GDT: Game 2 - 1-CAR vs 4-NAS

[Joe McGrath]

dude seems emotionally unstable with all his antics. not complaining because IMO the sideshow kind of kept them off their game for the first 2 periods. they didn't mount a real threat until 10 minutes left

Hes gotta do something to get noticed. He needs a contract and he’s one of those guys getting squeezed out of the league because he isn’t the best skater (after his horrific injury) and doesn’t do anything exceptionally. If he doesn’t get noticed somehow here he’s going back to Finland or the KHL.

 

[Joe McGrath]

I think Gardiner can see the writing on the wall that he wont be back

Probably, but he only played 2 less minutes than Bean. Rod doesn’t trust him either.

 

[Tryamw]

I'd like 2 more.. 1 soon 1 EN Ned goal!.

LOL I called it (sort of) not the Ned EN but 2 more

 

[Roboturner913]

AHO INTERVIEW ALERT
AHO INTERVIEW ALERT
THIS IS NO GODDAMN DRILL

 

[HisIceness]

Game performances like tonight’s is why I think the front office will have to think long and Marley-Drug-hard about whether or not to protect Skjei in the expansion draft:

Not a bad problem to have either. Too bad for Gardiner but someone's gonna be the odd man out.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

I saw this on your guys' stream, would any of you know what team's jersey this is?

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I think Bean will be protected and Skjei will be taken by Francis outright. Even though he's been stellar this postseason, the best move for the salary cap is have him taken by them. Play Gardiner and Bean in the first half of the regular season, and if the FO wants another deal, do it at the deadline again. If we win the Cup, it'll still be a late first well-spent.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Intense game
Refs sucked first 4 calls…rest legit
Ned won the game tonight and deserved first star.
Brady really stepped up and played big

Only negative is that they announced that Slavin is game to game for the rest of the playoffs. Sounds like a tear: groin, hammy, hip?

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

knew it was coming...

Twitter is mostly stupid, but whoever is running the Canes account is pretty good at it.

 

[BrindAmours Army]

post yfw someone says we should have gotten a real goalie like cam talbot

 

[Tryamw]

 

[HisIceness]

I saw this on your guys' stream, would any of you know what team's jersey this is?

Some kind of alternate Brandon Wheat Kings jersey maybe?

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

He's no Thomas Greiss.

 

[UNCCHcane]

Edit no it isn’t (I’d originally said it was a CBJ jersey) It’s a banana.

 

[To Be Determined]

Hes gotta do something to get noticed. He needs a contract and he’s one of those guys getting squeezed out of the league because he isn’t the best skater (after his horrific injury) and doesn’t do anything exceptionally. If he doesn’t get noticed somehow here he’s going back to Finland or the KHL.

ignoring the whole playoff "grr, i hate him" thing, i genuinely wonder if he's hit that point where he has a reputation that could be the difference between being in the nhl or the khl/europe if he doesn't show out. he was a free agent a loooong time after florida, and i remember a few articles with blurbs saying he was clearly the best FA and questioning why so many other guys were getting signed (though money was clearly part of it, admittedly).

some folks can't get out of their own way, and he is looking like one of them.

 

[Roboturner913]

is that a banana?

 

[spockBokk]

I think Bean will be protected and Skjei will be taken by Francis outright. Even though he's been stellar this postseason, the best move for the salary cap is have him taken by them. Play Gardiner and Bean in the first half of the regular season, and if the FO wants another deal, do it at the deadline again. If we win the Cup, it'll still be a late first well-spent.

Fine with this if they keep Hamilton, but I’ll be pretty surprised if they actually keep Hamilton.

So, I’d choose Skjei over Bean, but that’s me. I don’t see a top 4 guy when I watch Bean, and I think he’s easily replaced by a LaJoie or Sellgren internally on the 3rd pair.

I don’t actually think they’d protect Skjei over Bean. I just think they should.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Fine with this if they keep Hamilton, but I’ll be pretty surprised if they actually keep Hamilton.

So, I’d choose Skjei over Bean, but that’s me. I don’t see a top 4 guy when I watch Bean, and I think he’s easily replaced by a LaJoie or Sellgren internally on the 3rd pair.

I don’t actually think they’d protect Skjei over Bean. I just think they should.

I think that you grossly underestimate Bean. He's only 22 years old and skates really well. He very well could be a top-4 guy before you know it.

 

[hblueridgegal]

the trade talk in a game thread ...while we're chasing the cup ...especially about a guy that just busted his a$$ for us feels like bad mojo

 

[Neighbor Lee]

Can we safely sit Slavin for a another game or two now

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

the trade talk in a game thread while we're chasing the cup especially about a guy that just busted his a$$ for us feels like bad mojo

It's not trade talk. I'm simply stating that I think the cap will be a higher priority than playoff performance when determining who they protect or don't protect. Enjoy the postseason and talk about Seattle after the playoffs.

 

[Roboturner913]

I feel like Bean plays better the more he plays. Fleury was the same way.

 

[Joe McGrath]

I think Bean will be protected and Skjei will be taken by Francis outright. Even though he's been stellar this postseason, the best move for the salary cap is have him taken by them. Play Gardiner and Bean in the first half of the regular season, and if the FO wants another deal, do it at the deadline again. If we win the Cup, it'll still be a late first well-spent.

Rod just played Sjkei 27 minutes and Bean 11. Which one do you think he wants to protect?

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

the trade talk in a game thread ...while we're chasing the cup ...especially about a guy that just busted his a$$ for us feels like bad mojo

I'm guilty of this. I'm going to set the expansion talk aside and enjoy the games moving forward.

 

[bleedgreen]

is that a banana?

I’m just happy to see ya bruh.