GDT: Canes vs. Stars

[BadgerCane58]

December 27th.
Please trade, cut, or demote #82.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Good thing we haven’t been systematically smothered and suffocated in the playoffs every single year by the top dogs in the East treating us like little brothers every year. Definitely not an issue that our biggest issues this year have been top line forwards not stepping up as well as goaltending injuries/inconsistencies. Would be a major worry if our biggest playoff issues are front and center problems so far during this regular season, but thankfully that’s not the case.

I know we like to focus on this after a regular season loss, but the problem in the playoffs hasn't been 5v5 play, it's been special teams and in some instances, goaltending.

Playoffs are a tight checking slog 5v5 for the most part, which is why high flying teams many times struggle when they get to the playoffs. We've lost the special teams battle significantly and had weaker goaltending in many of those series as well.

In 40 playoff games from 2021 through last season, the Canes have scored 77 goals 5v5 and given up 68 goals 5v5. Only Vegas and Colorado have done better out of all playoff teams.

We had 16% PP and a 77% PK in the playoffs vs. the regular season when we had a 23%PP and an 86% PK. If we can't at least break even on special teams, we aren't going to go deep into the playoffs no matter what we do 5v5.

No doubt the team is struggling a bit right now to generate offense. They probably overachieved early on and are now underachieving a bit now. I don't think the team will be as good as it was last year based on the additions and subtractions, but who knows.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

December 27th.
Please trade, cut, or demote #82.

*Aho plays like ass all game*
It must be KK’s fault!

 

[chaz4hockey]

Brief thought: perhaps more later in news/notes:

Caps outstanding 2019 draft picks beat us last night:

Canes 2019 outside of Pyotr (he should have had that 2nd goal too) is meh:

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[Anton Dubinchuk]

That’s not meh! That’s bad!