Pre-Game Talk: ECF Series Talk: Rat Bastards versus Boring Jerks

[WreckingCrew]

Florida fans on the main board trying to prepare themselves for all of the Canes diving....

Interesting cog-dis from the fanbase of a team playing Marchand, Rodrigues, Bennett, Lomberg...

 

[The Faulker 27]

Every fan base has a subset that will call the opposing team divers if it impacted them in any way during a game/series but especially in the playoffs.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Wonder if we'll see the same arguments about how 1 play can lose us this series as it relates to Morrow rather than Nikishin?

 

[Nikishin al Gaib]

Every fan base has a subset that will call the opposing team divers if it impacted them in anyway during a game/series but especially in the playoffs.

They've made it their identity to accuse others of diving for the last 15-20 years.

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But also

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Wonder if we'll see the same arguments about how 1 play can lose us this series as it relates to Morrow rather than Nikishin?

Only if you missed the context on WHY Nikishin may be more prone to mistakes

 

[OBXer]

I dislike Florida, they always are the spoilers, Mo drives me crazy, they added Marchand just so I could add an element of hate to the dislike. Yeah they are big, strong , have good goal keeping can check and score. But we do it better.

I’m ready to sit back and be bored tonight

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Good for Morrow.

He deserves a shot. To be honest, I was surprised they did put in Nikishin over Morrow in game 5 vs the Caps. He was the more obvious choice having played the Canes system all year, no language concerns and he wouldn’t have forced anyone on their off side.

Nikishin handled himself well, but personally, I think Morrow is the better Chatfield fill in for the time being, especially with last change.

Nikishin got that game to burn a year off his ELC. Period. We won't see him again unless there is serious depletion on the backend.

 

[SlavinAway]

Nikishin got that game to burn a year off his ELC. Period. We won't see him again unless there is serious depletion on the backend.

I hope we'll at least see him in the fall.

 

[Borsig]

TFW even the national media are predicting they will take out your goalie.

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I'll say it again.

Andersen doesn't last more than 2 games before he's run and intentionally injured.

 

[Borsig]

Florida fans on the main board trying to prepare themselves for all of the Canes diving....

And we are preparing ourselves for them running our goalie intentionally.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Morrow for Chatty is a clear downgrade but to quote Norman Dale: "this is my team" on the ice.

 

[chaz4hockey]

I'll say it again.

Andersen doesn't last more than 2 games before he's run and intentionally injured.

They didn't run him 2 years ago so stay optimistic.

 

[Borsig]

They didn't run him 2 years ago so stay optimistic.

Didnt they run Slavin?

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Nikishin seems way better defensively in my short viewings than Morrow is. Couch coach Discipline Daddy would easily put in Nikishin over Morrow. I'm surprised several of you would consider Morrow in first over Nikishin as Morrow was pretty terrible defensively in what I saw of him at the end of the year. Regardless, I trust Rod.

This could also be one of those little gamesmanship things to keep the Panthers guessing on how our D will look. I did wonder about that after game 5, where Rod made it apparent that Chatfield would play, and then Nikishin took the first rookie lap at the 11th hour to join the starting lineup.

 

[Borsig]

Yeah IDK. Morrow seems like he'd be exposed, but maybe Nikishin would too. Size wise, nikishin is the guy you put out there to destroy someone who's taking runs.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Only if you missed the context on WHY Nikishin may be more prone to mistakes

Lol, I'm well aware of that context. I saw enough from Morrow in the regular season that I can confidently say I'm more worried about his mistakes than Nikishin's. And yes, that is taking into consideration boom's bad turnover in his debut. But neither really worry me much as the rest of the team is capable of making up for any mistakes they make.

 

[Tryamw]

Refs tonight: Sutherland and Furlatt

So no refs prepared to make a call

 

[Tryamw]

They've made it their identity to accuse others of diving for the last 15-20 years.

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But also

We don't want an bottomless Morrow he wouldn't be able to play

 

[Blueline Bomber]

We don't want an bottomless Morrow he wouldn't be able to play

Got to bring fans to the game however possible, and Svech refused to do it.

 

[CanesUltimate11]

Nikishin got that game to burn a year off his ELC. Period. We won't see him again unless there is serious depletion on the backend.

I think given his age that year is burned regardless of whether he played a game or not.

Didnt they run Slavin?

Bennett knocked him out of game 4 but I want to say it was (perhaps surprisingly) a clean hit.

 

[Nikishin al Gaib]

I think given his age that year is burned regardless of whether he played a game or not.

Bennett knocked him out of game 4 but I want to say it was (perhaps surprisingly) a clean hit.

It was a clean hit, caught him with his head down, and I want to say it was in the 3rd period of Game 4, so the writing on the wall was already there

 

[Tryamw]

Morrow is going to get pound like a nail

 

[chaz4hockey]

Didnt they run Slavin?

True, but you mentioned Freddie. For Slavin, it was at the end of Game 4.

But, I do expect Cats to target our D-men just like they did against the Leafs with the goal to intimidate us, make us play faster/make mistakes & ultimately wear us down which usually manifests later in the series.

I suspect they will go after our best/smaller players including Slavin, Blake, Stanoven, Jarvis, Aho & Ghost (I think JR too since they probably view him as soft). They will also target Svetch to hurt and/or goad him to take penalties.

OTH, KK (in particular since as 4C that's his role), Martinook, Staal, Robinson, Orlov, Walker, Svetch, Janky (if he plays) need to do the same to the Cats. They need to hit their D and also their key guys Barkov, Marchand, Forsling, Reinhart, Bennett, Rodrigues and Verhaeghe hard every time they touch the puck (please BB, hit them hard this series)

I'd add, if they run Freddie, then Canes need to do the same to Bob. IMO, Cats are dumb to play the run the goalie game because their backup in Vanecek is meh.

Edit: KK instad of TT...thx Slavinaway

 

[ahmedou]

Dear HFCanes,

Congrats for being in the Eastern Playoffs Conference Finals!

CHeers,

Dou

 

[SlavinAway]

OTH, TT (in particular since as 4C that's his role), Martinook, Staal, Robinson, Orlov, Walker, Svetch, Janky (if he plays) need to do the same to the Cats. They need to hit their D and also their key guys Barkov, Marchand, Forsling, Reinhart, Bennett, Rodrigues and Verhaeghe hard every time they touch the puck (please BB, hit them hard this series)

Is TT supposed to be KK?