Post-Game Talk: Hurricanes blow out & utterly dominate Panthers 3-1 in massively important game

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Thanks Matthew

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

This team has played some absolute dog shit hockey for like 3 weeks.

The team has finally given up on Adam Boqvist. Mo: "Boqvisting will continue until morale improves".

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Some good, some bad, and some horrendous stuff from us tonight

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

Team played poorly tonight and I can't say they deserved to win, but the officiating in that game was terrible.

Other fans in attendance were shouting 'ref you suck' because Kotkaniemi divekicked Bobrovsky. I was shouting 'ref you suck' because there was a sequence in the second period during which two Panthers defensemen had their sticks slashed in half and neither infraction was called.

 

[FinlandPanther]

We still the cup champions baby. I hate the way they are playing but god damn am I still happy.

 

[Panthersfan1989]

Guys look pretty bad the past few weeks. I still think they need a piece.. I think some pieces have also become complacent. Cant be too mad tho.

 

[Laus723]

This team has played some absolute dog shit hockey for like 3 weeks.

They’ve been meh most of the season at times, though especially lately, and we’re still flirting with first in the Diviison.

 

[Mogo]

The eternal question: ‘Who was the source?’ I totally get the curiosity. When I ran the account, I worked hard to cultivate relationships with people who were in the know—scouts, front office staff, even a couple of players and agents who liked to chat off the record. Information came from a variety of places, and, honestly, that was part of the thrill: piecing together details from different perspectives to try to give followers something they wouldn’t find anywhere else.

The source for that specific tweet was someone whose position would have put them in the room—or at least near the room—when those conversations were happening. They weren’t just some random tipster. This was someone I trusted at the time, who had been accurate about several other things before. They had a habit of dropping breadcrumbs that, while not always complete, were often insightful enough to connect to something real. But, as you can imagine, not everything works out perfectly. Deals fall apart, people misinterpret what they hear, or sometimes plans change after the information is shared. It happens, even with the most reliable sources. I will say this: the source had a significant role in the hockey world at the time, one that would’ve made most people’s eyebrows raise if I ever revealed it.

That said, I’m not in the business of throwing anyone under the bus—then or now. Part of the agreement with sources, especially when you’re working in this kind of informal, social media-based reporting, is to respect their anonymity. It’s what allowed them to trust me enough to share in the first place. Even years later, I feel a responsibility to honor that. So, while I totally understand the temptation to dig into who it was, I’ll just leave it at this: it was someone who had direct insight into what was happening at the time. Someone who, if I were to name them, you’d probably recognize as being in a position to know. But, for better or worse, I can’t cross that line—not for this tweet, not for any of them.

I hope that at least gives you some clarity, even if it leaves a bit of mystery intact. Sometimes, the ‘who’ isn’t as important as the process, and, trust me, back then, I was just as interested in the ‘how’ as you all are now.

We all know your source was the guy who sold Bjugstad his rotisserie chicken

As for our current team. WTF has happen. They are totally lose

 

[Felidae]

They’ve been meh most of the season at times, though especially lately, and we’re still flirting with first in the Diviison.

It certainly doesn't feel like it.

Playoffs can't come soon enough cause most of these games have been snoozefests. Though I hope our 2nd half of the season is better as well.

 

[PanthersHockey1]

I’m curious what zito does at the trade deadline

 

[FloridaMan]

In case you missed it, here's the A.J. Greer interview

And here's Barky's hit on Svechnikov

 

[FloridaMan]

Barkov hits Svechnikov (gif)

 

[ShootIt]

Will Zito do anything? Team hasn't won a single game in 2025.




I'm sure it's some factor of fatigue/conserving energy, but just stinks to see them lose at home with so-so effort.

 

[FinlandPanther]

They’ve been meh most of the season at times, though especially lately, and we’re still flirting with first in the Diviison.

Kind of ironic lol. Last year they seemed on a mission and they’re in exactly the same place this year lol.

 

[Laus723]

It certainly doesn't feel like it.

Playoffs can't come soon enough cause most of these games have been snoozefests. Though I hope our 2nd half of the season is better as well.

Kind of ironic lol. Last year they seemed on a mission and they’re in exactly the same place this year lol.

And what’s crazy is that we’re pretty much on par so far with last year. At this point, Ek and Monty had been back for a month, don’t remember if we got a boost from them or not, but we’ve been pacing the same for awhile.

 

[Idiot Stick]

And what’s crazy is that we’re pretty much on par so far with last year. At this point, Ek and Monty had been back for a month, don’t remember if we got a boost from them or not, but we’ve been pacing the same for awhile.

we were also without bennett for a lil bit last year too, and we lost a few when monty and ekky came back, wasnt a bit till they got back into form.

We didnt get blown out too much, but we had massive problems scoring last year early on.

This year weve been scoring more (until recently) with no defense and inconsistant goaltending. Last year we still had shit bouts of terrible defense but bob and stolarz bailed us out more, this season its been more apparent our defense needs work without goalie heroics.

How bad was bjornfot that even with our current D he couldnt slot in? Thought he had some high praise

 

[KW]

I’ll summarize our current status succinctly.

We suck again.

Happy New Year!