Same. Will miss the first period and maybe some of the 2nd. I get off at 5:30. That is if I even want to watch them. Boston players right now are confident they can pull this off because they have the momentum now.
Let's just hope the trend of home team winning every game continues for one more game. Although I am very disappointed in this team. How can they play so well at home and then horribly on the road? I would be less upset if the road wins were one goal losses but we are getting blown out of the building. We are nothing like the team that won 25 road games this year.
You can't rely on home ice throughout the playoffs, you can probably for ONE round but I'm sorry but you gotta win on the road too to be successful. ALA Tampa Bay in 2nd round last year. We had home ice that series AND LOST every home game.
This team right now is lacking the fire and heart to get it done. Some of the players said along with the coach that losing to Boston in the playoffs two of the last three years has really motivated them. I'm only seeing their fire at home. When they were down 3-1 I think it cut to the players on the bench and they did not look too confident that they'd come back.
So, Carolina, where is your motivation and fire of losing to Boston? You're in that position again now on Saturday. If we win all will be forgotten, if we lose it will not be.
Aho has been invisible. TT has been invisible. Where are our top guys this series? Our PP and PK has let us down in the playoffs again for the 4th straight year. If you can't score on a 5 on 3 for almost a minute in the playoffs you're not going anywhere. Too much passing the puck. Shoot it!
The bright side is that Boston does not have a road win yet either; I hope and pray that continues tomorrow because I do not want to be a part of the offseason if we don't win. I'm sure a lot of player changes will take place. Ownership won't be happy. Yes, it's nice going to the playoffs 4 straight years but when a team expects to win and doesn't get it done that's called FAILURE.
Another bright side is this team since relocation is 5-0 in Game 7's and 3 of those wins on the road and 2 at home although the last home wins in game 7 were 16 years ago during the Stanley Cup run.
But tomorrow Carolina needs to come out with fire. I mean they need to play like the season and their lives depend on it...because it will. The first 6 games will not matter to this point.
We can NOT expect a blow out tomorrow especially when it's a do or die game. I'm going to expect a 3-2 or 4-3 game or something like that. If it is another blow out I'd be surprised.
Whomever scores 1st tomorrow will more than likely win the game. Raanta will need to stand on his head again like he did in game 1 and game 5 because Boston has had strong starts each game in Raleigh and Raanta weathered the storm until we took over the game.
If Carolina loses I'll know them as the 'chokers' because they would have choked away a 2-0 series lead for the first time since 87 when they were the Hartford Whalers. All the other Carolina teams that lost a 2-0 lead won the series, but the difference in those teams was they could win games in a series on the road.
Saturday afternoon is time for the Hurricanes to live up to their nickname 'The Cardiac Canes.'
If they don't it will be a LONG and disappointing offseason.
Our franchise record winning season is in jeopardy of an early exit in the playoffs.
