Pre-Game Talk: Jerks vs Jersey (First Round Matchup)

[FlyingSquirrels]

The number of empty seats on Tuesday at puck drop is going to be a sight to behold. I know we are a bottom of the barrel matchup market-wise, but this schedule is enormously terrible.

 

[OG]

If we get goalie’d by Markstrom I’m gonna have some strong thoughts on our very own approach to goalies.

 

[3CanesInTheBox]

Who wants to do the Game 1 Thread? (This is NOT me volunteering lol).

@Bub, @MrazeksVengeance...?

Either way, just SO HYPED for meaningful hockey again.

Lighting my candles for our goalies, but if they can just not IMPLODE, I think we've got some wins in us.

We'll see.

 

[Bub]

Who wants to do the Game 1 Thread? (This is NOT me volunteering lol).

@Bub, @MrazeksVengeance...?

Either way, just SO HYPED for meaningful hockey again.

Lighting my candles for our goalies, but if they can just not IMPLODE, I think we've got some wins in us.

We'll see.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Step 1: find the switch
Step 2: flip it
Step 3: profit?

 

[robbieberns]

Are people really worried that our play since clinching is going to be an issue coming into this series? They’re going to be ready to go out there and go nuts in front of another raucous home crowd.

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

Who wants to do the Game 1 Thread? (This is NOT me volunteering lol).

@Bub, @MrazeksVengeance...?

Either way, just SO HYPED for meaningful hockey again.

Lighting my candles for our goalies, but if they can just not IMPLODE, I think we've got some wins in us.

We'll see.

I CANNOT…

Unless we make the second round and play Washington, than I am going balls to the wall.

 

[HydratedByStormBrew]

This is the group of people who will call us "hicks" for the next two weeks.

 

[Derailed75]

To be fair they are not hicks they are goobers

 

[To Be Determined]

carolina vs new jersey - a break down of regular season series...

i'm bored so i decided to break down how each team did in their regular season series(es?) against the rest of the league. i'm using points percentage. they went 2-2 against each other.

Carolina:
good -
winning pts% against 15 teams
9 of those are "sweeps"
2 sweeps of playoff teams (dallas, vegas)
1 non-sweep "win" against a playoff team (washington)

neutral -
went .500 against 7 teams
5 of those are playoff teams (avs, oilers, devils, blues, jets)

bad -
"lost" against 9 teams
3 were "sweeps"
2 sweeps by playoff teams (kings, wild)
5 non-sweep "losses" against playoff teams (panthers, habs, sens, tampa, toronto)

biggest wtf - not being able to get a point off nashville

Jersey:
good -
winning pts% against 14 teams
7 of those are "sweeps"
3 sweeps of playoff teams (oilers, wild, habs)
2 non-sweep "wins" against playoff teams (panthers, washington)

neutral -
went .500 against 7 teams
3 of those are playoff teams (canes,kings, blues)

bad -
"lost" against 10 teams
6 were "sweeps"
4 sweeps by playoff teams (avs, stars, vegas, jets)
3 non-sweep "losses" against playoff teams (sens, tampa, toronto)

biggest wtf - not being able to get a point off san jose


i think if you look closely at the data, it will become clear i wasn't telling a lie when i said "i'm bored."

 

[CanesFanBudMan]

They could win a series or 2 but goaltending (and Burns dependent on deployment) will prevent them from making a serious run.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

If we get goalie’d by Markstrom I’m gonna have some strong thoughts on our very own approach to goalies.

He’s their best shot at winning the series, and we know the Canes are going to give him every opportunity to be that difference maker.

 

[Tryamw]

Yeah, I'm not thrilled with it either. But the game on the 29th is the one I'm most worried about.

2 pm for raisens

 

[chaz4hockey]

On regular season attributes, Devils have an advantage in goal and on combined special teams. Their PK is very good and their PP has been terrific whereas our PK is great but PP is meh (btw: Chicago Wolves PK % is almost equivalent to Canes….its a system problem).

 

[Tryamw]

This is the group of people who will call us "hicks" for the next two weeks.

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The Sopranos right?

 

[HydratedByStormBrew]

The Sopranos right?

It was a prompted chat gbt request haha. Here’s one of our fanbase from a NJ perspective - a remarkable difference.

 

[Tryamw]

It was a prompted chat gbt request haha. Here’s one of our fanbase from a NJ perspective - a remarkable difference.

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Nope obviously the Sopranos.. (Intentionally Obtuse)

 

[Stanky and Janky]

Interestingly, I'm pretty sure that Markstrom has been quite outperformed by Allen for a while now. Believe he's been dog shit since the Four Nations break ended. But, he's a good goalie and can certainly turn it around.

 

[Bub]

Interestingly, I'm pretty sure that Markstrom has been quite outperformed by Allen for a while now. Believe he's been dog shit since the Four Nations break ended. But, he's a good goalie and can certainly turn it around.

Yep. Playoffs gonna be playoffs. Some struggling guys are going to step up, some stars will disappoint, and we all know some really good teams are going to be out in Round 1, and I'd bet at least one of them will lose convincingly.

 

[Rad ChaLose]

Kill em

 

[AD Skinner]

Just a fun bit of trivia but this will be the sixth playoff series the canes have with the devils, easily the most of any team since the relocation. If you go back to the Hartford years though the devils still come in second to the bruins and habs who they’ve played 7 times each

 

[robbieberns]

Would like to have play Ottawa, CBJ, Philly to have one series against every East team in the books.

 

[To Be Determined]

Would like to have play Ottawa, CBJ, Philly to have one series against every East team in the books.

it amuses me our only series against (currently) eastern conference foe detroit was a cup final.

 

[AD Skinner]

it amuses me our only series against (currently) eastern conference foe detroit was a cup final.

And really that season should be way more celebrated than it is- the entire league was just playing for the honor of losing to Detroit that year and the canes actually put up a hell of a fight

 

[chaz4hockey]

And really that season should be way more celebrated than it is- the entire league was just playing for the honor of losing to Detroit that year and the canes actually put up a hell of a fight

I was at Game 3.

It was a terrific but deflating game with Wings scoring near the end of third period to tie.

then of course losing in the third OT......Game 1 of Florida series gave me PTSD.