Svech also took a slap shot off his arm just above the glove in the game before that. Could be a combination of the two.
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And FWIW, I don't think line works or is ever likely to work ... even if Kotkaniemi eventually gets his head out of his butt.
HeyKurtz
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Walt Ruff reported that (1) it's not a recurrence of his previous injury, (2) it's minor, and (3) he is expected to play again before the All Star break.
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Let’s get Pono on the next flight to Boston.
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HeyKurtz
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Not new news, but I never saw our goaltending challenges as clearly laid out as in this article in The Athletic today...
The Hurricanes are allowing the fewest high-danger chances per 60 minutes at even strength this season, but rank 15th in goals against. Their team save percentage of .880 isn’t just the lowest in the NHL; it’s tied for the worst for any team in more than 20 years. The last teams with a save percentage below .880 were the Atlanta Thrashers and the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1999-00.
The Hurricanes are allowing the fewest high-danger chances per 60 minutes at even strength this season, but rank 15th in goals against. Their team save percentage of .880 isn’t just the lowest in the NHL; it’s tied for the worst for any team in more than 20 years. The last teams with a save percentage below .880 were the Atlanta Thrashers and the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1999-00.
StormChaserBH
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I read that article as well; it's a head-shaker for sure.... that'll likely be our playoff doom this year unless there's a magic fix to the goalie room either with the current guys or a roster shakeup.
Reporters keep falling over themselves to say that they don't want to bury Pono on the 4th line, and I say ... feel free not to do that. Balance out the 4th line with Bunting or whatever and let Pono slot into the Top 6. Knowingly playing a crappy 4th line takes away all of Carolina's depth advantages, and with their goaltending being what it is, they need every edge they can get.
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It’s also concerning that if Svetch isn’t in the lineup we don’t seem to be able to score. And with him in the lineup we sometimes only can score.
We need to be able to score goals against anybody if we’re going to go deep.
HeyKurtz
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JB, your chronic pessimism is showing! This team has the fourth best point percentage in the Eastern conference. They'll make the playoffs.
Too lazy to look it up. Was that Thrashers situation also under Waddell?
He was, but it was a different situation. The Thrashers were a first year expansion team. They used 5 goalies that season, Scott Fankhouser, Norm Maracle, Damian Rhodes, Rick Tabaracci and Scott Langkow.
That's an impressive lineup....
So good that Tabaracci only played 1 game
Probably, yes ... but with the current goaltending it's by no means a given
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