2/3rd of you have no idea who he is lol
Some of you have to stop overlooking the PK. This 2-0 start will easily be erased this week if we dont solve it. Bank on it. Its a huge problem and it needs to get fixed. Get reinhart and strait off the PK and go from there.
Also, nick leddy looks scared. He played very soft tonight. Just trying to keep it real but he doesnt look effective and in fact johnson bailed him out twice. This seems like a confidence issue because on some shifts he looks like one of the top two way defenseman on the team.
Some of you have to stop overlooking the PK. This 2-0 start will easily be erased this week if we dont solve it. Bank on it. Its a huge problem and it needs to get fixed. Get reinhart and strait off the PK and go from there.
Also, nick leddy looks scared. He played very soft tonight. Just trying to keep it real but he doesnt look effective and in fact johnson bailed him out twice. This seems like a confidence issue because on some shifts he looks like one of the top two way defenseman on the team.
Johnson almost cost us with his blunder, but all in all we were in control up until that point.
I just have one question. Why cant this team play 60 minutes of hockey?