GDT: We are playing the Blackhawks at hockey today

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Rod is trying to generate offense while controlling the final substituation. If we were away, I doubt Bean would be in while paired with Skjei.

 

[3CanesInTheBox]

We love a brouhaha.

don’t hate them although the pics look oddly like screenshots from a NHL 2010 video game lol.

also RIP Fleury, apparently.

 

[Chrispy]

don’t hate them although the pics look oddly like screenshots from a NHL 2010 video game lol.

also RIP Fleury, apparently.

Rest in Puget?

 

[3CanesInTheBox]

I played goalie at a decent level in soccer growing up, and was frequently at soccer camps and whatnot with slightly older kids.

My major weakness? There was an age (~11-12) when I couldn't easily touch the crossbar when everyone else in those camps could. I just got chipped over and over and there was nothing I could do about it.

Your post brought up some things for me.

lol! I played soccer goalie through high school, too! I was 5’5 which isnt short for a girl but not tall, so I understand the feeling. Although at that height I could just hit the crossbar.

 

[LakeLivin]

I've got to remind myself that Chicago is 7-2-1 over their last 10 (same as us) and have won 3 in a row.

They haven't played TB or Fla in that span, but 3-0-1 against Canes and Stars, 2-1-1 over CBJ, 2 wins over Detroit.

 

[Roboturner913]

Whalers gear tonight?

 

[AD Skinner]

The more I think about it, it may depend on when they received this information. Rod seems to be a proponent of giving the goalies a plan and sticking to it. So if they planned for Ned to play Chicago tomorrow, and Chicago is now TB, maybe that isn't worth flipping goalies on short notice. Let them stay on their planned schedule.

You may be right on. Read this on the nhl.com article on the schedule change:

"Had we known that was the schedule we might have done something a little different," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "But honestly, we're just preparing for tonight and worry about tomorrow, tomorrow."

 

[OBXer]

I don't care who has the crease tonight. Whoever it is I don't want to hear Tripp say, There's one he wishes he had back.

 

[AD Skinner]

I don't care who has the crease tonight. Whoever it is I don't want to hear Tripp say, There's one he wishes he had back.

As if there's ever one that they don't wish they had back

 

[SvechneJerk]

Nice job!

 

[LakeLivin]

I don't care who has the crease tonight. Whoever it is I don't want to hear Tripp say, There's one he wishes he had back.

As if there's ever one that they don't wish they had back

True, but Tripp only says that on the really soft goals. Kind of fits in with what seems like the current Canes organizational strategy: if our goalies can play at least average, we'll win with superior skaters.

 

[Vagrant]

random note about ned, but i think he's a lot more comfortable this time than he has been before. he still has a very big issue in that he's not an aggressive challenger. he needs to be playing a lot more upright and it's twice as important because he's small. when things start to get really scrambled, his instinct is to drop into the butterfly and try to defend the top half of the net with the glove and with seemingly everyone able to pick corners these days, finding some space on a short goalie playing deep in his net making himself smaller by leaving his feet is just a recipe to get roasted. he has to trust his technique and not lose the net behind him and stay on his angle. he doesn't have to be arturs irbe two pad stacking at the attacking blueline, but he's going to have to match speed skating backwards and stay on his feet.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

random note about ned, but i think he's a lot more comfortable this time than he has been before. he still has a very big issue in that he's not an aggressive challenger. he needs to be playing a lot more upright and it's twice as important because he's small. when things start to get really scrambled, his instinct is to drop into the butterfly and try to defend the top half of the net with the glove and with seemingly everyone able to pick corners these days, finding some space on a short goalie playing deep in his net making himself smaller by leaving his feet is just a recipe to get roasted. he has to trust his technique and not lose the net behind him and stay on his angle. he doesn't have to be arturs irbe two pad stacking at the attacking blueline, but he's going to have to match speed skating backwards and stay on his feet.

Ah, but he should be. That'd be fun.

 

[AD Skinner]

That autobot is dope as hell

 

[Derailed75]

Ah, but he should be. That'd be fun.

Loved watching Arturs with his boring ass white pads and dumb looking helmets

 

[Lempo]

That autobot is dope as hell

Autobot sounds stupid and redundant in the internet time.

 

[AD Skinner]

Autobot sounds stupid and redundant in the internet time.

Yeah but Decepticon really let you know who the bad guys were. I was more into Beast Wars anyway

 

[Derailed75]

Yeah but Decepticon really let you know who the bad guys were. I was more into Beast Wars anyway

Way after my time. I was getting out about the time Grimlock and the Dinobots showed up

 

[sheriff bart]

Strike first. Strike hard. No mercy

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Yeah but Decepticon really let you know who the bad guys were. I was more into Beast Wars anyway

Pfftt... everyone knows that Zoids was where it was at. Liger Zero was the ****.

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

Time for my request.

@garnetpalmetto can we go live? Thanks in advance.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Time for my request.

@garnetpalmetto can we go live? Thanks in advance.

It's alive, I tell you.....IT'S ALIVE!!!!

 

[The Faulker 27]

So, this schedule thing is a little confusing, but are we looking at 4 games in a row vs tampa now?

 

[Discipline Daddy]

random note about ned, but i think he's a lot more comfortable this time than he has been before. he still has a very big issue in that he's not an aggressive challenger. he needs to be playing a lot more upright and it's twice as important because he's small. when things start to get really scrambled, his instinct is to drop into the butterfly and try to defend the top half of the net with the glove and with seemingly everyone able to pick corners these days, finding some space on a short goalie playing deep in his net making himself smaller by leaving his feet is just a recipe to get roasted. he has to trust his technique and not lose the net behind him and stay on his angle. he doesn't have to be arturs irbe two pad stacking at the attacking blueline, but he's going to have to match speed skating backwards and stay on his feet.

Beautifully said. I always think he looks small in net. Obviously, he is, but he needs to challenge the heck out of shooters and play up his agility. Mrazek is 6'1" and Ned is 6'0" according to hockeydb (obviously take with a grain of salt). But Mrazek might as well be 6" taller from how he plays the position. Mrazek plays I think appropriately aggressively. Occasionally this leads to an oopsie, yes, but it means he is burned less frequently.

 

[wahsnairb]

I can’t be confident in here after last game’s result and I can’t actively cheer for the Canes over my Hawks sooooo

5-1 Hawks

Am I doing it right this time?