GDT: Bolts at Canes

[Wolfpuck]

Take it to the Mild on Saturday and get back on track.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Also sucks that the games around the league aren't in our favor tonight. There's something inherently unfair to facing Tampa on the same night Columbus faces the Oilers.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Yeah, but did he tell his goalie to eat a dick and call the best player a clown? If not, strip the captaincy yesterday.

Shit happens on the internet, man. Just let it go.

 

[zman77]

 

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[Tryamw]

I expected a loss. if we played hard and our style for 60 and lost I'd be unhappy still but not as livid... They took a breath for the entire third... That's what I;m livid about not that Tampa won though that hurts too McE has dropped down a bit recently but the real problem is we got outworked.. and when we did work the refs Put on blinders... This also doesn't help my anger level. Losing to Tampa isn't shameful this year but the way the third went down was...

 

[zman77]

 

[A Star is Burns]

**** happens on the internet, man. Just let it go.

Psh, if I wanna be a jerk to someone that was being a jerk while discussing a bunch of jerks, I will. But sure, we're all on the same team, so I'll try to move on like the Canes will. We're all going to be fine. And the Canes are going to be fine. Flush it out.

 

[zman77]

 

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[HAYT]

I will be there

Same here ... wife and I are driving to NC for the game (anniversary weekend = going to a game was HER idea too = yes, I'm a lucky guy).
We _really_ want to see a Storm Surge after the Minnesota game ....

 

[The Faulker 27]

I expected a loss. if we played hard and our style for 60 and lost I'd be unhappy still but not as livid... They took a breath for the entire third... That's what I;m livid about not that Tampa won though that hurts too McE has dropped down a bit recently but the real problem is we got outworked.. and when we did work the refs Put on blinders... This also doesn't help my anger level. Losing to Tampa isn't shameful this year but the way the third went down was...

Yeah that's the long and short of it. We all expected a loss. It's when you lead 3-2 for 40 against the best team in the league, and flat out deflate in the 3rd, when we all know this season's Canes have the gears needed to close . We've seen it countless times. That just doesn't sit well. I know they'll bounce back. No question.

 

[Unsustainable]

Same here ... wife and I are driving to NC for the game (anniversary weekend = going to a game was HER idea too = yes, I'm a lucky guy).
We _really_ want to see a Storm Surge after the Minnesota game ....

Wife and I are going, she’s been wanting to get a game this season, we didn’t make one last season.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Psh, if I wanna be a jerk to someone that was being a jerk while discussing a bunch of jerks, I will. But sure, we're all on the same team, so I'll try to move on like the Canes will. We're all going to be fine. And the Canes are going to be fine. Flush it out.

We're all a bunch of jerks.

 

[zman77]

Justin was pissed and didn't mince words with the boys after the game.
Gotta be focus throughout the 60 minutes especially against a club like Tampa Bay

 

[zman77]

 

[My Special Purpose]

Let me see if I can validate my frustration like this: yes, Tampa Bay is really good, and there is no shame in losing to them. But if we had a 3-2 lead going to the third against *any playoff team in the NHL*, we'd have lost tonight, the way we played the third period. In other words, we didn't lose because the Lightning are good. We lost because we were bad. If you don't see the difference, I don't know what to tell you. But I'm quite confident Justin Williams is on my side of this one.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Let me see if I can validate my frustration like this: yes, Tampa Bay is really good, and there is no shame in losing to them. But if we had a 3-2 lead going to the third against *any playoff team in the NHL*, we'd have lost tonight, the way we played the third period. In other words, we didn't lose because the Lightning are good. We lost because we were bad. If you don't see the difference, I don't know what to tell you. But I'm quite confident Justin Williams is on my side of this one.

I'm pretty sure we're all frustrated. And I don't see anyone saying they deserved to win, that it's good they played like that, etc. These games happen. These periods happen. It's all about the response, and we've put ourselves in a position where we're still able to have a good response that matters. We can get skull ****ed 8-1 and respond. We can have a bad third period and respond.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Ya I’m gonna pass on rewatching this mess but you have at it, Sara.

 

[My Special Purpose]

These games happen. These periods happen. It's all about the response, and we've put ourselves in a position where we're still able to have a good response that matters.

That's not true. That's like saying you like banging your head against the wall because it feels good when you stop.

Responding positively is great, but what it's *really* about is not pi$$ing away games you have a chance to win. Tonight, it's about the response. But in the playoffs, you've got to win when you get the chance or you don't get to respond. You go home.

Responding is great, but stopping the bleeding before the patient dies is even better.