News & Notes XLIV: Revenge of the Seth

[cptjeff]

It's a god damned slog most of the time in the postseason too. The high stakes and tension are really what makes it good.

Yep. The quality of hockey after about 10 minutes into OT generally is *terrible*. You're waiting for one great moment, which more often not comes because somebody is tired and makes a dumb mistake. So, of course, everyone plays conservative to avoid being the one who makes the dumb mistake rather than playing to win.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Yep. The quality of hockey after about 10 minutes into OT generally is *terrible*. You're waiting for one great moment, which more often not comes because somebody is tired and makes a dumb mistake. So, of course, everyone plays conservative to avoid being the one who makes the dumb mistake rather than playing to win.

I don’t remember the exact number, but I thought I remember hearing most playoff OTs end in either the first 3 minutes of a period or the last 3 minutes of a period. Between those two, almost nothing gets done.

 

[hblueridgegal]

 

[Wolfpuck]

 

[HisIceness]

 

[Svechhammer]

Brindy's nightmare is coming to fruition.

Jordo might need to play with a whole new line in a game

 

[chaz4hockey]

Juha Jääskä, welcome to the NHL.​

 

[Chrispy]

Rod to Tulsky during practice:

 

[Highest Boss]

was it walker or malone?

 

[chaz4hockey]

I hope RBA/team gets their act together as 5 of next 6 games have Division impact:

 

[hblueridgegal]

One pair of Canes on the list with Pesce on their heels. His dad's tweets joyous tweets these days still sting.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

One pair of Canes on the list with Pesce on their heels. His dad's tweets joyous tweets these days still sting.

That Ghost - Walker pairing is starting to fall off though. Ghost is an absolute beast on the offensive side of the puck, but there have been a few games lately where his turnovers or lost board battle have led directly to a goal against. The good still far outweighs the bad, but in a slump like this, every mistake is amplified.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

That Ghost - Walker pairing is starting to fall off though. Ghost is an absolute beast on the offensive side of the puck, but there have been a few games lately where his turnovers or lost board battle have led directly to a goal against. The good still far outweighs the bad, but in a slump like this, every mistake is amplified.

Not only that, of all the pairings at the top of this list, Ghost/Walker are the most sheltered, and by a fair amount compared to everyone by Schmidt-Balinkas.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Received some more $20 ticket texts today for games this week. Unfortunately, can't take advantage and travel due to a family illness. I saw a discussion re: tix and how lower bowl season ticket holders have not been able to easily resell their tix due to high pricing. Guess that explains some of the empty seats.

Did they ever replace the two marketing VPs that left? They seem to be a little off their game in comparison to other teams and past seasons.