Playoff GDT: Round 2, Game 3 Canes @ Flyers 5/7 8:00
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CanadaCanes
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Dress Deslauriers for fun Saturday just to keep these wannabe tough guys in line.
Punzil
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Only the '94 Rangers went on to win the Cup.
Jordan Staal was on that 2008 Penguins team...
CanadaCanes
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That should be the concern for sure, the league thinks that Flyers display in the last seven minutes is playoff hockey…they wear it like a badge of honor. It’s gross and about 2/3 of it goes uncalled.
cmaleski2
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AI nailed Chatty but Staal, Svech and Ehlers not so much.
TheBigKahuna
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They need to call every single crosscheck or punch that happens AFTER a whistle or behind the play.
The first draft of him was so far off that I ended up pasting in his headshot from ESPN, so that’s probably why he’s closer to real. I was honestly surprised it didn’t freak out about pictures of real people at that point.
ThinIce
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Great win against a desperate (and unhinged) team. Once again, the officiating was beyond awful. I don't know what possesses these refs to give matching penalties (or ignore cross-checks after the play stops) when the losing team is lashing out like a bunch of frustrated crybabies. But we got some boys on the scoreboard who needed to score, and we didn't get flustered by the Flyer antics. Now finish the job on Saturday!
HurryCanes
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For you folks that have played the game; the number of sticks getting up high is crazy to me. Has it always existed and we’re just more aware now? Granted many of them aren’t egregious but the vast majority do involve some level of contact and it seems like they happen regularly.
Ghost went all Florida Man with a knee to the junk at one point. I mean, he’s giving away 6 inches and 40-ish pounds, so needs must.
So, that game was a little weird but I’ll take it. Thoughts:
I warned you guys that Garrett Rank sometimes loses his mind and he did just that last night. Popping Roddy with a bench minor without a warning is a clear sign that he’s ready to wrap up his post season involvement. He also got hot mic-ed telling several players to eff off after the whistle. Wizened veterans can get away with that crap from time to time, but you’re Garrett Rank so knock it off. Otherwise the complaining about the sheer number of penalties called is a little confusing to me. I really didn’t see a problem with most of the whistles, at least not until things got really weird late. In fact, they may have gone a little light, refraining from calling a lot of secondary crap like Konecny’s mugging of Jarvis that led to his high stick following an obvious hold on Drysdale. Philly is stuck in a rough spot, trying to slow Carolina down with a lot of hooks and holds and also trying to physically agitate because they’re frustrated and that’s what you do in the NHL when you’re getting your ass kicked. That’s absolutely guaranteed to lead to a bunch of penalties, which is what we’re getting. If they think they’re so much better 5v5, then Tocchet can call off the dogs and “just play hockey.” I don't think he’s gonna like the outcome any better.
Old friend Luke DeCock keeps reminding me that, in a lot of ways, this Canes team has managed to become the kind of team the early Brind’Amour teams lost to in the playoffs. Yeah, they don’t goon it up as much as Boston used to and they don’t have a Kucherov performing surgery on the power play like Tampa, but they do have that general thing of knowing what works for them and being very good at just getting down to it every night. They have become frustration itself for opponents.
Nice to see Svech get one to drop. He visibly relaxed when that puck went in and the first line badly needed it. You’re OK with either him or Aho being super frustrated out there, but when it’s both of them they tend to leave a trail of sawdust on the ice. Freeing that line up is probably the key to getting where the Canes want to get from here.
Nikishin was a little unsure of himself at times, but getting that pairing back to standard was a huge for the Canes. Philly had been jumping Reilly like a lost sheep in Times Square in the 70s, and it took Ghost way out of him comfort zone in Game 2. Last night, that pairing was solid enough and Niki will only get better from here.
Slavin was good last night, especially on the kill, but Miller was a beast all over the ice. When he’s on his game like that, you basically have two shutdown pairings and that’s VERY frustrating to play against.
On to Game 4. Let’s get this done before anything stupid happens.
I warned you guys that Garrett Rank sometimes loses his mind and he did just that last night. Popping Roddy with a bench minor without a warning is a clear sign that he’s ready to wrap up his post season involvement. He also got hot mic-ed telling several players to eff off after the whistle. Wizened veterans can get away with that crap from time to time, but you’re Garrett Rank so knock it off. Otherwise the complaining about the sheer number of penalties called is a little confusing to me. I really didn’t see a problem with most of the whistles, at least not until things got really weird late. In fact, they may have gone a little light, refraining from calling a lot of secondary crap like Konecny’s mugging of Jarvis that led to his high stick following an obvious hold on Drysdale. Philly is stuck in a rough spot, trying to slow Carolina down with a lot of hooks and holds and also trying to physically agitate because they’re frustrated and that’s what you do in the NHL when you’re getting your ass kicked. That’s absolutely guaranteed to lead to a bunch of penalties, which is what we’re getting. If they think they’re so much better 5v5, then Tocchet can call off the dogs and “just play hockey.” I don't think he’s gonna like the outcome any better.
Old friend Luke DeCock keeps reminding me that, in a lot of ways, this Canes team has managed to become the kind of team the early Brind’Amour teams lost to in the playoffs. Yeah, they don’t goon it up as much as Boston used to and they don’t have a Kucherov performing surgery on the power play like Tampa, but they do have that general thing of knowing what works for them and being very good at just getting down to it every night. They have become frustration itself for opponents.
Nice to see Svech get one to drop. He visibly relaxed when that puck went in and the first line badly needed it. You’re OK with either him or Aho being super frustrated out there, but when it’s both of them they tend to leave a trail of sawdust on the ice. Freeing that line up is probably the key to getting where the Canes want to get from here.
Nikishin was a little unsure of himself at times, but getting that pairing back to standard was a huge for the Canes. Philly had been jumping Reilly like a lost sheep in Times Square in the 70s, and it took Ghost way out of him comfort zone in Game 2. Last night, that pairing was solid enough and Niki will only get better from here.
Slavin was good last night, especially on the kill, but Miller was a beast all over the ice. When he’s on his game like that, you basically have two shutdown pairings and that’s VERY frustrating to play against.
On to Game 4. Let’s get this done before anything stupid happens.
SlapShots
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This must be one of the most complete defensive teams in the league right now and in this franchise’s history. They have been a complete joy to watch this post season.
Slavin has been in form, Nikishin is continuing to impress and develop, Chattfield is scrappy and fast, Ghost is smooth and I find him all the more defensively reliable and steady. Walker is just steady and responsible, but it’s K’Andre Miller who’s a beast! He’s physical, skates well and like Slavin and Nikishin, just uses his stick really well.
Slavin has been in form, Nikishin is continuing to impress and develop, Chattfield is scrappy and fast, Ghost is smooth and I find him all the more defensively reliable and steady. Walker is just steady and responsible, but it’s K’Andre Miller who’s a beast! He’s physical, skates well and like Slavin and Nikishin, just uses his stick really well.
