Around the NHL - Part XLV (Playoffs edition)

[Machinehead]

Well that was thrilling

 

[duhmetreE]

I hate Carolina's team more than any other in the league.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Sam Bennnet sucks and is a bottom6 player btw

Much rather keep Mika over him.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Hive yet singular mindset in the most positive way, and that mindset is called winning the game. They are just relentless, and every player becomes the perfect role player there.

There's the buy-in that they have & the country club that we have.

 

[will1066]

Much rather keep Mika over him.

Seguin built a hyperbaric room in his house to recover for hockey.

Mika probably is planning to build a recording studio.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Well that was thrilling

20-14 in shots

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Panthers in 4

 

[Boris Zubov]

Panthers in 4

Canes might not even show up for Game 4.

 

[noncents]

I'm going to float something here that a lot of people are going to push against. When Blake Wheeler was signed here I was super against it for a lot of reasons. I thought he would get a bigger role than he should and that it would get in the way of some of the younger players and that did happen until he got hurt, but the other issue I had was he is a locker room cancer.

Wheeler is one of the biggest reasons Paul Maurice resigned in Winnipeg. Maurice was done coaching, completely burned out and made peace with the fact he would retire without winning a cup, and then the cats job opened and he was courted and was completely reinvigorated. Maurice didn't just suddenly figure out how to coach, he hit a wall with locker room in Winnipeg and Wheeler was the leader of that room. Wheeler also had numerous conflicts with other players over the years that left the keys and went on to contribute to other good teams. The next jets coach calls the players out in the media after a playoff implosion and Wheeler fights back in the media on this even on his way out of the organization. Wheeler leaves and the players in winnepeg start to figure things out as a group over the next couple of years (ignore playoff helly issues). Wheeler comes here and the locker room cancer stuff takes a bigger step in nyr.

I'm not putting the nyr room issues all on Wheeler, not by a long shot, but there is a lesson to be learned again that putting a team together is not just about analytics, stats, cap hits, ect. The players are people and there are good hockey players that are cancers to a room and a team. Tht doesn't show up on sheets. Equally there are high character players that sometimes teams keep around or pay extra to bc they help make a better room/culture that brings out the best in the others on the team.

People can call this BS or whatever but it's true with teams like these. These players spend more time together than they do with their families during the season, the character of individuals rubs off on the group. You need to be super cognizant of who you put in your room and be aware of your room is capable of managing certain people/personalities before they rub off on other players in a bad way.

wheeler lead to presidents trophy? i think the room was pretty good last year. they just ran into a buzzsaw. fox injury, not enough talent, defensive suckage.

 

[Machinehead]

 

[bleedblue94]

Panthers in 4

Panthers in 2, this is over...

 

[bleedblue94]

Maurice said the players run the bench, call out the changes. I wonder how that works.

You want an example of a team and a room that is on the same page, here you go.

They don't need the coach to "motivate" them or drive them. The way that team plays with the constant forecheck and support requires everyone to be on the same page. Not surprising what Maurice said about the bench. They have the right leadership and culture there that doesn't require a coach to babysit the team. I am so jealous of what the cats have build there.

 

[NYRnine94]

Carolina embarasses themselves as usual. No clue why everyone loves them so much. Team hasn't won shit and their coach is overrated. Hopefully they get swept again

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Hive yet singular mindset in the most positive way, and that mindset is called winning the game. They are just relentless, and every player becomes the perfect role player there.

It’s all about building a culture. And this organization is all about the country club atmosphere and not having to work hard.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Carolina embarasses themselves as usual. No clue why everyone loves them so much. Team hasn't won shit and their coach is overrated. Hopefully they get swept again

I don't think Brind'amour is overrated. In fact I think he gets the absolute most out of a middling roster. Compare their roster to Florida's. It's not close.

 

[NYRnine94]

I don't think Brind'amour is overrated. In fact I think he gets the absolute most out of a middling roster. Compare their roster to Florida's. It's not close.

Yeah i guess you have a point. Just sick of seeing people worship Carolina like they won multiple cups or something.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Yeah i guess you have a point. Just sick of seeing people worship Carolina like they won multiple cups or something.

They get exposed in the second or third round by more talented teams. We have more talent than they do. They are just better coached and work harder.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Carolina embarasses themselves as usual. No clue why everyone loves them so much. Team hasn't won shit and their coach is overrated. Hopefully they get swept again

i dont think Rod is overrated, i think their team is overrated.

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

Read a little bit of the Carolina board. Fun read. Really couldn’t happen to a better fanbase (aside from icelanders or NJ).

 

[DuneGoon84]

Read a little bit of the Carolina board. Fun read. Really couldn’t happen to a better fanbase (aside from icelanders or NJ).

All that hard work in the regular season to just get outworked and skilled in the 3rd round. This Carolina team isn't going anywhere. If they somehow manage to make it to the finals they aren't beating Dallas or Edmonton.