GDT: Ducks at Canes - Eric Staal Jersey Retirement Night.

[User13452]

Kooch has shown he’s a tandem goalie not a true number 1 hopefully Freddie can stay healthy when he’s back

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Aho is usually smarter than that, I thought for sure he would just whack it down the ice for a reset, instead he pinned it along the boards and waited for help that never arrived

 

[zman77]

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[Svechhammer]

Kooch is proving the starting goalie lights are too bright for him at this point in his career.

Maybe he'll get there one day, but I am not sure it'll be here.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Well, on the bright side, we got a point after being down 2-0 and sleepwalking through most of the game. And our PP looks so much better with Ghost back. And it didn't go to a shootout, because f*** shootouts

 

[User13452]

It’s not likely we’re gonna catch Washington for first in the metro but second and home ice in the first round is crucial

 

[Borsig]

It’s not likely we’re gonna catch Washington for first in the metro but second and home ice in the first round is crucial

We are a first round out and we all know it. Be it jersey or the caps.

 

[MyLuckyPuck]

I can embrace the crazy with Kooch but not the bad goals. For this reason, I’m out.

 

[Svechhammer]

Lol Adam Gold just said on the postgame show that he thought the goalie interference call was a good one

With takes like that any of us could work a radio show for the team

 

[User13452]

We are a first round out and we all know it. Be it jersey or the caps.

Have to see what the team looks post deadline

 

[Stickpucker]

OT is there something going around I've been sick for a week with no end in sight which is prohibitive to drinking during Canes games

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Lol Adam Gold just said on the postgame show that he thought the goalie interference call was a good one

With takes like that any of us could work a radio show for the team

I'm still not sure why that was called back. Was there contact? Yeah. But it didn't prevent Dostal from making the save and Aho was doing his best to minimalize the contact. If we're going to call plays like that GI, it's no wonder no one on our team goes to the front of the net, because apparently that's illegal now in today's NHL.

 

[Stickpucker]

We are a first round out and we all know it. Be it jersey or the caps.

Disagree

 

[zman77]

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[Anton Dubinchuk]

We are a first round out and we all know it. Be it jersey or the caps.

What’s with this burst of optimism from you assuming we’ll be a playoff team?

 

[Wolfpuck]

What’s with this burst of optimism from you assuming we’ll be a playoff team?

The bottom 5 teams in our division are ass.

 

[chaz4hockey]

OT is there something going around I've been sick for a week with no end in sight which is prohibitive to drinking during Canes games

Bad flu and Covid here in Florida. Plus, RSV in other parts of the country (folks we know in Ohio have a household all sick with that). It’s that time of the year.

 

[chaz4hockey]

We are a first round out and we all know it. Be it jersey or the caps.

Funny, I might have agreed with you before the last Florida game. The Canes played at a physicality that is needed in the playoffs and then against the Leafs they showed a speed that was off the charts.

Meaning, it’s quite possible we finally have a team that can play multiple ways in the playoffs depending on the opponent.

Still think we are a top forward off and am worried about goaltending and defense size. But, it’s not all gloom and doom.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Kooch has shown he’s a tandem goalie not a true number 1 hopefully Freddie can stay healthy when he’s back

Dilemma is that he often plays poorly when he doesn’t get a lot of work too.

He is still young so I’m not writing him off yet but……

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Kooch is young and he’s playing like a young goalie typically plays. He gave up a questionable goal on a 2-on-1 to start the 3rd (though it was a hell of a shot over the shoulder), and then stop two more 2-on-1s in the following five minutes. And while it’s fair to say “Well, he should have stopped the one he allowed,” the bigger issue is probably “Why did the team give up three odd man rushes in a 1-0 game in a span of 6-7 minutes?”

 

[User13452]

Dilemma is that he often plays poorly when he doesn’t get a lot of work too.

He is still young so I’m not writing him off yet but……

Not writing him off at all worst case he becomes a good tandem goalie but he needs another guy who’s better right now to split the time with

 

[BadgerCane58]

We are a first round out and we all know it. Be it jersey or the caps.

If they can somehow get a good 2C, they could do some damage. But not with #82 the koko-monkey.