GDT: first winning streak of the season GDT vs flames

[Navin R Slavin]

@the halleJOKEL --

Your streak continues. Keep it up, Optimist Prime.

 

[VAcaniac]

I'm not too worried about Aho. We'll be typing his name in all caps with several Os soon enough.

Im just grateful Skinner decided to get going before January.

 

[Wolfpuck]

hcanes return a ploffs?

 

[Roboturner913]

ROFL at Tripp rambling about things that probably shouldn't be said and John trying to shut him up.

This ain't a disco

 

[VAcaniac]

hcanes return a ploffs?

JINX

Cant lie im motherf***ing excited

 

[Vagrant]

the best part about this early season success is that there are so many guys we can look at right now and say we're due for more from. Faulk, Aho, Stempniak (obv.), Rask are a few of those guys. this team last season couldn't win games without doing everything right. it seems like there's a little more to this one.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

I’ll hold you accountable for the opening road trip

do it, i dare you

 

[the halleJOKEL]

@the halleJOKEL --

Your streak continues. Keep it up, Optimist Prime.

i told you optimism is in this year

 

[Joe McGrath]

Eh, they got a fluky goal off a blind shot that wasn't anybody's fault. We dominated that game from pretty much start until they pulled the goalie.

That was pretty much what I was getting at

 

[Joe McGrath]

All 3 goals last night were #glovehigh and Cam wasn’t even in net. Discuss.

 

[Wolfpuck]

All 3 goals last night were #glovehigh and Cam wasn’t even in net. Discuss.

Yeah, but we don't usually win glove high contests.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

the best part about this early season success is that there are so many guys we can look at right now and say we're due for more from. Faulk, Aho, Stempniak (obv.), Rask are a few of those guys. this team last season couldn't win games without doing everything right. it seems like there's a little more to this one.

That's exactly what I was thinking Vagrant. The lack of games to start the season has, IMO, really made it difficult for this team to get any rhythm. Peters is still juggling lines around and some of the players have yet to get going, but they are finding ways to get wins/points. Team defense is really rounding into form and both goalies have played well for the most part.

 

[DaveG]

This ain't a disco

This ain't no fooling around?

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Another thing. The Flames announcers couldn't say enough about the speed of the Canes and about the Slavin-Pesce pairing. They repeated multiple times that the (I think) Flames coach saying that Slavin-Pesce was one of the top 5 pairings in the NHL and part way through the game, the said they agreed with that.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Another thing. The Flames announcers couldn't say enough about the speed of the Canes and about the Slavin-Pesce pairing. They repeated multiple times that the (I think) Flames coach saying that Slavin-Pesce was one of the top 5 pairings in the NHL and part way through the game, the said they agreed with that.

I'm so happy we finally have nice things.

 

[Incubajerks]

The Carolina Gentlemen

 

[Breakdowns]

Really liked how Darling looked in this game, I felt safe with him in the net

Overall we just outworked them and our forcheck was fantastic

Slavin and Peesh are just amazing

Let`s get a point out of Stars game and I will be very happy about this roadtrip

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Really liked how Darling looked in this game, I felt safe with him in the net

Call me old-fashioned, but I like a man in net who can make me feel safe.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

Really liked how Darling looked in this game, I felt safe with him in the net

Overall we just outworked them and our forcheck was fantastic

Slavin and Peesh are just amazing

Let`s get a point out of Stars game and I will be very happy about this roadtrip

dont worry, i'm creating the thread

we will win

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

f*** just getting a point. Let's just win and get 2.

 

[bluedevil58]

Call me old-fashioned, but I like a man in net who can make me feel safe.

Me too. The only thing I ever wanted as a Canes fan was our own version of a Hasek. While I don't think Darling is that I think this is the best goalie we have seen since the Hurricanes have been in North Carolina.

 

[MinJaBen]

This ain't a disco

This ain't no fooling around?

No time for dancing, or lovey dovey.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

And if playing Cam sparingly gives us the same Cam we saw against the Oilers, that alone is probably 6 or more points on the season.

 

[MinJaBen]

Jeff Marek was on NHL radio on XM this morning and he was talking about the Canes style of play. He said we are one of his "go to" teams for watching because of the style of play the team has. He was saying that the way we break out of our own zone and transition with all the short quick passes is a thing of beauty and that when talking to players on other teams, they feel like it wears them down a bunch trying to chase the play all over the ice because of that passing. It was a really good segment that hyped up the Canes potential.

 

[raynman]

That's exactly what I was thinking Vagrant. The lack of games to start the season has, IMO, really made it difficult for this team to get any rhythm. Peters is still juggling lines around and some of the players have yet to get going, but they are finding ways to get wins/points. Team defense is really rounding into form and both goalies have played well for the most part.

I think the lines are getting close but I'm not quite a fan of Aho/Rask/Lindholm. Wasn't a fan of McGinn with Skinner and Ryan either. That line should be much better if you replace McGinn with Stempniak, though. I really like the 4th line with Jooris, such a legit 4th line.
Overall I thought last night was the best game so far. Last year this early they would've found a way to lose in OT.