PaulProteus
****ing amaxing dman
I'm at practice, and while I'm probably a very poor judge of what's going on out there I'm getting a real sense of, "let's throw **** at the wall to see what sticks."
I'm at practice, and while I'm probably a very poor judge of what's going on out there I'm getting a real sense of, "let's throw **** at the wall to see what sticks."
We'll see how it actually turns out. Bowman deserves boychuks spot for a game. Dalpe doesn't deserve the boot ifit happens. Skinner on the third in a position other than center is dumb. I'm not buying any of this till we hear the actual for the game for sure, and even then in a 48 game schedule if you're gonna mix it all up do it early.
I'd maintain they looked decent in the second half the other night, and maybe didn't need much changing.
And there's nothing wrong with this. The first few games are basically going to be exhibition and seeing what works. For everyone.
Muller -> icechip -> MSmithCanes summary amalgamation:
Dalpe is sick.
Gleason-Faulk
Pitkanen-Sanguinetti
Harrison-Corvo
Tripp: "Muller has decided to make a change on D and pair Harrison with Corvo. This isn't an indictment of Corvo. There were some real tough plays against Florida that really weren't his fault. With the chemistry that Tim and Joe show, I wouldn't be surprised to see Corvo back on the top pairing soon and being the elite shut-down two-way defenseman that we all know he can be. This bit of adversity could be a watershed moment for this hockey team."
John: "That's right, Tripp. Corvo and Timmy Gleason have been a formidable shutdown pairing for years. In the '10-'11 season they finished a combined -25, which is a great number."
Tripp: "Indeed it is. Joe Corvo brings the skating ability to keep up with the top forwards in the NHL. We all remember that game where he shut down Alex Ovechkin almost four years ago. What a performance. What. A. Performance."
*Five minutes into the game, Sanguinetti is skating the puck out of the defensive zone when he turns around and rifles a slapshot past Cam Ward.*
Tripp: "That's a tough play. A tough play. If you watch the replay, you can see that Pitkanen's pass is a few inches ahead of Sanguinetti, which means he has to reach forward to receive the puck. You have to think that Joni's bad play may have interrupted Sanguinetti's thought process and made him totally unaware that he and Cam Ward were on the same team. These are the types of things that a young defenseman will learn from...you have to be aware when Joni's on the ice that he is going to make a pass and you may have to put yourself into a position to receive it. From an objective standpoint, Joni Pitkanen carries the lion's share of blame for this goal."
They said last Thurs that only standing room tickets remained.
Though how many of those were scalpers I am not sure.
who were those players on the ice tonight? not the canes I know and love! btw, I did the cool bar thing with tonight at the carolina ale house in cary... I waited for over 2 hours for a table and I was in a wheelchair. Everyone that had come in before and after us were seated or gone. They had one table open for half an hour. They also called people's parties at a minimum of 5 times when it was highly obvious the group was no longer needing a table.
The ONLY reason I stayed is because I had bought raffle tickets. I saw 2/3's of the game from the lobby. I will no longer be attempting to try for another cool bar.